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Celeste Ford
InvestorFounderManaging Director at Stellar · Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal at Silicon Valley · Co-Founder & General Partner at Svc
Portola Valley, California, United States
FoundedSvc
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About
Celeste Ford is the Board Chair and Founder of Stellar Solutions, Inc., an aerospace engineering company she founded in 1995 and led as CEO until 2018, serving defense, intelligence, commercial, civil, and international clients. She launched Stellar Ventures in 2022, where she is General Partner, to invest in space technology companies. She holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MS in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University.
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Co-Founder & General Partner at Svc
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- Who is Celeste Ford?
- Celeste Ford is the Board Chair and Founder of Stellar Solutions, Inc., an aerospace engineering company she founded in 1995 and led as CEO until 2018, serving defense, intelligence, commercial, civil, and international clients. She launched Stellar Ventures in 2022, where she is General Partner, to invest in space technology companies. She holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MS in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University.
- Where does Celeste Ford work?
- Celeste Ford is Co-Founder & General Partner of Svc and Managing Director at Stellar and Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal at Silicon Valley.
- What does Celeste Ford invest in?
- Celeste Ford invests in Defense Tech, Space Tech.
- What companies did Celeste Ford found?
- Celeste Ford founded Svc.
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