Menlo Park · Seed–Late Stage · 33 people tracked
Also known as MNS GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGERS, LLC
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Investment thesis
Celesta Capital focuses on deep tech investing, backing companies working on the frontiers of science and engineering. The firm targets startups that enable mass adoption of emerging technologies, radically improve health outcomes, and transform large industries. It emphasizes daring founders and differentiated technology, positioning itself to catalyze a moment of unprecedented technological discovery and surging demand for tech-enabled solutions.
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Team · 33 people
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Founder mafia
3 people who came through Celesta Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 79 of 121 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×47Hardware ×33Deep Tech ×26Semiconductors ×24Data & Infrastructure ×16Enterprise Software ×16Cloud Computing ×14SaaS ×12
HQs:United States×56India×5Israel×3Australia×1Canada×1Switzerland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 47 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×242 founders×133 founders×74+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with education data
Stanford University ×10Purdue University ×3Technion ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×3Illinois Institute of Technology ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×31Computer Science ×16Business & Management ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 53 founders with career history
Juniper Networks ×4Intel Corporation ×3Stanford University ×3Argonne National Laboratory ×2IBM ×2NUVIA Inc ×2Oracle Corporation ×2Qualcomm ×2
16 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 58 with degree data)
Investments · 121 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 72024 · 62023 · 82022 · 92021 · 142020 · 32019 · 22016 · 12015 · 52014 · 42013 · 165 dated
Credo Semiconductor manufactures semiconductor products for data center and communications applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Yat Tung Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Chi Fung Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)Lawrence Cheng(CTO and Founder)inJob Lam(COO and Founder)inDan Fleming(Executive Officer)inWilliam (Bill) Brennan(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)
Board seatLip-Bu Tan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsKluz VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundWCV
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
BAIJU BHATT(Executive Officer, Director)inVlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJASON WARNICK(Executive Officer)inGRETCHEN HOWARD(Executive Officer)in
BoardSCOTT SANDELL(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN Capital+42 more
Alveo Technologies makes a palm-sized molecular diagnostic analyzer with preloaded test cartridges that deliver on-site pathogen results in under an hour, with results sent to a smartphone.
AgTechBiotechMedical DevicesAlameda, US
Ron Chiarello(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Aicher(Executive Officer, Director)Shaun Holt(Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer)Erik Tyrrell-Knott(President & Chief Business Officer)inScott(Chief Commercial Officer)Slava Elagin(Executive (R&D/Operations))in
Board seatNicholas Brathwaite· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBlack Diamond VenturesCelesta CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcPartners ResoluteSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Auradine develops ultra-low-power compute technology for AI applications across cloud data centers, edge, and physical/embodied AI.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCampbell, US
Barun Kar(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajiv Khemani(Director)inNavin Chaddha(Director)inFred Thiel(Director)inSaid Ouissal(Director)
Board seatSriram Viswanathan· per SEC Form D · $73.7M raise · filed May 2022
Co-investorsCleo CapitalAIspace VenturesCapricorn Investment GroupCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Maverick Capital+10 more
Biomason uses biotechnology to grow biocement, producing concrete and tile products by using bacteria to bind natural materials as an alternative to Portland cement, aimed at concrete producers and the construction industry.
BiotechClimate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsResearch Triangle Park, US
Ginger K. Dosier(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael F. Noel(Director)John M. Dosier(Executive Officer)
Board seatMichael Marks· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNovo HoldingsCarbonCelesta Capital
Carbitex develops flexible carbon fiber composite materials (branded OMNIFLEX, MONOFLEX, and GEARFLEX) that add dynamic and asymmetrical performance characteristics to products.
