Celus
Munich, DE · Founded 2018 · 97 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
CELUS provides AI-driven automation software for electronics engineering, helping engineers design and develop electronic circuits faster. It targets electronics design and hardware engineering teams.
Founders & leadership
Celus was founded in 2018 by André Alcalde.
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André AlcaldeinFounder & CEO
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 3
2xN VentureDI CapitalPlug and Play
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$25M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022
- $25MSeries AJul 2022 · 5 sources
Earlybird Venture Capital (lead), 2xN Venture, DI Capital, Plug and Play, Speedinvest
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 3
by search overlapArduino24 shared keywordsArduino designs and manufactures open-source electronic devices (boards, sensors) and accompanying software that let people build projects interacting with the physical world. It serves makers, educators and students, and businesses through three lines — Maker, Education, and PRO — covering IoT hardware, cloud, and SaaS platforms.
CircuitMind Inc.21 shared keywordsCircuit Mind develops a platform that converts hardware architecture into verified schematics and bills of materials using algorithms and software for electronics engineers and design teams.
Quilter20 shared keywordsQuilter builds physics-driven AI that automatically generates printed circuit board (PCB) layouts, using Maxwell's equations, thermodynamics, and manufacturing constraints rather than human design patterns. It serves hardware engineering teams as an alternative to traditional EDA tools, aiming to replace manual trace routing with automated computation.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Celus do?
- CELUS provides AI-driven automation software for electronics engineering, helping engineers design and develop electronic circuits faster. It targets electronics design and hardware engineering teams.
- Who founded Celus?
- Celus was founded by André Alcalde in 2018.
- Who are Celus's investors?
- Celus's investors include Earlybird Venture Capital, Speedinvest.
- How much funding has Celus raised?
- Celus has disclosed $25M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Celus headquartered?
- Celus is headquartered in Munich, DE.




