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Celesta Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 25 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Celesta Capital backs founders building differentiated technology at the forefront of science and engineering. The firm focuses on deep tech, targeting companies that enable the mass adoption of emerging technologies, radically improve health outcomes, and transform large industries. Celesta positions its investments to capitalize on the accelerating pace and scale of technological discovery and the growing demand for tech-enabled solutions. Beyond capital, the firm cultivates a community around deep tech through its TechSurge podcast and conference series, which convenes conversations at the intersection of technology advancement, investment trends, and the founder journey with Silicon Valley leaders and emerging entrepreneurs.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
San Francisco, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Tracked investments
86
Unicorns
4
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
3

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Lip-Bu Tan· Founding Managing Partner
Michael Marks· Founding Managing Partner
Terry Gilton· Partner
Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj· Senior Advisor
Dr. James Rothman· Senior Advisor
Frantz Saintellemy· Senior Advisor
Jonathan Kaplan· Senior Advisor
Senthil Kumar· Senior Advisor
Shaun Holt· Advisor
Vishal Nagar· Director, US Operations

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Celesta Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 57 of 86 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×34Hardware ×21Semiconductors ×19Deep Tech ×18Data & Infrastructure ×13Enterprise Software ×13Cloud Computing ×12SaaS ×9

HQs:United States×36India×4Israel×3Australia×1China×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 45 portfolio companies
47%
solo founders
21 of 45 mapped founding teams
35%
repeat founders
of 55 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×212 founders×143 founders×74+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 57 founders with education data

Stanford University ×10University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×4Purdue University ×3Technion ×3Illinois Institute of Technology ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Savitribai Phule Pune University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 57 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×31Computer Science ×18Business & Management ×5Physics ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 55 founders with career history

Intel Corporation ×5Qualcomm ×4Auradine ×3Juniper Networks ×3NUVIA Inc ×3Stanford University ×3Argonne National Laboratory ×2Bossa Nova ×2

16 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 59 with degree data)

Investments · 86 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12016 · 12015 · 12014 · 32013 · 111 dated

Credocredosemi.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CRDOMar 2020

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)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsKluz VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundWalden Catalyst

1Cell1cell.aiin𝕏

1Cell.ai develops an AI-driven, single-cell multi-omics and ctDNA platform for high-resolution tumor profiling, non-invasive cancer diagnostics, and biomarker discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechCupertino, US

Mohan Uttarwar(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalCelesta CapitalTenacity Ventures

5CN* Radiology5cnetwork.com

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 CapitalIIMA Ventures

Agnikul Cosmosagnikul.inin𝕏

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+10 more

Aispireaispire.ai

Aispire provides real-time network and subscriber experience analytics for cable, fiber and fixed wireless broadband operators.

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMicron VenturesOpen Opportunity FundX2 Equity GmbH

Alif Semiconductoralifsemi.comin𝕏

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

altairaltair-semi.comin𝕏

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 CapitalPitango

Alveoalveotechnologies.comin

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

Co-investorsBlack Diamond VenturesCelesta CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcPartners ResoluteSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

Aquantiamarvell.comin𝕏acquired by Marvell Technology · May 2019 · $452M

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

Astranuastranu.com

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

Atonarpatonarp.com

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 CapitalINCJ, Ltd.Japan Post InvestmentSBI Investment+1 more

Aura Semiconductoraurasemi.comin

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

Aurascapeaurascape.aiin𝕏

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

Bafflebaffle.ioin𝕏

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+4 more

Berkeley Lightsberkeleylights.comOct 2016

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+5 more

Biomasonbiomason.comin𝕏

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)

Co-investorsNovo HoldingsCarbonCelesta Capital

Brick&Boltbricknbolt.comin𝕏

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

Caluminocalumino.comin

Sydney, AU

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

Calystacalysta.comin𝕏Jun 2019

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+2 more

Cartesian Kineticscartesiankinetics.comin

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

Celestacelesta.vcin𝕏

Celesta is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups and provides strategic guidance, industry expertise, and network introductions to help portfolio companies scale their products and achieve commercial viability.

Cloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Sriram Viswanathan(Founder)inNicholas Brathwaite(Founder)in

Clairvolexclairvolex.comin

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 AdvisorsVaranium Capital Advisors

Crescendocrescendo.ai

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 CapitalGeneral Catalyst

Datometrydatometry.comApr 2014

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 CapitalDell Technologies CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURESLiveOak VenturesWRVI Capital

Dust Photonicsdustphotonics.comin𝕏

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+1 more

Eliyaneliyan.comin

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+8 more

EtherWhereetherwhere.comin

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

H2O.ai Inc.h2o.aiin𝕏

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 Labshabana.ai

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 CapitalCervinCisco InvestmentsWinklevoss Capital+4 more

IdeaForgeideaforge.com

Robotics company (exited via IPO).

