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Terry Gilton

Investor

Partner at Celesta Capital

Boise City, Idaho

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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117 people in our graph share verified history with Terry — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Anush PremunlockedTerry: together at Technology Consultant (2017–2020)
×6Terry: together at Aptina Imaging
Terry: together at Boise State University
×2Terry: together at Celesta Capital

About

Partner at Celesta Capital with a 37-year semiconductor career spanning R&D in materials, memory, sensors, and algorithms. He previously was VP of R&D at Micron Technology, where he helped develop CMOS imager technology used in the Motorola Razr and first iPhone, and later served as Senior Director of Sensor Technology at Apple.

Experience

  1. Celesta CapitalPartnercurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  2. Celesta CapitalVenture Partner2020
  3. Technology ConsultantOwner2014 — 2020
  4. SelfRetired2019 — 2020
  5. Boise State UniversityClinical Assistant Professor2015 — 2019Boise, Idaho
  6. Aptina ImagingVP Advanced Technology2013 — 2014Meridian, Idaho
  7. Technology ConsultantSole Proprietor2013Boise, Idaho
  8. Apple Inc.Senior Director, Sensor Technology2011 — 2013Cupertino, California
  9. pSiFlow TechnologyFounder & CEO2008 — 2011
  10. Aptina ImagingVice President of Technology1990 — 2008
  11. Micron TechnologySr. Director of Product Technology2004 — 2008
  12. Micron TechnologyVarious over the years1990 — 2004

Skills & more

Venture Capital2Sensors99Semiconductors99Manufacturing26Patents14Image Sensors15Intellectual Property6Mobile Devices24Materials10Metal Fabrication4Semiconductor Process9R&D95
+12 moreCMOSOpticsSiliconProcess IntegrationEmbedded SystemsLeadershipImage ProcessingCharacterizationStrategyEmbedded SoftwareFirmwarePhysics

Languages German

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Colleagues at Celesta Capital

Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner 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

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Charles Lespérance
Partner at Celesta Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Terry Gilton?
Partner at Celesta Capital with a 37-year semiconductor career spanning R&D in materials, memory, sensors, and algorithms. He previously was VP of R&D at Micron Technology, where he helped develop CMOS imager technology used in the Motorola Razr and first iPhone, and later served as Senior Director of Sensor Technology at Apple.
Where does Terry Gilton work?
Terry Gilton is Partner at Celesta Capital.
What check size does Terry Gilton write?
Terry Gilton typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Terry Gilton go to school?
Terry Gilton studied at UC Santa Barbara (Ph.D., Chemical Physics); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.S., Chemistry).

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Also worked at Technology Consultant1

Anush PremPrincipal at Inflexor Ventures