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 (6 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $47.3M (across 91 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
72
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
6
Team
Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
96 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Normal Computing | Series C | $50M | Mar 2026 |
| Normal Computing | Unknown | $50M | Jan 2026 |
 Stathera | Series B | $55M | Jan 2026 |
 Powerlattice | Series A | $25M | Nov 2025 |
 Movandi | Series B | $40M | Oct 2025 |
 HiOctave | Series A | $15M | Oct 2025 |
 Upscale AI | Seed | $100M | Sep 2025 |
 Upscale Ai | Seed | $100M | Sep 2025 |
 Aurascape | Unknown | $50M | Jan 2025 |
| Movandi | Unknown | $6.4M | Jan 2025 |
 Brick Bolt | Series B | $1.9M | Jan 2025 |
| OOneCell Diagnostics | Series A | — | Nov 2024 |
| OOneCell | Series A | $16M | Nov 2024 |
 Crescendo Bioscience | Series C | $50M | Oct 2024 |
 Auradine | Series B | $80M | Apr 2024 |
 Recogni | Series C | $102M | Feb 2024 |
| OOneCell Diagnostics | Unknown | $16M | Jan 2024 |
 Agnikul | Series B | $26.7M | Oct 2023 |
 Pixis | Series C | $85M | Sep 2023 |
| AAiquire Inc | Unknown | $85M | Sep 2023 |
 Exostellar | Series A | $15M | Sep 2023 |
| Normal Computing | Seed | $8.5M | Jun 2023 |
| Stathera | Series B | $55M | May 2023 |
| Auradine | Series A | $81M | May 2023 |
 Komprise | Growth | $37M | Jan 2023 |
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Top Co-Investors
Mayfield Fund11 shared
Intel Capital11 shared
Qualcomm Ventures10 shared
Walden Venture Capital8 shared
Nepenthe Capital6 shared
Cota Capital6 shared
Micron Ventures6 shared
India Quotient6 shared
WRV5 shared
Premji Invest5 shared
Khosla Ventures4 shared
Dell Technologies Capital4 shared
Capricorn Investment Group4 shared
Maverick Silicon4 shared
StepStone Group4 shared
Crane Venture Partners4 shared
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.4 shared
Pivot Investment Partners4 shared
Commonwealth Bank of Australia4 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026