Anand Chandrasekaran
Prior to joining Celesta, Anand Chandrasekaran co-founded and was President of Crescendo, an AI-first contact center business, co-created and backed by General Catalyst (GC). He is a former Partner and Venture Advisor at GC. Earlier in his career he was CPO and a product leader for two decades at Five9, Meta (Messenger), Bharti Airtel, Snapdeal (FreeCharge), and Founder of Aeroprise (acquired by BMC Software).
He was recognized as the #1 seed investor focused on the India – U.S. corridor by the HURUN India Report three years in a row from 2022-2024.
Anand holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a B.S. from PSG College of Technology, India. In 2010, Anand was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2017 and 2018, he was named to Fortune's 40 under 40 India list.
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"A recurring theme throughout my operating career has been democratizing technology to provide widespread access. I've aimed to make technology an equalizing platform throughout my time as a product leader in the U.S. and India, working across B2C and B2B companies. This experience has helped me empathize with founders as an investor, being able to offer them a deep understanding of both product development and scaling businesses."
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Forbes India | Startup Fridays S3 Ep11: 'Strategic investors can make or break a deep tech venture, choose wisely, time it right' — Sriram Viswanathan
Silicon Angle | Exotanium raises $12M to optimize cloud efficiency while reducing costs by up to 90%
Prellis Biologics: Revolutionizing Antibody Discovery & Drug Development With Holographic Printing Technology
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