Where does Anand Chandrasekaran work?

Anand Chandrasekaran is Founder of CrescendoAI and Partner at Celesta Capital.

What check size does Anand Chandrasekaran write?

Anand Chandrasekaran typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.

What companies did Anand Chandrasekaran found?

Anand Chandrasekaran founded CrescendoAI.

What boards does Anand Chandrasekaran sit on?

Anand Chandrasekaran holds tracked board seats at CrescendoAI.

Where did Anand Chandrasekaran go to school?

Anand Chandrasekaran studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engg.); Stanford University School of Engineering (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Sciences); PSG College of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communication).

Anand Chandrasekaran

InvestorFounder

Partner at Celesta Capital · Founder at CrescendoAI

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $20M checks

FoundedCrescendoAI

About

Anand Chandrasekaran spent two decades building five global products with 10M+ users and leverages deep product/engineering experience as a top-ranked India–US seed investor who cofounded AI-first contact center Crescendo.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

a•••@celesta.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech

Founder at CrescendoAI

Intro paths

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In turn, Anand can intro founders to CrescendoAI's investors below.

CrescendoAI's investors · 2

Celesta CapitalMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2024 General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks

Co-founders at CrescendoAI

Matthew PriceExecutive Officer

Experience

Celesta CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2024 — present
CrescendoFoundercurrent2023 — present
HiOFoundercurrent2025 — present
DeelInvestorcurrent2021 — present
CartaInvestorcurrent2019 — present
FPL TechnologiesSeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
TitanSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
invideoSeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
NoBroker.comSeed Investorcurrent2016 — present
PipeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
Monarch MoneySeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
ExotelSeed Investorcurrent2020 — present
Orange Health LabsSeed Investorcurrent2020 — present
Observe.AIInvestorcurrent2020 — present
DealShareSeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
Two ChairsSeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
AcceldataSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
SaaS LabsSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
InversionSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
Smith.aiAngel Investorcurrent2018 — present
Jeh AerospaceSeed Investor2023 — 2025
General CatalystPartner2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
FarMartInvestor2021 — 2025
LoopInvestor2021 — 2025
MoEngageSeed Investor2016 — 2025
Five9Executive Vice President, Products2018 — 2021San Ramon, California
VariousAngel Investor and Advisor2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
FacebookDirector, Messenger Platform2016 — 2018Menlo Park
SnapdealChief Product Officer2014 — 2016New Delhi Area, India
YahooSr. Director, Search Products2012 — 2014Sunnyvale, California
YahooSr. Director, Mobile Products2009 — 2012Sunnyvale, California
AeropriseCo-Founder, Head of Product & Marketing, Board Member2001 — 2009Mountain View, California

Skills & more

ManagementProduct ManagementEntrepreneurshipEngineering ManagementProduct DesignDriving GrowthMobile ApplicationsCross-functional Team LeadershipBoard of Director experienceInternet ServicesMobile DevicesStart-ups

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Strategic PartnershipsSaaSAnalyticsVenture CapitalProgram ManagementStrategyLeadershipCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHadoopE-commerceBusiness Strategy

From Anand's professional profile.

Deals · 1

CrescendoAIBoard seat

via Celesta Capital · filed Oct 2024 · $31.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Celesta Capital

Andrew Kau

Partner at Walden Catalyst

Anita Rehman

Partner at Celesta Capital

Arun Kumar

Managing Partner at Celesta Capital

Blake Williams

Chief Operating Officer - Healthcare Advisory Services; Laboratory + Life Sciences at Transwestern

Charles Lespérance

Partner at Celesta Capital

David Goldman

Partner at Celesta Capital

Dena Porter

Business Operations Manager at Webb Investment Network

Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj

Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Anand Chandrasekaran?: Anand Chandrasekaran spent two decades building five global products with 10M+ users and leverages deep product/engineering experience as a top-ranked India–US seed investor who cofounded AI-first contact center Crescendo.
Where does Anand Chandrasekaran work?: Anand Chandrasekaran is Founder of CrescendoAI and Partner at Celesta Capital.
What does Anand Chandrasekaran invest in?: Anand Chandrasekaran invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
What check size does Anand Chandrasekaran write?: Anand Chandrasekaran typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
What companies did Anand Chandrasekaran found?: Anand Chandrasekaran founded CrescendoAI.
What boards does Anand Chandrasekaran sit on?: Anand Chandrasekaran holds tracked board seats at CrescendoAI.
Where did Anand Chandrasekaran go to school?: Anand Chandrasekaran studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engg.); Stanford University School of Engineering (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Sciences); PSG College of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communication).

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