Anand Chandrasekaran
InvestorPartner at Celesta Capital
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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech
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
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engg.
- Stanford University School of EngineeringMaster of Science (M.S.), Management Sciences
- PSG College of TechnologyBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communication
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolYGL Executive Program2011
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 StrategyFrom Anand's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,726
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,720 more
Also attended Stanford University School of Engineering22
David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesDaniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundMarco LorenzonVice President at Stripes
+ 16 more
Also attended PSG College of Technology4
Also attended Harvard Kennedy School180
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesGayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita CapitalSteve SargeantSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsRobert SiglerSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJustin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Shared employers
Also worked at Crescendo2
Also worked at Titan1
Also worked at Various24
Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpJJ AghaChief Information Security Officer & SVP, IT at Asymmetric Capital PartnersRameshPrincipal Scientist at Rebellion VenturesRoss StrachanInvestor at Adara VenturesDavid CarrCompliance Officer at Bloc VenturesPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum Fintech
+ 18 more
Also worked at Yahoo239
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
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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
Anita Rehman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Arun Kumar
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Charles Lespérance
Partner at Celesta Capital
David Goldman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Dr. James Rothman
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Frantz Saintellemy
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
Jonathan Kaplan
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital

































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