Formerly known as WRVI Capital, Celesta Capital is a leading venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs and disruptive technologies.
Through our unique mix of intellectual capital, expertise, and network of relationships, we empower founding teams and drive continuous and measurable progress for our portfolio companies.
Celesta Capital is headquartered in California.
The Celesta Capital team is led by Lip-Bu Tan, Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, and Sriram Viswanathan—industry veterans with proven track records. Together with a multi-dimensional and experienced investments and operations team, we support the change-makers of tomorrow.
Through our unique mix of intellectual capital, expertise, and network of relationships, we empower founding teams and drive continuous and measurable progress for our portfolio companies.
Celesta Capital is headquartered in California.
The Celesta Capital team is led by Lip-Bu Tan, Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, and Sriram Viswanathan—industry veterans with proven track records. Together with a multi-dimensional and experienced investments and operations team, we support the change-makers of tomorrow.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series B; Series E
Portfolio 102
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 18.08.2023 | TigerGraph | tigergraph.com | $168M | United Sta... |
| 18.08.2023 | Canary | canary.is | $40M | Ireland, D... |
| 18.08.2023 | cartesiankinetics.com | - | United Sta... | |
| 18.08.2023 | Brick&... | bricknbolt.com | $10M | India, Kar... |
| 05.08.2023 | Finicast | finicast.com | $12.8M | United Sta... |
| 13.06.2023 | Normal Com... | normalcomputing.ai | $17M | United Sta... |
| 18.05.2023 | Stathera, ... | stathera.com | $15M | Canada, Qu... |
| 16.05.2023 | Auradine | auradine.com | $161M | United Sta... |
| 29.04.2023 | Autonomy | autonomy.com | $50M | United Sta... |
| 20.04.2023 | Exostellar... | exostellar.io | $15M | United Sta... |
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Mentions in press and media 17
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| 07.01.2025 | David Goldman of Celesta Capital Explains Why Investment Firms Have Taken Interest in AI and Infrastructure Development | Listen to this article 0:00 / 5:56 1X BeyondWords Deal flow in 2024 has picked up significantly compared to last year, and AI deals have predominantly dominated headlines due to megadeals like those involving OpenAI, Grok, and others. While... |
| 21.02.2024 | Recogni Revolutionizes AI Inference with $102 Million Funding | Recogni, a pioneer in AI-based computing, secures $102 million in Series C funding to drive next-gen AI inference solutions with 10x higher compute density and power efficiency. The funding, co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures... |
| 21.02.2024 | Recogni Raises $102 Million to Advance Next GenAI Inference System for GenAI and Intelligent Autonomy | Series C funding round co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures will drive AI inference system delivering 10x higher-compute density and power efficiency Recogni, Inc., the leader in AI-based computing, announced the closing of $10... |
| 26.07.2023 | Very Good Ventures Expands Series A with $3.4M from Celesta Capital | Very Good Ventures, a NYC-based full-service Flutter consulting firm, expanded its Series A round with $3.4m for a total raise of $6.6m. Celesta Capital made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to scale up its service to a ... |
| 10.07.2023 | How ideaForge Became the Game Changer in the Drone Industry | In a highly anticipated and successful IPO listing, ideaForge, a leading drone maker, witnessed a remarkable 94% gain, nearly doubling investor wealth. Let's dive into the intriguing story of ideaForge and explore how this Mumbai-based comp... |
| 11.08.2022 | Prellis Biologics hires new CEO, raises $35M towards 3D bioprinted lymph node R&D | Prellis Biologics has raised $35 million and appointed a new CEO as it seeks to advance the development of its proprietary 3D bioprinted lymph node. Raised via a Series C funding round led by Celesta Capital and Avidity Partners, and backed... |
| 22.06.2022 | Meet Nicholas Brathwaite, Managing Partner at Celesta Capital | Celesta Capital invests in deep tech companies, with a focus on hardware, out of a $400M fund Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While ther... |
| 09.05.2022 | Unicorns are finding it harder to run with the pack as valuations tumble | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Kevin Kelleher here filling in for Jessica who will be back Tuesday with a new earlier Term Sheet... |
| 05.05.2022 | Former Chairman & CEO of KPMG India, Arun Kumar Joins Deep Tech Venture Firm Celesta Capital | SAN FRANCISCO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arun M. Kumar, a global executive with 40 years of experience spanning multiple sectors including technology, financial services, and government, is joining Celesta Capital as a Managing Partner. A... |
| 03.03.2022 | Supply chain specialist Cloudleaf rebrands as ParkourSC, lands funding | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Several months ago, supply chains and all their f... |
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