HardwareNew MaterialsSports TechKennewick, US
Junus Khan(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Chen(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Lippes(Director)Dale Bathum(Director)
Board seatRobin ClewleyMichael Marks· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Oct 2024
Co-investorsTrilogy Equity PartnersWestlake International Group
ParkourSC (formerly Cloudleaf) offers an AI-based "Decision Intelligence" platform for managing and solving complex supply chain challenges for global businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSMilpitas, US
Mahesh Veerina(Chief Executive Officer and President)inNeal Bhadkamkar(Director)inScott Gorton(Executive Officer)
Board seatSriram ViswanathanSudhir Rao· per SEC Form D · $16M raise · filed Sep 2021
Co-investorsTandem CapitalBluePointe VenturesBold Capital PartnersIntel CapitalWRVI Capital
San Jose, US
Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)
BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)inBen Yu(Director)inBill Moore(Director)
Board seatLip-Bu Tan· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Mar 2017
Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalCastor VenturesCisco InvestmentsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)We VenturesDell Technologies Capital+1 more
Movandi develops millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, including chipsets, RF front ends, phased-array antenna modules, and beamforming software, to power 5G, fixed wireless, and satellite networks.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsIrvine, US
Maryam Rofougaran(CEO)inReza Rofougaran(Co-founder & CTO)inAhmadreza Rofougaran(Founder)inScott Alan Burri(Executive Officer)
BoardBobby Yazdani(Director)in
Board seatLip-Bu TanSriram Viswanathan· per SEC Form D · $35.8M raise · filed Aug 2020
Co-investorsCota CapitalDnx VenturesKT investment Inc.Sierra Ventures
Percipient combines computer vision and AI technology to address national security and defense applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSanta Clara, US
Balan Ayyar(Founder & CEO, Brig Gen (USAF, Ret.))inRaj Shah(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)in
Board seatMichael Marks· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlleyCorpCelesta CapitalVenrockAlley Robotics VenturesValor Equity Partners
Prellis Biologics runs an antibody discovery platform that uses two-photon laser-bioprinted human immune organoids combined with machine learning to identify fully human antibody therapeutics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHayward, US
Melanie Matheu(Executive Officer, Director)Noelle Mullin(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardArvind Gupta(Director)Rohit Sharma(Director)in
Board seatMichael Marks· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBlack Diamond VenturesCelesta CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcOpen Field CapitalPrefix CapitalCantos Ventures+4 more
Next-generation low-power wireless semiconductors focused on Wi-Fi networks.
Fremont, US
Sam Heidari(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Goguen(Director)Edwin B Hooper III(Director)Dmitry Akhanov(Director)John Scull(Director)inNicholas Pianim(Director)in
Board seatLip-Bu Tan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCenterview Capital TechnologyDag VenturesGrazia Equity GmbHSequoia CapitalVenrock+3 more
Reviver manufactures RPLATE, a digital license plate with an embedded display and cellular connectivity that replaces traditional metal plates.
HardwareIoTMobility & TransportationGranite Bay, US
NEVILLE BOSTON(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Iorgulescu(CEO & President)in
BoardSIMON SZEWACH(Director)ERNST LIEB(Director)
Board seatNicholas Brathwaite· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMoneta VenturesBlack StarWRV
Slate Technologies builds an AI-powered project intelligence platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, unifying data from tools like Procore, Autodesk, BIM, and ERP systems to deliver predictive insights.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSPleasanton, US
Jeff Bettencourt(Director)Ashish Bhardwaj(Director)
BoardMatthew Marsh(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Brathwaite(Executive Officer)in
Board seatMichael Marks· per SEC Form D
Junji Adachi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDBJ CapitalKyoto University Innovation CapitalMCP Asset ManagementMIRAI SOUZOUShizuoka Capital+2 more
1Cell.Ai develops precision oncology diagnostics using multi-omic and single-cell analysis to generate cancer insights.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Mohan Uttarwar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalCelesta CapitalTenacity Ventures
5C Network operates an AI-native teleradiology platform where AI analyzes CT, MRI, X-ray, and PET-CT scans and radiologists review and sign off on the diagnosis, delivering structured reports in about 30 minutes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Kalyan Sivasailam(Founder)in
Co-investorsAxilor VenturesCapria VenturesCelesta Capital
Agnikul Cosmos designs and manufactures orbital-class launch vehicles, including 3D-printed rocket engines, to provide customizable small-satellite launch services.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechChennai, IN
Srinath Ravichandran(Founder)inMoin SPM(Founder)in
Co-investorsSpeciale InvestAnicut CapitalCelesta CapitalDholakia VenturesFundamental VCGlobevestor+9 more
Aispire provides real-time network and subscriber experience analytics for cable, fiber and fixed wireless broadband operators.
