Likely active: new fund Sep 2024 Verified 4 Nov 2026
Celesta Capital
San Mateo venture firm founded by deep tech operators in 2013, backing foundational technologies including semiconductors and AI infrastructure.
- Type
- VC firm
- Location
- San Mateo, California, United States
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Backs
- B2B software
- Sectors
- AI, Healthtech and life sciences, Deep tech, Biotech, Medtech, Defense, Space, Robotics
- Fund size / AUM
- $102.1M Celesta Capital V (Form D amount sold, 2024)
- Latest fund or filing
- 17 Sep 2025
- Portfolio mix
- B2B software 51%; Climate and energy 12%; Medtech and digital health 10%; Deep tech 10%; Biotech and pharma 7%; Hardware 7%; Crypto and web3 3% (n=30, 2020 to 2025)
- Website
- www.celesta.vc
Fund filings (SEC Form D)
- Latest fund on file
- Celesta Capital V
- Filed
- 17 Sep 2025 (amendment)
- Fund size
- $102M (amount sold)
See this fund's filings on SEC EDGAR
Contacts on file
For Celesta Capital, the paid file holds: 8 named decision-makers with roles; firm contact email (domain checked); LinkedIn page.
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Sources
- www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1987549/000198754925000002/
- adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/310575
- www.celesta.vc/
- www.celesta.vc/contact
- www.celesta.vc/people
- www.celesta.vc/about
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