Anand Chandrasekaran

Anand Chandrasekaran

Managing Partner atCelesta CapitalSan Francisco, CA

Anand Chandrasekaran is associated with Celesta Capital. He is featured in a Q&A about solving the AI cluster bottleneck through Upscale AI's open-standards approach.

What Anand can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Celesta Capital writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Bharti Airtel · CPO
  2. Snapdeal · CPO
  3. Aeroprise · Founder
  4. Meta · CPO
  5. Five9 · CPO
  6. General Catalyst · Partner and Venture Advisor
  7. Crescendo · President
  8. Celesta Capital · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

CrescendoAeroprise

Investments named in public bios

Loop HealthEeki FoodsOrange HealthFarMartMagmaJeh Aerospace

Focus

AI/MLSoftwareData InfrastructureIoTData Storage

Education

PSG College of Technology, India, B.S.Stanford University, M.S. in Electrical Engineering

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Questions

Who is Anand Chandrasekaran?

Anand Chandrasekaran is associated with Celesta Capital. He is featured in a Q&A about solving the AI cluster bottleneck through Upscale AI's open-standards approach.

How much does Anand Chandrasekaran invest?

Anand Chandrasekaran invests through Celesta Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Anand Chandrasekaran?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Anand in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Celesta Capital backed works better.

What did Anand Chandrasekaran do before Celesta Capital?

CPO at Bharti Airtel; CPO at Snapdeal; Founder at Aeroprise; CPO at Meta; CPO at Five9; Partner and Venture Advisor at General Catalyst; President at Crescendo.

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