Celestial AI - About the company
Celestial AI is an acquired company based in Santa Clara (United States), founded in 2020 by David Lazovsky and Michelle Tomasko. It operates as a Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems. Celestial AI has raised $589M in funding from investors like Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity Investments and Temasek, with last known valuation of $2.5B. The company has 141 active competitors, including 60 funded and 12 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Nvidia, Groq and Cerebras.
Sectors and market segments that Celestial AI operate in
Celestial AI serves in the High Tech, Native AI, Semiconductors market segments.The primary business model of Celestial AI are:- High Tech > AI Infrastructure > ***** **** > ***** ******
- Native AI > AI Infrastructure > ***** **** > ***** ******
- Semiconductors > Embedded Systems > ***** **** > ***** ******
- Semiconductors > Photonics > ***** **** > ***** ******
- Semiconductors > Digital ICs > ***** **** > ***** ******
- Native AI > Artificial Intelligence > ***** **** > ***** ******
Company Details
Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems. The company’s technology aims to improve artificial intelligence system performance through optical interconnectivity. It focuses on enabling efficient scaling of artificial intelligence to advance progress in various fields. The company’s platform is designed for integration into next-generation artificial intelligence systems.
- Website
- www.celestial.ai/
- Email ID
- *****@celestial.ai
- Registered Address
- K-17 Back Side Ground Floor, South Extension Part 2, New Delhi South Ext-II, South Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110049
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
Santa Clara, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$589M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$2.5B as on Mar 11, 2025
Investors
Ranked
8th among 141 active competitors
Employee Count
68 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Marvell (Dec 02, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Celestial AI
Celestial AI is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Celestial Ai India Llp CIN: ABZ-8301 , India, Active | Jan 13, 2023 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - |
Celestial AI's acquisition details
Celestial AI got acquired by Marvell on Dec 02, 2025.
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Celestial AI's funding and investors
Celestial AI has raised a total funding of $589M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 26, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Feb 25, 2025 for $250M. 13 investors participated in its latest round. Celestial AI has 21 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Celestial AI:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 25, 2025 | $250M | Series C | - | - | ||
Mar 27, 2024 | $175M | Series C | - | - | ||
Jun 28, 2023 | $100M | Series B | - | - |
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Celestial AI's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Celestial AI are David Lazovsky and Michelle Tomasko. David Lazovsky is the CEO of Celestial AI.
Here are the details of Celestial AI's key team members:
- David Lazovsky: Co-Founder & CEO of Celestial AI and founder of 2 other companies, Inorganic Intelligence and Intermolecular. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Michelle Tomasko: Former Co-Founder of Celestial AI.
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Celestial AI's employee count trend
Celestial AI has 68 employees as of May 26. Here is Celestial AI's employee count trend over the years:
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Celestial AI's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Celestial AI include Nvidia, Groq and Cerebras. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Celestial AI, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Nvidia 1993, Santa Clara (United States), Public | Developer of hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence computing | $5M | 86/100 | |
2nd | Groq 2016, Mountain View (United States), Series E | Developer of specialized hardware processors for artificial intelligence inference workloads | $2.77B | 72/100 | |
3rd | Cerebras 2015, Sunnyvale (United States), Public | Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions | $2.82B | 72/100 | |
4th | Lightmatter 2017, Boston (United States), Series D | Developer of photonic interconnects and co-packaged optics for AI infrastructure | $850M | 70/100 | |
5th | Biren Technology 2019, Minhang (China), Public | Developer of AI acceleration modules, cards, and software development platforms | $904M | 70/100 | |
6th | Ambarella 2004, Santa Clara (United States), Public | Manufacturer of AI-enabled image processors | $15.4M | 69/100 | |
7th | Ayar Labs 2015, San Jose (United States), Series E | Developer of optical interconnect solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure applications | $872M | 66/100 | |
8th | Celestial AI 2020, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired | Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems | $589M | 66/100 | |
9th | Axelera AI 2021, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Series C | Manufacturer of hardware accelerators and software for artificial intelligence inference | $450M | 64/100 | |
10th | Fractile 2022, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Developer of AI chips for running large AI models | $260M | 64/100 |
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Celestial AI's Investments and acquisitions
Celestial AI has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Celestial AI
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News related to Celestial AI
Media has covered Celestial AI for a total of 6 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates.
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Marvell Completes Acquisition of Celestial AIBusiness Wire•Feb 02, 2026•Celestial AI, Marvell, Penserra, Xconn Technologies
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Marvell Pursues AMD-Backed Celestial AI in Multi-Billion Dollar DealBenzinga•Dec 02, 2025•Celestial AI, Marvell
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Celestial AI Closes $255M Series C1
FinSMEs•Aug 13, 2025•Celestial AI, Samsung Catalyst Fund, VentureTech Alliance, Usitfund and 12 others
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Celestial AI Secures $250 Million Funding to Revolutionize AI Infrastructure With Its Photonic Fabric™intelligence360•Mar 21, 2025•Celestial AI
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Key Investments and Acquisitions in AI, Cloud Computing, and Financial TechnologyTelecom Talk•Mar 13, 2025•Celestial AI, WNS, Blackrockventures, Maverick Silicon and 7 others
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Celestial AI Secures $250M Funding to Advance AI Infrastructure with Its Photonic FabricHpcwire•Mar 12, 2025•Celestial AI, Engine Ventures, Temasek, Koch Disruptive Technologies and 5 others
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Celestial AI raises $250 million to speed up connections between AI chips and transform AI InfrastructureTechStartups.com•Mar 11, 2025•Celestial AI, Fidelity Investments, Blackrock Neurotech, Maverick Capital and 15 others
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Celestial AI Raises $250M in FundingFinSMEs•Mar 11, 2025•Celestial AI, Fidelity Investments, BlackRock, Maverick Silicon and 9 others
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