Celesta Capital

Celesta Capital is a global early-stage deep tech venture capital firm, headquartered in Silicon Valley. Celesta was founded in 2013 and currently has over $1 Billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 100 emerging technology investments. Sectors we target include AI, semiconductors and systems, life sciences, cloud, advanced manufacturing, and more. Celesta was founded and is led by technology industry veterans with decades of experience as operating executives, investors, and technologists. Our team has amassed extensive track records managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios, as well as at prominent technology, manufacturing, and services firms, including Flex, Intel, Cisco, Micron, Apple, and KPMG. Building businesses is our passion and we leverage our management experience, technical expertise, and extensive networks to help founders navigate complex business problems and grow global companies at scale.

Antler

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor