Sriram Viswanathan

Sriram Viswanathan

Founding Managing Partner atCelesta CapitalCalifornia

Sriram Viswanathan co-founded Celesta Capital, an early-stage deep tech venture firm focusing on the US-India corridor. He previously spent 20 years at Intel and founded IndusAge, which merged to form Celesta.

What Sriram 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.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Celesta Capital.

Career

  1. Intel
  2. IndusAge · founder
  3. IndusAge Partners · founder
  4. Celesta Capital · Founding Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

IndusAgeIndusAge PartnersCelesta Capital

Focus

deep techearly stageus-india corridorsemiconductorsmanufacturing5G

Education

American College, physics, computer science, and automationIndian Institute of Science, physics, computer science, and automationUCLA Anderson School of Business, MBA

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Who is Sriram Viswanathan?

Sriram Viswanathan co-founded Celesta Capital, an early-stage deep tech venture firm focusing on the US-India corridor. He previously spent 20 years at Intel and founded IndusAge, which merged to form Celesta.

How much does Sriram Viswanathan invest?

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

How do I pitch Sriram Viswanathan?

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

What did Sriram Viswanathan do before Celesta Capital?

Intel; founder at IndusAge; founder at IndusAge Partners.

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