Celesta Capital

Celesta Capital

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

San Francisco, California 6,557 followers

Global Deep Tech Venture Capital Firm

About us

Celesta is a global multi-stage venture capital firm, enabling innovators and business builders at the frontiers of deep tech. Celesta was founded and is led by Nicholas Brathwaite, Sriram Viswanathan, and Michael Marks, technology industry veterans with decades of investment and operations experience as CEOs, senior management, and board directors at global organizations, including Flextronics and Intel. Celesta primarily invests in early-stage deep tech, companies with high potential hardware and software technologies that have a clearly identified market application. Building businesses is our passion at Celesta. Through our unique mix of extensive operating experience, unrivaled network access, multi-dimensional investment experience, and deep technical expertise, we empower founding teams to develop differentiated technologies and grow globally impactful companies. Celesta Capital is headquartered in Silicon Valley and maintains an office in Bangalore.

Website
https://celesta.vc
Industry
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2013
Specialties
Startups, Venture Capital, Deep Tech, Semiconductors, Systems, Software & Services, and Artificial Intelligence

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Employees at Celesta Capital

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  • Rising AI demand and insufficient hardware performance are on a collision course – how will our data centers keep up? 📈 "The reality is that enabling AI at scale – and at a sustainable cost basis – will require most hardware and software for the data center to be redesigned or replaced, which will mean rethinking next-generation AI data centers from the ground up. In 2023, AI training made up the majority of AI compute by more than 2:1. But as AI models mature and move into wide deployment, inference will rapidly overtake AI in the majority of data center AI compute, and is estimated to outpace AI training by 6:1 by 2030. This will require a complete rethink of data center architecture to support efficient cloud-based inference, necessitating a major evolution in areas like the core ASIC chips, high bandwidth memory, interconnect, and the AI software ecosystem. With all the innovation needed, where will it come from, and are the large infrastructure players going to be disrupted? While big tech companies certainly have the benefit of incumbency and funding advantage, the startup ecosystem will play an absolutely crucial role in driving the innovation necessary to enable the future of AI." Celesta Partner Ari Rubin details the pivotal role that startup ecosystem innovation is playing in the future of AI data centers in this article for Data Center Dynamics: https://lnkd.in/gFYUXs6T Eliyan Corporation Recogni

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    Co-Founder @ 5C Network: AI to help radiology become more reliable | Forbes 30 Under 30 (Asia and India)

    My friends Michael E Marks, Alexander Sardina and I all have something in common. We love basketball. The 3 of us got together at a stakehouse in Palo Alto to talk game, and Klay's (then) upcoming return to Chase Arena. Incidentally, we have another thing in common: we are all massive believers in the AI's transformative capabilities in the clinical workflow. The 3 of us got together at Celesta Capital's offices the next day and did an episode of the TechSurge podcast to talk about this very hot sector! This is a great listen for anyone interested in this space -- we go deep into the actual usecase for AI in Radiology (and diagnostics in general), why there are so many companies in Radiology AI that claim to have something of interest, the regulatory landscape, and the big question of jobs in this space. After the first couple of minutes, I guess we forgot the mics were there and just had a freewheeling conversation between friends on a common journey. Go ahead and give it a listen :) (Link in comments) Also, a big thanks to Trevor DeWitt for making the magic happen! PS - The TechSurge podcast episode on Bitcoin by Sriram Viswanathan is one of my best listens of this year :) So definitely check that out.

  • ▶️ What does the year ahead look like for the startup ecosystem? ▶️ What major tech trends are rising in the India - Silicon Valley corridor? ▶️ How does investor sentiment look moving into 2025? Celesta Managing Partners Anand Chandrasekaran and Arun Kumar stopped by CNBC TV18's Startup Street to talk through these questions and more, highlighting exciting progress made by Celesta portfolio companies all over the globe throughout 2024, including Crescendo, OneCell Diagnostics Inc., AgniKul Cosmos, Recogni, and others. Tune in: https://lnkd.in/dWrVsPqx

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    Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital

    How can AI transform the work of our doctors and healthcare providers? On the latest TechSurge Pod, I was thrilled to interview Alexander Sardina, M.D. of Whiterabbit.ai, and Kalyan Sivasailam of 5C Network, two early adopters bringing AI to medicine. We discussed how AI products in healthcare are: 1️⃣ Revolutionizing diagnostics 2️⃣ Helping to address labor shortages 3️⃣ Creating breakthroughs in cancer detection and radiology efficiency Have a listen here: https://lnkd.in/gy35Ykgy Celesta Capital #cancerdetection #AI

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    Founding Managing Partner @ Celesta Capital | Global VC Firm

    I am delighted to share that we have welcomed Anand Chandrasekaran as Managing Partner at Celesta Capital. We are fortunate to expand the firm's team with such an accomplished investor, technologist, and operator. In getting to know Anand through the process of investing in his latest entrepreneurial venture Crescendo, it became clear that he shares Celesta's passion for advancing important technologies, company creation, and the huge growth potential within the U.S. - India tech corridor. Read more about why we're excited to welcome Anand to our team: https://lnkd.in/gpu6hC7Z

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    Auradine Introduces AuraLinks™ to Transform GenAI Data Center Network Fabrics: https://lnkd.in/gEwdBAPy We’re thrilled to unveil AuraLinks™, a breakthrough innovation designed to meet the growing demands of Generative AI (GenAI) workloads! Why AuraLinks™ Matters: 🔹 Unmatched Performance: Achieve 3-5X improvements in networking efficiency with ultra-fast, low-latency connectivity. 🔹 Future-Ready Scalability: Purpose-built for the complexity of tomorrow’s AI training and inference models. 🔹 Optimized Systems: Leverages advanced cooling and energy-efficient 3nm ASIC technology to reduce costs and boost performance. 🔹 Open Standards Leadership: As members of the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium Link (UAL) and Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), we’re driving innovation and interoperability for the industry. With AuraLinks™, we’re setting a new standard for GPU density, seamless scalability, and high-performance AI infrastructure. As AI adoption accelerates, AuraLinks™ is here to empower innovators and shape the future of GenAI. Discover how AuraLinks™ is transforming AI networking: www.auradine.com/solutions #Auradine #AuraLinks #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #OpenStandards #NetworkingInnovation

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  • Don't miss the latest TechSurge Podcast episode with Sriram Viswanathan talking to Qualcomm Chairman Mark McLaughlin about his journey from West Point to the C-suite. This enlightening conversation has insights into leadership, self-awareness, and achieving professional fulfillment. Listen here 👇 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gtQ-6THA Apple: https://lnkd.in/g3k-9-qB YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gFBFz4Jv More: https://lnkd.in/gdHNfrdF

  • Celesta Capital reposted this

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    Partner at Celesta Capital

    Equity is a powerful incentive tool. IMO, there is a big value creation opportunity if startups embrace situational performance vesting for key executives. Why? 1. Incentive alignment: Let those who create value get a direct piece of it. 2. Positive selection: Employee reaction to performance vesting is informative on their confidence in achieving goals. 3. Inertia is not a Measure of Value: Just because an executive is still in the job, doesn’t mean they are creating value commensurate with their option package. 4. Equity vesting is not a one-way door: If priorities change, the Board can change option packages too.   More detail in the below blog post.

  • Celesta Capital reposted this

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    Founding Managing Partner @ Celesta Capital | Global VC Firm

    How can executive leaders navigate high-paced careers with more self-awareness, intention, and (ultimately) effectiveness? I had the great pleasure of exploring this topic with the remarkable Mark McLaughlin, Chairman of Qualcomm and former CEO of Palo Alto Networks. Mark is a trailblazing leader in the cybersecurity field and a respected tech leader throughout Silicon Valley for all the reasons you might expect, but it is his deeply human and humble form of leadership which truly make Mark and his story special. Mark shared with me his unique experience of stepping down from Palo Alto Networks at the height of his prime as CEO, just one part of his remarkable journey from West Point to the heights of the tech industry. Tune into Celesta Capital’s latest podcast episode for a discussion packed with practical insights for anyone looking to build a career and life full of big professional achievement, but also rich fulfillment. Listen 👉 https://lnkd.in/ghntdJWi

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