Celery
DefunctYC S12San Francisco, US · 11 employees · 2 known investors
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Kyle Dohertyunlockedknows Chris Tsai · together at Morgan Stanley (overlapped)
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Celery provides a platform that enables brands to accept pre-orders and conduct independent crowdfunding campaigns for products before they are in stock.
Also known as Airbrite · Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S12)
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Chris TsaiinFounder/CEOChris Tsai co-founded Celery, a pre-order payments platform backed by Y Combinator and General Catalyst that was acquired by Indiegogo. He is currently CEO of Resolve, a B2B payments platform spun out of Affirm.
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Peter ShihinFounder/CTOPeter Shih previously served as VP Engineering and founded multiple technology companies. He has built experience across mobile, social, payments, commerce, media, supply chain, and healthcare sectors, with expertise in product architecture, team scaling, and organizational leadership.
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Brian NguyeninFounder/CPOHe has experience in product development, team building, and growth strategy.
Investors · 2
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2 people who came through Celery went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Celery do?
- Celery provides a platform that enables brands to accept pre-orders and conduct independent crowdfunding campaigns for products before they are in stock.
- Who founded Celery?
- Celery was founded by Chris Tsai, Peter Shih, Brian Nguyen.
- Who are Celery's investors?
- Celery's investors include Verissimo Ventures, Y Combinator.
- Where is Celery headquartered?
- Celery is headquartered in San Francisco, US.


