David Goldman
InvestorPartner at Celesta Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
David Goldman, partner at an early-stage deep-tech fund, writes $3–12M first checks into semiconductors and AI and uses his LP and banking background to help founders read fund dynamics.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech
Experience
- Celesta CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Celesta CapitalPartner2023 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Celesta CapitalPrincipal2020 — 2021
- KATERRAFinance2020Menlo Park, California, United States
- KATERRAFinance2020Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Paxion CapitalAssociate2019 — 2020Menlo Park
- DBO PartnersAnalyst2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science in Finance & Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, Spanish target; Finance concentration
Skills & more
Leadership5Public Speaking4Management2Event Planning4Social Media3Financial Analysis3Research2Social Networking2Microsoft Office6Microsoft Word5PowerPoint5Microsoft Excel2
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Microsoft PowerPointLanguages English · Spanish
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Colleagues at Celesta Capital
Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Anita Rehman
Partner at Celesta Capital
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Arun Kumar
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Charles Lespérance
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
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Jonathan Kaplan
Senior Advisor at Celesta Capital
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Niel Ransom
Partner at Celesta Capital
Sarah Lucas
Managing General Partner at Lucas Venture Group
Steve Fu
Partner at Celesta Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Goldman work?
- David Goldman is Partner at Celesta Capital.
- What does David Goldman invest in?
- David Goldman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- What check size does David Goldman write?
- David Goldman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Shared employers
Also worked at Celesta Capital18
Sarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture GroupMichael MarksFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalSudhir RaoSenior Partner at Celesta CapitalNicholas BrathwaiteFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalSriram ViswanathanFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalLip-Bu TanFounding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
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