Celesta Capital is a global deep tech venture capital firm that invests in companies at the forefront of science and engineering, targeting technologies that enable mass adoption of emerging tech, improve health outcomes, and transform large industries. Formerly known as Walden Riverwood Ventures (WRVI Capital), the firm was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $53.3M (across 58 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
49
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
60 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Normal Computing | Series C | $50M | Mar 2026 |
 Movandi | Series B | $40M | Oct 2025 |
| HHiOctave | Series A | $15M | Oct 2025 |
 Upscale | Seed | $100M | Sep 2025 |
 Aurascape | Unknown | $50M | Jan 2025 |
| OOneCell Diagnostics | Series A | — | Nov 2024 |
 Crescendo | Series C | $50M | Oct 2024 |
 Auradine | Series B | $80M | Apr 2024 |
 Recogni | Series C | $102M | Feb 2024 |
 etherWhere | Unknown | $16.3M | Jan 2024 |
| OOneCell Diagnostics | Unknown | $16M | Jan 2024 |
 Agnikul | Series B | $26.7M | Oct 2023 |
 Pixis | Series C | $85M | Sep 2023 |
 Exostellar | Series A | $15M | Sep 2023 |
 Stathera | Series B | $55M | May 2023 |
| Auradine | Series A | $81M | May 2023 |
 Komprise | Growth | $37M | Jan 2023 |
| Stathera | Series A | $15M | Jan 2023 |
 Eliyan | Series A | $40M | Nov 2022 |
 Calumino | Series A | $10.3M | Sep 2022 |
 Arzooo | Series B | $70M | Jun 2022 |
 Magnetic Insight | Series B | $17M | Jun 2022 |
 Platform9 | Series B | $26M | Jun 2022 |
 Biomason | Series C | $65M | Feb 2022 |
 Prellis | Series B | $14.5M | Dec 2021 |
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Top Co-Investors
Mayfield Fund10 shared
Intel Capital6 shared
Nepenthe Capital5 shared
Khosla Ventures4 shared
Dell Technologies Capital4 shared
Cota Capital4 shared
Walden Venture Capital4 shared
Crane Venture Partners4 shared
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.4 shared
Pivot Investment Partners4 shared
Commonwealth Bank of Australia4 shared
India Quotient4 shared
Lince Capital3 shared
BMW i Ventures3 shared
DNS Capital3 shared
StepStone Group3 shared
GV3 shared
Cambium Capital3 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026