Celestine Schnugg
InvestorGeneral Partner at Boom Capital Ventures · Managing Partner at Boom Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $50K – $300K checks
About
Celestine Schnugg is a pre-seed investor who backs frontier deep-science founders, supporting highly technical, science-based startups at very early stages—often before traditional VCs notice—driven by a rural farm work ethic.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSpace Tech
Experience
- Boom CapitalFounding Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessEntrepreneurship and Venture Capital mentor for STRAMGT 354current2024 — present
- Goldhirsh FoundationInvestment Committeecurrent2024 — present
- SpaceXInvestor (via Swarm acquisition)current2021 — present
- Mammoth BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Swarm TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- The Vaccine Company (acq by Eli Lilly)Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Nabla BioInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Diligent RoboticsInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- A-Alpha BioInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Monod BioSeed Investor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- Impulse SpaceInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- MerlinInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- FaunaBioInvestor & Board Observercurrent2018 — present
- PlanetInvestorcurrent2013 — present
- AstraInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- Innovation EndeavorsInnovation Partner2011 — 2015Palo Alto
- AppleSocial Responsibility Associate2008 — 2010Cupertino
Education
- American UniversityDouble major: International Relations and Affairs & Business Administration, Minor in CSR in Emerging Markets
Skills & more
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Business PlanningBusiness InnovationOpen InnovationInnovation DesignHackathon DesignFrom Celestine's professional profile.
Deals · 16
Planet LabsSolo GP
via Boom Capital Ventures · filed Dec 2013
A-Alpha BioSolo GP
AstraSolo GP
Diligent RoboticsSolo GP
Endpoint HealthSolo GP
Fauna BioSolo GP
GalileoSolo GP
HerophilusSolo GP
Hormone-Free IVFSolo GP
Impulse SpaceSolo GP
Mammoth BiosciencesSolo GP
Nabla BioSolo GP
SpaceXSolo GP
Synthesis AiSolo GP
Samaya AISolo GP
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Celestine Schnugg work?
- Celestine Schnugg is General Partner at Boom Capital Ventures.
- What does Celestine Schnugg invest in?
- Celestine Schnugg invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Space Tech.
- What check size does Celestine Schnugg write?
- Celestine Schnugg typically writes checks of $50K – $300K.
Same school
Also attended American University76
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business171
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Also worked at Mammoth Biosciences10
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