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalOpen Opportunity FundX2 Equity GmbHMicron Ventures
Alif Semiconductor designs AI-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers and fusion processors optimized for low-power edge processing with high security.
AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsPleasanton, US
Syed Ali(CEO & Co-Founder)inReza Kazerounian(President & Co-Founder)in
BoardArif Janmohamed(Director)inMamoon Hamid(Director)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalHorizons VenturesKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersMayfield Fund
Altair designs and manufactures low-power cellular IoT chips including LTE CAT-M and NB-IoT modems for industrial and consumer applications such as trackers, smart meters, wearables, and telematics.
HardwareIoTSemiconductors
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBRM CapitalCelesta Capital
Marvell designs custom silicon and provides interconnect and network switch products for AI data center infrastructure, serving hyperscalers, enterprises, and telecom carriers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Phil Delansay(Co-Founder; President & CEO (2004-2009), later SVP Business Development)Ramin Farjadrad(Co-Founder; Chief Architect (2005-2012), later VP Technology Development)inRamin Shirani(Senior Vice President, Engineering; Director)Linda Reddick(Senior Vice President, Finance (previously Chief Financial Officer, Sept. 2009-Jan. 2016))Phillippe Delansay(Executive Officer)Mark Voll(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAugust CapitalCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsGLOBALFOUNDRIESICCP Venture Partners+12 more
Astranu develops imaging technology for ear care, aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment process for patients and physicians.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
A company that manufactures mass spectrometry instruments for semiconductor and freeze-drying process monitoring and control at the molecular level.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsTokyo, JP
Sridhar Marcy Prakash(Founder, President and CEO)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalGlobal Hands-On VCOpen Field Capital
Aurasemi is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and supplies mixed-signal integrated circuits, including timing, power, RF, MEMS, and IoT/sensor products.
HardwareIoTSemiconductors
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Aurascape builds a security platform that applies AI to solve security challenges.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Moinul Khan(Founder)inPatrick Xu(Founder)inViswesh Ananthakrishnan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMayfield FundMVP VenturesMaverick VenturesMenlo Ventures
Autonomy is an automotive subscription platform that enables vehicle subscription services as a sustainable business model in automotive retail.
CleantechConsumerMobility & TransportationSaaS
Scott Painter(Founder)inGeorg Bauer(President & Vice Chairman)inFred Weick(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBuilders + BackersFJ LabsFlucas VenturesKube VCMoonshots Capital+15 more
Baffle provides data protection through on-the-fly encryption for applications being migrated to cloud infrastructure, enabling organizations to keep their data encrypted with user-controlled keys without modifying application code.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Co-investors1809 CapitalCelesta CapitalEngineering CapitalClearvision VenturesEnvision Ventures Management, LlcIndustry Ventures+3 more
Berkeley Lights (now Bruker Cellular Analysis) develops the Beacon optofluidic system for single-cell functional analysis, enabling researchers to profile live single cells to discover therapeutic antibodies, interrogate T cells, identify cell therapies, and accelerate cell line development.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareEmeryville, US
Ming Wu(Director)inIgor Khandros(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Marks(Director)inLip-Bu Tan Tan(Director)Michael Moritz(Director)inWilliam Davidow(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCota CapitalKhosla VenturesOpen Field CapitalShangBay Capital LLCWalden Catalyst+1 more
Bonsai Micro designs high-performance integrated circuits and develops optimization algorithms for edge AI and advanced communication systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipBDC Capital Corporation
Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechCentennial, US
Blake Scholl(Founder & CEO)inJoshua Krall(Founder)inJoe Wilding(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Activant CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture PartnersCaruso Ventures+32 more
