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    Celesta Capital

    San Mateo, California, United StatesFounded 2013

    Celesta Capital is a global deep tech venture capital firm that focuses on breakthrough innovations in sectors such as semiconductors, intelligent hardware systems, AI applications, cloud infrastructure, and bioconvergence. The firm's strategy involves making early-stage, conviction-based investments in companies with long-term vision and providing hands-on support to help them scale globally.

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    Portfolio

    8

    Fund Size

    $1.1B

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    NB

    Nicholas Brathwaite

    General Partner

    Charles Lespérance

    Charles Lespérance

    Partner

    SR

    Sudhir Rao

    Senior Partner

    TG

    Terry Gilton

    Partner

    Riddhi Daftary

    Riddhi Daftary

    Principal

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    8 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    MovandiSeries B$40MOct 2025
    OneCell DiagnosticsSeries A$16MNov 2024
    CrescendoSeries C$50MOct 2024
    ExostellarSeries A$15MSep 2023
    ArzoooSeries B$70MJun 2022
    Magnetic InsightSeries B$17MJun 2022
    DataChat, Inc.Series A$25MSep 2021
    BrilliantSeries B$40MAug 2021

    Top Co-Investors

    Gaingels2 shared
    Nepenthe LLC1 shared
    Phaistos Investment Fund1 shared
    Cota Capital1 shared
    Sierra Ventures1 shared
    SBI Investment1 shared
    DoorDash1 shared
    Alpha Intelligence Capital1 shared
    Tenacity Ventures1 shared
    Singularity Capital1 shared
    Next471 shared
    Sand Hill Angels1 shared

    Last updated: 1 March 2026