Investing Profile

Lip-Bu Tan

VCCEOInvestorAngel
Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
waldenintl.comSan Jose, California
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Networks Lip-Bu is a member of
Moving Capital Network
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
167 CONNECTIONS
Intel Network
124 CONNECTIONS
Intel Network
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Current Investing Position
Celesta Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
90

Lip-Bu Tan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Lip-Bu Tan's Investments On Record (60)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Sail Research
Series AJun 2026$80M
SeedJan 2025
$80M
Co-investors: John Hennessy (Stanford University), Scott Belsky (A24)
NeoCognition
SeedApr 2026$40M
$40M
Cognichip
Series AApr 2026$60M
$93M
Co-investors: Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Umesh Padval (Thomvest Ventures), Navin Chaddha (Mayfield Fund), Pegah Ebrahimi (FPV Ventures)
Sycamore
SeedMar 2026$65M
$65M
Co-investors: Bipul Sinha (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Anu Bharadwaj (Operator Collective), Jay Simons (Bond)
EPIC Microsystems
Series AMar 2026$21M
$21M
Co-investors: Umesh Padval (Thomvest Ventures)
RadixArk
SeedJan 2026$100M
$100M
Co-investors: Ivan Zhou (Accel-KKR)
Gimlet Labs
SeedOct 2025$12M
$92M
Co-investors: Tim Tully (Menlo Ventures), Greg Reichow (Eclipse Ventures), Amarjit Gill (Nepenthe Capital), Akshay Kothari, Dylan Field
Corintis
Series ASep 2025$24M
$28M
Co-investors: David Byrd (BlueYard Capital), John Taysom (Privitar), Rand Hindi

most interested in

semiconductor/components, cloud/edge infrastructure, data management and security, and AI/machine machine learning

Lip-Bu Tan's Experience

Chairman of the Board SambaNovaPresent
Chairman SambaNova SystemsPresent
Board member Green Hills SoftwarePresent
Board Member Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability ServicesPresent
Board Member SE Advisory ServicesPresent
Board Member Softbank, Deepcore, Minerva-Masason AI LabPresent
Board Member SoftBank Group Corp.Present
Chairman of the Board Rivos Inc.Present
Member of the Board of Trustee Fuller Theological SeminaryPresent
Executive Chairman Cadence ResearchPresent
Executive Chairman Cadence Design SystemsPresent
Chairman of the Board CredoPresent
Chairman of the Board Artera.aiPresent
Chairman of the Board Moving CapitalPresent
Chairman of the Board Greenstone BiosciencesPresent
Board Member Intel, Inc.Present
Board Member IntelPresent
Advisor Cadence Design SystemsPresent
Member of the School of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresent
Executive Chairman SambaNovaPresent
CEO Cadence ResearchPresent
CEO Cadence Design SystemsPresent
Founding Managing Partner Walden Catalyst VenturesPresent
Founding Managing Partner Celesta CapitalPresent
Chief Executive Officer IntelPresent
Chairman A&E Investments, LLCPresent

Lip-Bu Tan's Education

Nanyang Technological University Bachelor of Science (BS) Physics
MIT MS Nuclear Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS Nuclear Engineering
University of San Francisco Honorary Doctor's Degree Humane Letters

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