Brick & Bolt provides commercial construction services across categories including co-living and rental housing, retail showrooms, office and coworking spaces, industrial buildings, educational institutions, hospitality venues, and healthcare facilities.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechMarketplacesPropTechBengaluru, IN
Arpit Rajpurohit(Co-Founder)inJayesh Rajpurohit(Co-Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelFoundamentalCelesta CapitalStride VenturesSurge
Halo is an open-source AI glasses device featuring a conversational AI agent with memory capabilities and a miniapps platform for building custom experiences.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Co-investorsAlpha Startups Pre-AcceleratorAugust CapitalGaingelsNext47Peak State Ventures
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Calysta produces protein ingredients through a patented fermentation platform that does not use arable land, plants, or animal products, offering products such as FeedKind and Positive Protein for animal feed and food.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechMenlo Park, US
Alan Shaw, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Shaw(President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inLori Giver(Chief Science and Sustainability Officer)inCraig Barratt, Ph.D.(Director)David Hayes(Director)Suan Swee Tan(Director)
Co-investorsAqua SparkBaruch Future VenturesCelesta CapitalPangaea Ventures Us Inc.SQN Venture Partners, LLCbp ventures+3 more
Canary manufactures home security cameras and related accessories under Arlo Technologies' ownership, offering camera products and professional monitoring services managed through a unified mobile application.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsBling CapitalColle Capital PartnersCota CapitalMetaPropMetaProp Ventures
Cartesian Kinetics develops "Physical AI" for fulfillment and warehouse operations, combining automation software and rack-native robotics that work within a facility's existing racks, systems and workflows rather than requiring a rebuild.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSan Jose, US
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalF-Prime CapitalKae Capital
Clairvolex provides intellectual property management through a hybrid model combining IP services expertise with AI/ML software (the Clair Suite) to help businesses build and manage their IP portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Manoj(Founder)Muralee(President, Clair Products)Abha(Head of IP Paralegal Services and Business Operations)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalTrifecta Capital Advisors
Cognichip develops Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI), an AI system designed to accelerate semiconductor design by reducing design effort and time-to-market for chip manufacturers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsRedwood City, US
Faraj Aalaei(Founder)inEhsan Kamalinejad(Founder)in
Co-investorsCandou VenturesFPVGlobal Catalyst Partners JapanLux CapitalMayfield FundNewBuild.VC+3 more
Bengaluru, IN
Galveen Kaur(Founder)Sanjay Vinayak(Founder)Elwinder Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria Ventures
Corintis designs, builds, tests, and mass-produces microfluidic cold plates and co-packaged liquid cooling solutions for high-power chips such as GPUs in data centers and HPC applications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)BlueYard Capital
Crescendo offers a customer experience platform that combines AI agents with human agents to handle contact center, ticketing, automation, workforce management, and knowledge functions in one system with a shared data model.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Matt Price(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarya Venture PartnersCelesta Capital
Datometry provides database system virtualization through its Hyper-Q middleware platform, letting enterprises run existing applications on new cloud databases (such as moving from Teradata to cloud data platforms) without rewriting SQL or APIs.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Florian M. Waas(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesCelesta CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURESDell Technologies CapitalLiveOak VenturesWRVI Capital
DustPhotonics develops silicon photonics chips (PICs) and an end-to-end SiPho platform with laser integration and fiber coupling, based on its proprietary L3C laser-attach technology.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDeep InsightGreenfield PartnersIntel CapitalKey1 CapitalSienna Venture Capital
Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)inPatrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)inSyrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsCleveland AvenueIntel CapitalMESH+4 more
etherWhere develops GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology and silicon for improved positioning accuracy and power efficiency in battery-operated and mobile devices.
