Lip-Bu Tan is the founder and chairman of Walden International, a leading venture capital firm; and a founding managing partner of Celesta Capital, where he is a General Partner for funds I, II, and III. He formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., and now serves as Executive Chairman and has been a member of the Cadence Board of Directors since 2004. He currently serves on the Board of Schneider Electric SE.
“I invest and work alongside founding teams who, through grit and determination, are building important and valuable companies with disruptive innovations. I am committed to being a long term, trusted partner to help mentor entrepreneurs and nurture companies from idea to successful IPO and beyond through active board involvements including value added services such as domain knowledge, experience, and network access. This is my investment philosophy and it reflects my 100+ successful IPO results.”
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VentureBeat: SambaNova Systems wins Coolest Technology Award at VentureBeat Transform 2024

SambaNova Systems Welcomes Semiconductor Industry Veteran, Lip-Bu Tan, in an Operational Role as Executive Chairman
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VentureBeat | SambaNova announces new AI Samba-CoE v0.2 that already beats Databricks DBRX

Silicon Angle | SambaNova debuts ‘composition of experts’ AI model with 1T+ parameters
Electronics Health Company ProteanTecs Emerges From Stealth With a $35 Million Investment
Lightbits Labs raises $50 million for software-defined ‘disaggregated’ server technology

The Block | Bitcoin miner manufacturer Auradine raises $80 million Series B ahead of halving

Crowdfund Insider | Nicholas Brathwaite from Celesta Capital Comments on Current State of Tech Ecosystem in Canada

Business Insider | Boom Supersonic just flew its test jet for the first time as it races to build the world's new speediest airliner — meet 'baby boom'

BNN | McMaster University Collaborates with Celesta Capital to Enhance Canadian Deep Tech Startups

McMaster University and Celesta Capital Launch Partnership to Nurture Development of Canadian Deep Tech Startups

KSN | Inc. Magazine Recognizes Baffle on List of the Pacific Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Crunchbase | The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Figure And Ascend Elements Climb To The Top
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Business Standard | History set to be made: India's first pvt launchpad readies for takeoff
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Inc42 | Exclusive: Dairy Tech Startup Stellapps In Talks To Raise $20 Mn To Fuel Expansion
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Financial Express | Budget 2024: ‘Investing in development of deep tech ecosystem transcends immediate financial considerations’

Nokia and Celesta Capital Announce Major Strategic Partnership for Acceleration of Deep Technologies

Sand Hill Road Podcast | Celesta Capital's Michael Marks Talks Global Supply Chains, Manufacturing, & More

Startup Outlook India | Celesta's Arun Kumar: Investors in Startups Need to Balance Caution and Optimism
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Forbes India | Celesta Capital: At a sweet spot in India's deep tech startup landscape

The Times of India | India, US plan to put people at centre of technological revolution, says Eric Garcetti

Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast | Celesta Capital's Michael Marks discusses VC investing in the deep technology space

Silicon Angle | New Baffle Data Protection for AI secures private data in generative AI projects

Global Investor and Operating Executive Anita Rehman Joins Deep Tech Venture Firm Celesta Capital as Partner

Nasdaq TradeTalks | Celesta Capital's Michael Marks on the VC Investing Environment in Deep Tech
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Fortune | How a crypto startup raised $81 million with no product, no customers, and just a pitch deck

Silicon Valley Journals | Finicast Raises $12.8M in Seed Funding for Collaborative Enterprise Planning Platform

Bitcoin.com | Auradine Unveils Teraflux, New Line of US-Crafted Bitcoin Mining Rigs Providing Up to 270 TH/s

San Francisco Business Times | S.F. biotech Excision inches closer to potential HIV cure with key move by FDA

Business Wire | Alveo Technologies Announces Partner Program and Portal, New Enablement Software Suite, Further Empowering Partners in Co-Development of Advanced Molecular Diagnostics

Semiconductor Review | Nicholas Brathwaite: What Is Driving the Next Wave of Disruptive Semiconductor Companies?

Forbes India | Buoyed by strong IPO response, ideaForge Technology eyes scalable and profitable growth

Inc42 | US-India Business Council Hosts Startup-Focused Defense Exhibition to Promote Innovation

Fast Company | Boom Supersonic reveals new partners and engine details, bringing its Mach 1.7 passenger jet closer to reality

The Economic Times India | Critical and emerging technologies new frontier of India-US cooperation, says former Obama admin official
