Celery was founded by Chris Tsai, Peter Shih, Brian Nguyen.

Who are Celery's investors?

Celery's investors include Y Combinator, Elementum Ventures, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Verissimo Ventures, Centre Street Partners, Connect Ventures, Salesforce Ventures.

Where is Celery headquartered?

Celery is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Celery

DefunctYC S12

San Francisco, US · 11 employees · 8 known investors

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Celery operates a platform that lets brands accept pre-orders and crowdfund independently, enabling them to sell products before and after they are in stock. It serves e-commerce businesses of varying sizes launching new products.

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E-commerce Enterprise Software Fintech SaaS CrowdfundingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S12)

Chris Tsai CEO2012–2017Chris 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.

Peter ShihCTO2012–2016Peter 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.

Brian NguyenCPO2012–2017He has experience in product development, team building, and growth strategy.

Investors · 8

Y Combinator✓ confirmed by CelerySan Francisco · $500K

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Elementum Ventures✓ confirmed by CelerySan Francisco · $250K – $1.5M

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General Catalyst✓ confirmed by CelerySan Francisco · $30M

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SV Angel✓ confirmed by CelerySan Francisco · $150K – $20M

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Verissimo Ventureslisted by Verissimo VenturesBedford

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Centre Street PartnersreportedNew York · $100K – $500K

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Connect VenturesreportedLos Angeles

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Salesforce VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $50M

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Celery went on to found or lead other companies.

Chris TsaiCEOFounded Resolve +1 Brian NguyenCPOFounded Resolve +1

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Legal entities · 1

corporate structure

Airbrite, Inc.

In the news

Celery (YC S12) Raises $2 Million To Help Makers Accept Pre-Orderstechcrunch.com · Feb 2014

Celery Raises $2 Million To Help Makers Accept Pre-Orders And Take Payments When Ready To Ship | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Feb 2014

Frequently asked questions

What does Celery do?: Celery operates a platform that lets brands accept pre-orders and crowdfund independently, enabling them to sell products before and after they are in stock. It serves e-commerce businesses of varying sizes launching new products.
Who founded Celery?: Celery was founded by Chris Tsai, Peter Shih, Brian Nguyen.
Who are Celery's investors?: Celery's investors include Y Combinator, Elementum Ventures, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Verissimo Ventures, Centre Street Partners, Connect Ventures, Salesforce Ventures.
Where is Celery headquartered?: Celery is headquartered in San Francisco, US.