Lip-Bu Tan
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Lip-Bu Tan currently serves as chief executive officer of Intel Corporation and serves on the company’s board of directors. He was appointed to his position in March 2025.
He 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.
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“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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News & Insights
Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast | Celesta Capital's Michael Marks discusses VC investing in the deep technology space
Global Investor and Operating Executive Anita Rehman Joins Deep Tech Venture Firm Celesta Capital as Partner
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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
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
Forbes India | Startup Fridays S4 Ep11: Arun Kumar at Celesta on tough times revealing resilient founders, great investments
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Times of India | India presents tremendous opportunity in areas of deep tech and technology driven transformation.
The Economic Times | Industry group says India semiconductor distribution centres necessary for supply chain.
TechSurge Global Deep Tech Summit Announces All-Star Roster of Speakers from Tech, Venture, and Government
Business Standard | Arun Kumar Op-Ed: Globalisation in reverse gear: Opportunity for bold US-India partnership?
CRN | The 10 hottest semiconductor startups of 2022, featuring Celesta portfolio companies Alif Semiconductor and Eliyan.
Forbes India | Startup Fridays S3 Ep11: 'Strategic investors can make or break a deep tech venture, choose wisely, time it right' — Sriram Viswanathan
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