About Celesta Capital
Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of San Mateo, United States. As of Jun 2026, Celesta Capital has invested in 114 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Semiconductors. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Stathera Overall, Celesta Capital portfolio has seen 9 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 27 acquisitions including key companies like Robinhood, VeriSilicon and Canary. A lot of funds co-invest with Celesta Capital, with names like Cota Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Celesta Capital has team of 27 people including 17 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Celesta Capital's List of Top Investments
Celesta Capital has a portfolio of 114 companies, including 9 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Fungible and Canary.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Israel and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Semiconductors and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Celesta Capital:
1. Robinhood
Broker-based online trading and investment platform. It offers tools for building investment strategies and tracking market trends. It facilitates trading in stocks, funds, options, and crypto assets. Expert-managed portfolios are available, providing market insights and investment adjustments. The company also provides educational resources to improve investor knowledge.
Key facts about Robinhood
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.58B
- Employee Count: 4,841 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, ADS Ventures and 155 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. VeriSilicon
Provider of silicon platform-as-a-service which provides design solutions for SOC and SIPs. The company claims to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to cater to mobile internet devices, IoT, data centers, automotive, and medical electronics. The company has developed IPs such as a Vision Image Processor platform, a low-power GPU, an ultra-high-definition video codec, and a digital signal processing IP.
Key facts about VeriSilicon
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Shanghai (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $92.3M
- Employee Count: 530 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: The CID Group, Celesta Capital and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 15, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Canary
Provider of a safety sensor device for home monitoring. It offers smart security devices that have HD video cameras and safety sensors to track everything from motion, temperature and air quality to vibration, sound, and activity and can be controlled using a smartphone.
Key facts about Canary
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $70.1M
- Employee Count: 108 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Flextronics and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 15, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Altair
Altair is a fabless semiconductor company that is a developer of LTE chipsets. The company's product portfolio consists of LTE for IoT, broadband LTE, and supercharged LTEs. Altair LTE chipsets are used by OEM/ODM of devices like tablets, netbooks, Chromebooks, mobile hotspots, USB dongles, routers, and M2M applications. Verizon Wireless has certified Altair to operate on its 4G LTE network. Altair's chipsets are used by Verizon to power their Ellipsis 7 tablet and are at the core of HP Chromebook 11 LTE.
Key facts about Altair
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Hod Hasharon (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $124M
- Employee Count: 224 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Scale Up Venture Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Manufacturer of electro optical and infrared sensing and imaging systems. These products include thermal imaging cores, weapon sights, binoculars, targeting systems, missile seekers, and fire control systems. The technology integrates analog and digital image processing to support surveillance, reconnaissance, and guidance applications. These systems function across visible, mid wave, and long wave infrared spectrums to provide situational awareness in various environments. The hardware supports autonomy for defense and security platforms through embedded vision and sensor fusion capabilities.
Key facts about Tonbo Imaging
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Mar 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $53.4M
- Employee Count: 342 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Deep Learning and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Celesta Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Celesta Capital has invested in 114 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in HiOctave and most recent follow-on round was in Stathera.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2023 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2022 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
2021 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
2020 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Celesta Capital's Investments by Stage
Celesta Capital has made 30 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19M, 22 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $33.2M and 10 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $63.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 30 |
Series B | 22 |
Series C | 10 |
Seed | 6 |
Series D | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Celesta Capital's Investments by Sector
Celesta Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Semiconductors and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 106 Tech companies, 93 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 68 Software companies and at least 48 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 37 |
High Tech | 31 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 16 |
Semiconductors | 15 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 7 |
Others | 55 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Celesta Capital's Investments by Geography
Celesta Capital has made most investments in United States (50), followed by India where it has made 12 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 50 |
India | 12 |
Israel | 5 |
Canada | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Celesta Capital's recent investments
Celesta Capital has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Stathera and Normal Computing.Here are the most recent investments by Celesta Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 30, 2026 | Canada | Series B | 3549 | [+4] | |
Mar 25, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5526 | ||
Oct 08, 2025 | United States | Series B | 9406 | [+1] | |
Sep 18, 2025 | United States | Series D | 5384 | [+6] | |
Sep 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8217 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Celesta Capital's Portfolio
Celesta Capital has 9 unicorns in its portfolio - Velaura AI, Eliyan, Upscale and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Velaura AI. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Celesta Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Developer of low-power compute solutions tailored for data center, edge, and physical AI applications | 2022 | Santa Clara | Series A | etkzpnh | ||
66 | Manufacturer of enterprise and server class chips | 2021 | Santa Clara | Series C | cklfovq | ||
58 | Developer of open standard networking solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure | 2025 | Santa Clara | Series A | dkczemd | ||
62 | Provider of data storage software platforms for artificial intelligence workloads | 2013 | Campbell | Series E | yxfxhtp | ||
53 | Developer of 4D imaging sensors for cancer detection and other devices | 2011 | Yehud | Series E | kgxddl{ |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Celesta Capital's Portfolio
7 of Celesta Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Tonbo Imaging got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE), in Oct 2026 at marketcap of $423M and ideaForge got listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at marketcap of $339M.Here are Celesta Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Oct 23, 2026 | Sep 11, 2017 | Series B | 3602 | |
Jul 07, 2023 | Nov 28, 2017 | Series A | 4409 | |
Jan 27, 2022 | - | - | 4409 | |
Jul 29, 2021 | - | - | 4822 | |
Dec 21, 2020 | - | - | 6742 |
Acquired companies in Celesta Capital's Portfolio
27 companies from Celesta Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Alif Semiconductor in Sep 2026 by Analog Devices for $*****.Here are Celesta Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2026 | - | - | 9175 | |
Jul 22, 2026 | Aug 12, 2014 | Series A | 8850 | |
Jul 07, 2026 | Aug 02, 2017 | Series B | 7920 | |
Apr 14, 2026 | Sep 23, 2019 | Series B | 5816 | |
Nov 10, 2025 | Feb 13, 2020 | Series B | 3694 |
Team profile of Celesta Capital
Celesta Capital has a team of 27 members including 17 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, India and 2 more locations. Celesta Capital's team sits on the board of 13 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Celesta Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United States | |||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Palo Alto | BankBazaar and Quatrro | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Israel | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | Bengaluru | ideaForge, Get My Parking and 3 more | ||
Partner | Boise | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of Celesta Capital
Over the past 13 years, 756 investors have co-invested in Celesta Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Celesta Capital: Walden International, National Science Foundation and 267 others have invested in rounds before Celesta Capital. There are 5 companies where Walden International has invested before Celesta Capital and 4 companies where National Science Foundation has invested before Celesta Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Celesta Capital: 238 investors entered a company along with Celesta Capital. These include investors like Cota Capital (7 companies).
- Invested after Celesta Capital: A total of 249 investors have invested in Celesta Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Samsung Catalyst Fund (5 companies), Atreides Management (4 companies) and Exim Bank (3 companies).
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