Deep TechHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsMilpitas, US
Farrokh Farrokhi(Founder, President)in
Co-investorsCambium CapitalCelesta Capital
Co-investorsCambium CapitalCandou VenturesCelesta CapitalEastlink Capital PartnersLaunch NYOUP (Osage University Partners)+2 more
Gimlet Labs is an AI research and systems company that builds production-grade AI applications and supports startup development.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Zain Asgar(Founder)inMichelle NguyeninOmid Azizi(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAdvaita CapitalAndreessen HorowitzMenlo VenturesSapphire VenturesTriatomic Capital+3 more
H2O.ai provides machine learning and artificial intelligence software for data science teams and organizations seeking to democratize access to advanced analytics and predictive modeling capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCohen CircleLG Technology VenturesNew York Life VenturesVeligera CapitalCrane Venture Partners
Habana Labs designs AI processors optimized for training deep neural networks and inference deployment in production environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
David Dahan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsWinklevoss CapitalAtreides Management+4 more
HiO is an AI assistant for small e-commerce brands that connects to a store, social accounts, email, and texts to answer customer messages, draft social posts and campaigns, and surface sales trends and at-risk customers.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Hyperlume develops copper interconnect and Active Electrical Cable (AEC) connectivity solutions supporting data rates from 100G up to 1.6T for data centers and AI deployments.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsOttawa
Charles Lesperance(Director)Hossein Fariborzi(President, Treasurer and Chief Technology Officer.)Mohsen Asad(Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary.)
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesLG Technology VenturesSOSVUCeed FundsIntel Capital
Robotics company (exited via IPO).
Rahul Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalQualcomm Ventures
Innovium (now part of Marvell) designs custom silicon, network switch products, and interconnect platforms for AI data-center infrastructure, enterprise networking, and 5G carrier applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Rajiv Khemani(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inPuneet Agarwal(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inSumeet Gagneja(Chief Financial Officer)Bruce Fishbein(Chief Development Officer)inPhil Mazzara(General Counsel)Stuart Krometis(Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development)in
Co-investorsBlackRockCelesta CapitalDag VenturesGreylock PartnersPremji InvestQualcomm Ventures+3 more
Komprise provides analytics-driven unstructured data management and mobility software that helps enterprises analyze, tier, and move file and object data across storage systems and the cloud, including curating data for AI.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCampbell, US
Krishna Subramanian(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKumar Goswami(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMike Peercy(Founder)in
BoardMaha Ibrahim(Director)inLip Bu Tan(Director)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersCelesta CapitalMultiplier CapitalTop Tier Capital Partners
Lightbits Labs is a software-defined storage vendor that developed the NVMe over TCP (NVMe/TCP) protocol and delivers high-performance, scalable data storage for performance-sensitive workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalSquare Peg CapitalAtreides Management
San Francisco, US
Hanh-Phuc Le(Executive Officer)Wonyoung Kim(Executive Officer, Director)John Crossley(Executive Officer)in
BoardDan Dobberpuhl(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Madlan is a real estate platform founded in 2012 that uses advanced technology, data analytics, and machine learning to help buyers, sellers, brokers, and developers navigate the property market more transparently and fairly in Israel.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechIsrael, IL
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMaor Investments
Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) is an imaging technology that detects iron oxide nanoparticle tracers using time-varying magnetic fields to create medical images with high contrast and sensitivity.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investors5AM VenturesEvolution VC PartnersInnolinks VenturesSand Hill AngelsShangBay Capital LLCWestlake Village BioPartners
Metaswitch provides a Microsoft Teams-certified Session Border Controller that enables telecom operators and enterprises to deploy Direct Routing and Operator Connect services for Teams calling.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalFrancisco Partners
ModelCat automates the production of AI models optimized for specific hardware constraints, letting teams build, retarget, and benchmark models directly on real hardware rather than in simulation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Palo Alto, US
Xiang Deng(Founder)Yu Su(Founder)
Co-investorsCambium Capital
Mountain View, US
Anusankar Elangovan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc
Nord Quantique develops error-corrected quantum computers using superconducting bosonic codes that embed error correction at the hardware level to achieve a 1:1 logical-to-physical qubit ratio.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Co-investorsInnovative Solutions CanadaPanache VenturesPresidio VenturesQuantonation
Normal Computing develops software and hardware infrastructure optimizing AI models for physical systems through custom silicon design and advanced EDA tools.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Faris Sbahi(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Martinez(Founder)inMatthias Tan(Founder)inAaron Sisto(Director)inYui-Hong Matthias Tan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDrive CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcSamsung Catalyst FundSamsung NextMicron Ventures
Mclean, US
Stuart Van Houten(Executive Officer)Prashanth V Boccasam(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardA.G.W., III Biddle(Director)Joel Del Guerico(Director)Piyush Sodha(Director)Tim Breene(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCota Capital
Voice-first collaboration platform providing push-to-talk, voice AI workflows and translation for deskless and frontline workers.
