Celesta Capital — Full Portfolio

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

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

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

Semiconductor company in data infrastructure, data storage and networking (exited via IPO).

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

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 CapitalNational Grid Partners

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)Lip-Bu Tan Tan(Director)Michael Moritz(Director)William Davidow(Director)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCota CapitalKhosla VenturesOpen Field CapitalShangBay Capital LLCWalden Catalyst+1 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)

Co-investorsNovo HoldingsCarbonCelesta Capital

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

Sydney, AU

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

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 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

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

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

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

Credo Semiconductor manufactures semiconductor products for data center and communications applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductors

Lawrence Cheng(CTO and Founder)inJob Lam(COO and Founder)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsKluz VenturesSamsung Catalyst Fund

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 CapitalWRVI 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-investorsCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsCleveland AvenueIntel CapitalMESHOpen Field Capital+2 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

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

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)Puneet 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 Capital

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

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

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalIntel Capital

Mountain View, US

Anusankar Elangovan(Executive Officer, Director)

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

Building AI in silicon for pressing challenges (active).

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)Roger 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.

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsConvergeM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)AccelIntel Capital

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

Co-investorsAlleyCorpCelesta CapitalVenrockAlley Robotics VenturesValor Equity Partners

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+1 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(Co-founder)Peng Zou(Executive Officer, Director)inGANG GEN(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. ZouGang Ren(Engineering Lead)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalG Vision CapitalPlayground Global

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+3 more

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+1 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

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

Co-investorsCelesta Capital

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

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)SIMON SZEWACH(Director)ERNST LIEB(Director)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMoneta VenturesBlack StarWRV

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 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+15 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 Capital

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(Founder)inRamakrishna Adukuri(Founder)inPraveen NaleRavishankar ShiroorinVenkatesh SeshasayeeinYawar Usmaniin

Co-investorsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation500 GlobalBlue Ashva CapitalCelesta CapitalQualcomm VenturesBlume Ventures+2 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)Oleg 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 InvestXora

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

Yu Xu(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalBlack Opal VenturesCelesta CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Eastlink Capital PartnersMundi Ventures+5 more

Manufactures advanced electro-optics and embedded vision systems for defense battlefield autonomy and control.

Co-investorsArtiman VenturesCelesta CapitalTenacity Ventures

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+1 more

Co-investors83NorthCelesta CapitalMS&AD VenturesNotable CapitalNTT DOCOMO VenturesQumra Capital+1 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)Datong Chen(Director)Ben Yu(Director)Yajun Li(Director)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitaliGlobe PartnersVantagePoint Capital PartnersWestSummit Capital

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 Capital