Rahul Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalQualcomm Ventures

Innoviuminnovium.comin𝕏Acquired

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

Komprisekomprise.comin𝕏

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 CapitalWestern Digital CapitalTop Tier Capital PartnersWalden International

Lightbits Labslightbitslabs.comin𝕏

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 CapitalValor Equity PartnersAtreides Management

Lion Semiconductorlionsemi.com

San Francisco, US

Hanh-Phuc Le(Executive Officer)Wonyoung Kim(Executive Officer, Director)John Crossley(Executive Officer)in

BoardDan Dobberpuhl(Director)

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

Madlanmadlan.co.ilin𝕏

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

Metaswitchmetaswitch.com

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

Movandi RFCMOS for 5G worldmovandi.comin𝕏

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(CTO)inAhmadreza Rofougaran(Founder)inScott Alan Burri(Executive Officer)

BoardBobby Yazdani(Director)in

Co-investorsCota CapitalDnx VenturesKT investment Inc.Sierra VenturesCelesta Capital

Nodnod.comJan 2015

Mountain View, US

Anusankar Elangovan(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc

Normal Computingnormalcomputing.comin𝕏Dec 2022

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)

BoardSteve Fu(Director)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDrive CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMicron VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundSamsung Next

Orchestro Aiorchestro.aiinDec 2014

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 CapitalNovak Biddle Venture Partners

Orion Labsorionlabs.ioAcquired

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 CapitalDelta PartnersFuel CapitalMathers Associates+1 more

Parkourparkoursc.comin𝕏

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

Paxatapaxata.comOct 2013

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

Percipientpercipient.ai

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)inSteve Mullins(Executive Officer)Rajendra Shah(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNick Beim(Director)Michael Marks(Director)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpCelesta CapitalValor Equity PartnersVenrockAlley Robotics Ventures

Pixispixis.aiin𝕏

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

Platform9platform9.comin𝕏

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

PowerLatticepowerlatticeinc.comin

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

Prellisprellisbio.comin𝕏

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

Co-investorsBlack Diamond VenturesCelesta CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcOpen Field CapitalPrefix CapitalCantos Ventures+4 more

Protean Tecsproteantecs.comin𝕏

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(CEO & Co-Founder)inSanjay Lall(Chief Revenue Officer)inEran Ben Horin(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCelesta CapitalIntel CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSamsung Catalyst FundTGVP+9 more

Quantenna Communicationsquantenna.comin

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

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCenterview Capital TechnologyDag VenturesGrazia Equity GmbHSequoia CapitalVenrock+3 more

Questtquestt.com

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 ChequeTitan Capital

Reviverreviver.comin𝕏

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

BoardNICHOLAS BRATHWAITE(Director)inSIMON SZEWACH(Director)ERNST LIEB(Director)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMoneta VenturesBlack StarWRV

Rssrss.comin𝕏

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

SambaNova Systemssambanova.aiin𝕏

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+21 more

Silverlabs Technologies Inc.rizzle.tvin𝕏

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

Stellapps Technologiesstellapps.comin𝕏

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

Co-investorsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation500 GlobalBlue Ashva CapitalCelesta CapitalQualcomm VenturesABB Technology Ventures+5 more

TagoreTechtagoretech.cominJul 2025

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

TechSurgetechsurgesummit.comin𝕏

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

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Annapurna LabsAutonomyBoomCanaryConnect & HealDataChatExostellarHiOMojo NetworksNetSpeed SystemsNuviaQuartic AiSlateTensordyneVDOOVelaura

Exits · 4

1 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 2

CredoNASDAQ: CRDOAquantiaacq. by Marvell Technology

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Celesta Capital made?
Celesta Capital has 86 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Celesta Capital invest at?
Celesta Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Celesta Capital focus on?
Celesta Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
Where is Celesta Capital located?
Celesta Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, 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, Cisco Investments, among 177 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

The VC Sage Speaks Out - Sudhir Rao on India’s Startup Future | Celesta Capital | Podcast 🎙️

Vakilsearch · Sudhir Rao

Anand Chandrasekaran joins Celesta Capital as Managing Partner - CNBC TV18

Anand Chandrasekaran · cnbctv18.com

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