San Francisco, US
Jesse Robbins(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRoger Wood(Executive Officer)Gregory B. Albrecht(Executive Officer)
BoardRich Levandov(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalThe Argentum GroupDell Technologies CapitalWRVI Capital
A supply chain visibility platform that connects demand signals to execution through automated management for pharmaceutical, contract manufacturing, cold chain logistics, consumer goods, and food and beverage industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Mahesh Veerina(Chief Executive Officer and President)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCelesta CapitalCota CapitalJC2 Ventures
Data-centric AI solution that radically simplifies feature engineering for data scientists.
Redwood City, US
David Brewster(Director)Prakasa Nanduri(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDinesh Katiyar(Director)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsConvergeM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)AccelIntel Capital
Pixis builds AI-driven advertising tools for performance marketing teams, offering campaign optimization, creative, and ad strategy solutions.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Vrushali Prasade(Founder)inHari Valiyath(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalChiratae VenturesExfinity VenturesPremji InvestSoftBank Vision FundTouring Capital+4 more
Platform9 provides a managed private cloud platform that allows enterprises to run virtual machines and containers on existing on-premise hardware infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingSan Jose, US
Madhura Maskasky(Founder)inRoopak Parikh(Founder)inSirish Raghuram(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesCelesta CapitalCota CapitalNewBuild.VCNGP CapitalRedpoint Ventures+3 more
Powerlattice develops integrated voltage regulator (IVR) chiplets for power delivery in high-performance processors and AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsVancouver, US
Sujith Dermal(Head of Systems & Apps)inPeng Zou(CEO & President)inGANG GEN(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. ZouGang Ren(Head of Engineering)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalG Vision CapitalPlayground Global
proteanTecs develops in-chip monitoring technology (Universal Chip Telemetry) that embeds intelligence inside chips to provide deep data and visibility from design through production to field for semiconductor and electronics companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsHaifa, IL
Evelyn Landman(CTO & Co-Founder)inRoni Ashuri(COO & Co-Founder)inEyal Fayneh(Co-Founder & Silicon Technologies Sr. Principal Engineer)inShai Cohen(Founder)inSanjay Lall(Chief Revenue Officer)inEran Ben Horin(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCelesta CapitalIntel CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSamsung Catalyst FundViola Ventures+2 more
Questt provides an AI decision system for consumer and retail enterprises, built around an "Intelligence Warehouse" knowledge layer that connects business logic (SKU hierarchies, distribution networks, GTM structures) with live operational data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail Tech
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalChiratae VenturesFirst Cheque
RadixArk builds open-source AI infrastructure for large-scale model training and inference, including the SGLang inference engine and Miles reinforcement learning framework.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Banghua Zhu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelHOF CapitalVocal VenturesLDV PartnersMediaTekNVentures+2 more
RSS.com operates a podcast distribution platform that automatically publishes episodes to major directories like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, along with features for transcription, video conversion, and team collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalWealthing VC Club
Sail Research provides pay-per-token inference infrastructure for open-source large language models, offering an API with configurable completion windows to trade latency for lower token costs.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Samir Menon(Founder)inNeil Movva(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalTheory Ventures
SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Kunle Olukotun(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inRodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)in
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalFelicis Ventures+16 more
Rizzle helps publishers convert written articles into video content at scale using AI-powered video creation and distributes both formats across premium platforms including Yahoo, MSN, and YouTube.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Lakshminath Dondeti(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCrit Ventures
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalUltratech Capital Partners
Stellapps builds the SmartMoo™ full-stack IoT platform that digitizes and optimizes milk production, procurement, and cold-chain management using sensors, big data, and machine learning.
AgTechFoodTechIoTSaaSBangalore, IN
Ranjith Mukundan(CEO)inRamakrishna Adukuri(Founder)inPraveen NaleRavishankar ShiroorinVenkatesh SeshasayeeinYawar Usmaniin
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Co-investorsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation500 GlobalBlue Ashva CapitalCelesta CapitalQualcomm VenturesBlume Ventures+2 more
StrataVision develops an AI-powered computer vision platform that analyzes on-site operations to provide insights for retail and enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMarketing TechRetail Tech
Bjoern Petersen(CEO)inAbhijit Deshpande(CTO, SVP Eng.)in
Co-investorsZen11 Holding
Sycamore connects delivery drivers with job opportunities and provides transparent earnings information to help drivers select higher-paying work.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Steven Syverud(Founder/CEO)inGoutham Buchi(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersY Combinator8VCAbstract VenturesBond Capital ManagementDell Technologies Capital+1 more
TagoreTech is a fabless semiconductor company developing GaN and GaAs RF and power management products, including GaN-on-Silicon devices, for applications such as military and public safety communications, radar, drones, jammers, and 5G cellular infrastructure.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsArlington Heights, US
Manish Shah(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Paul Hart(Executive Management (RF semiconductor))inKlaus Buehring(Chief Marketing Officer)
BoardAndrew Kau(Director)inOleg Khaykin(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
TechSurge: Deep Tech Podcast is a show hosted by venture firm Celesta Capital that features interviews with technologists, founders, and investors on emerging technology, geopolitics, and business.
Deep TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Irvine, US
Anthony Kewitsch(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Spiegel(Director)Russell Johnson(Director)Kip Hagopian(Director)Amnon Yariv(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalIneffable VenturesPremji InvestXoraBMW i Ventures
TigerGraph provides a graph analytics platform designed to reveal relationships and connections across data that traditional analytics tools miss, supporting deep multi-hop queries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMilpitas, US
Co-investors11.2 CapitalBlack Opal VenturesCelesta CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Eastlink Capital PartnersMundi Ventures+6 more
Manufactures advanced electro-optics and embedded vision systems for defense battlefield autonomy and control.
Co-investorsArtiman VenturesCelesta CapitalTenacity Ventures
Upscale AI builds open, high-performance network infrastructure designed specifically for the AI era, replacing legacy general-purpose networks that cannot meet the speed, scale, and synchronization demands of modern artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareSanta Clara, US
Co-investorsCota CapitalIntel CapitalMayfield FundMVP VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundTiger Global Management
Vayyar develops 4D imaging radar sensors that generate point cloud data to enable devices to recognize and respond to their surroundings, with applications across automotive, senior care, smart buildings, public safety, and retail.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTMedical DevicesYehud, IL
Raviv Melamed(CEO and Co-Founder)inMiri Ratner(VP R&D and Co-Founder)inNaftali Chayat(CTO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAmiti VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCelesta CapitalClaltechKoch Disruptive Technologies+2 more
Velaura develops high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions optimized for AI and advanced computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Manu Gulati(Founder)inBarun Kar(Founder)inRajiv Khemani(CEO)in
Co-investorsCleo CapitalCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Mayfield FundMVP VenturesSamsung Catalyst Fund+2 more
Verisilicon is a Chinese semiconductor IP and chip design solutions company that provides Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS), offering customized chip design platforms with proprietary IP cores including GPU, NPU, VPU, DSP, ISP, and display processing IPs.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsShanghai, CN
Wayne Wei-Ming Dai(Executive Officer, Director)Shannon Gao(Executive Officer)
BoardSoo Boon Koh(Director)inDatong Chen(Director)Ben Yu(Director)Yajun Li(Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitaliGlobe PartnersVantagePoint Capital PartnersWestSummit CapitalWI Harper Group
Very Good Ventures (VGV) is a digital product design and development consultancy that partners with teams to design and build cross-platform mobile, web, and enterprise applications, with specialization in the Flutter framework.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
David DeRemer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Volta Charging operates a network of EV chargers located at retail and commercial destinations across the United States, accessible through the JOLT mobile app.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
David Elisofon(Executive Officer)Christopher WendelMichael MenendezScott Mercer
BoardPeter Secor(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAutotech VenturesBrighter CapitalCelesta CapitalEnergize Capital+5 more
WEKA develops a high-performance data infrastructure platform designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering storage and compute management across edge, core, and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Liran Zvibel(Founder)in
Co-investors10DCelesta CapitalHitachi VenturesKey1 CapitalLumir VenturesNorwest Venture Partners+8 more
Whiterabbit is an AI company developing technology for earlier detection and improved diagnostic accuracy in breast cancer care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesSilicon Valley, US
Jason Su(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalFollow[the]Seed
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Bossa Nova Robotics HoldingCrescendoAIFinicastHome Integrator HoldingsMaui GreensONX, Inc.Rc-1Riverwood SolutionsAnnapurna LabsBoomConnect & HealDataChatEPIC MicrosystemsFlojoyHiOHome Delivery Service (HDS Global)Mojo NetworksMovandiNetSpeed SystemsNuviaOneCell DiagnosticsQuartic AiRizzleVDOO
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Celesta Capital made?
- Celesta Capital has 121 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 16 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Celesta Capital invest at?
- Celesta Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is Celesta Capital's typical check size?
- Celesta Capital typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
- What sectors does Celesta Capital focus on?
- Celesta Capital focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, IoT, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Celesta Capital located?
- Celesta Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Celesta Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Celesta Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Celesta Capital co-invest with?
- Celesta Capital most often shares deals with Celesta Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Cota Capital, among 241 tracked co-investors.
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Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.
Cota Capital is an investment firm focused on founders building net-new enterprise technology, combining capital with operational expertise, industry insight, competitive intelligence, and a broad network.
Dell Technologies Capital (DTC) is the venture investment arm of Dell Technologies, investing in early-stage enterprise technology companies across the U.S., Israel, and Europe.
MVP Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building differentiated, defensible software and hardware technologies. It emphasizes post-investment value creation, helping companies with go-to-market, hiring, and raising growth capital.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in first-principles founders, backing companies from inception through Series A across AI infrastructure, applied/vertical AI, deep tech, and physical/embodied AI.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Prosperity7 Ventures is the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures, investing globally in next-generation technologies and business models across a wide range of industries.
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General CatalystFJ LabsTrue VenturesCanvas VenturesNext47Eclipse VenturesRocketship.vcUP PartnersBMW i VenturesLiveOak VenturesVantagePoint Capital PartnersArcTern Venturesalpha4 venturesUltratech Capital PartnersWestlake Village BioPartnersArtha Venture FundAqua SparkVanedge CapitalTechstarsFifth WallNexus Venture PartnersThreshold VenturesLightbankFuel Capital7percent VenturesAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Anorak VenturesFf Venture CapitalCrosscut VenturesEndeavor CatalystVertex Ventures IsraelMontage VenturesGreen Bay VenturesElement PartnersMyAsiaVCDifferential VenturesBanyan Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Celesta Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Celesta Capital's recorded portfolio.
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