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Celestial AI

Celestial AI IPO

$2.5B
Series C-1 Valuation, Mar 2025
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Celestial AI IPO date and status

2020
Founded
Dec 2025
MA Announced
Feb 2026
MA Closed

Company details

Celestial AI is a company that develops technology designed to improve AI infrastructure and systems, specifically focusing on data transfer within those systems at an enterprise and large-scale level. Their core product is a technology platform called Photonic Fabric™, which uses light instead of electricity aiming to move data. The Photonic Fabric™ optical interconnect technology platform strives to provide an alternative to other types of chips that are used to process AI models. The approach is meant to be faster and more energy efficient than other methods because it doesn’t generate heat. Celestial AI was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA, United States
Founders
David Lazovsky, Preet Virk
Forge Price 1
Price not available
Market Activity 2
Low
Last Matched Price
Post-Money Valuation 3
$2.5B
Total Funding
$588.62MM
Last Funding Round
Series C-1

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Celestial AI became a public company following its M&A on 02/02/2026.

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When was Celestial AI founded?

Celestial AI was founded in 2020.

What is Celestial AI funding to date?

Celestial AI has raised $588.62MM to date.

Celestial AI major investors

Canaan Partners
Iag Capital Partners
Koch Disruptive Technologies
M Ventures
Xora Innovation

Celestial AI pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date Round Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation 3 Key Investors
03/11/2025 Series C-1 $238.18MM $17.43 $2.5B Amd Ventures, Blackrock, Fidelity, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Lip-Bu Tan, Maverick Silicon, Porsche Automobil Holding, Temasek, The Engine, Tiger Global Management, Xora Innovation
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
13,664,820
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Amd Ventures, Blackrock, Fidelity, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Lip-Bu Tan, Maverick Silicon, Porsche Automobil Holding, Temasek, The Engine, Tiger Global Management, Xora Innovation
03/11/2025 Series C-1 NV $11.82MM $17.43 $2.5B Amd Ventures, Blackrock, Fidelity, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Lip-Bu Tan, Maverick Silicon, Porsche Automobil Holding, Temasek, The Engine, Tiger Global Management, Xora Innovation
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
678,102
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Amd Ventures, Blackrock, Fidelity, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Lip-Bu Tan, Maverick Silicon, Porsche Automobil Holding, Temasek, The Engine, Tiger Global Management, Xora Innovation
03/27/2024 Series C $155.64MM $8.71 $1.22B Amd Ventures, Engine Ventures, Iag Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, Temasek, Tyche Partners, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Xora Innovation
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
17,873,423
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Amd Ventures, Engine Ventures, Iag Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, Temasek, Tyche Partners, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Xora Innovation
03/27/2024 Series C-NV $19.36MM $8.71 $1.22B Amd Ventures, Engine Ventures, Iag Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, Temasek, Tyche Partners, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Xora Innovation
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,223,732
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Amd Ventures, Engine Ventures, Iag Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, Temasek, Tyche Partners, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Xora Innovation
06/28/2023 Series B $88.63MM $3.31 $368.65MM Iag Capital Partners, Imec.Xpand, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, The Engine, Tyche Partners, Xora Innovation
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
26,776,632
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Iag Capital Partners, Imec.Xpand, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, The Engine, Tyche Partners, Xora Innovation
06/28/2023 Series B-NV $11.37MM $3.31 $368.65MM Iag Capital Partners, Imec.Xpand, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, The Engine, Tyche Partners, Xora Innovation
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,434,849
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Iag Capital Partners, Imec.Xpand, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings, The Engine, Tyche Partners, Xora Innovation
02/04/2022 Series A $55.75MM $2.22 $172.97MM Fitz Gate, Imec.Xpand, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Temasek, The Engine, Tyche Partners
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
25,127,663
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Fitz Gate, Imec.Xpand, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Temasek, The Engine, Tyche Partners
06/05/2021 Series Seed-1 $2.87MM $1.04 $35.89MM The Engine
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,751,904
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
The Engine
08/11/2020 Series Seed $5MM $0.45 $16.67MM Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
10,989,975
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors

Celestial AI IPO news and media highlights

Marvell to acquire Celestial AI for as much as $5.5 billion

Semiconductor company Marvell on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Celestial AI for at least $3.25 billion in cash and stock. The purchase price could increase to $5.5 billion if Celestial hits revenue milestones, Marvell said.

Chip Company Helping Power AI Raises $175 Million

Celestial AI raised $175 million in new series C funding.

Celestial AI raises $100M to expand Photonic Fabric technology platform

Celestial AI, a developer of optical interconnect technology, has announced a successful series B funding round, raising $100 million for its Photonic Fabric technology platform. IAG Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and Temasek’s Xora Innovation fund led the investment.

Celestial AI raises $100M to transfer data using light-based interconnects

Celestial AI today announced that it raised $100 million in a Series B round led by IAG Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies and Temasek’s Xora Innovation fund. The tranche, which brings Celestial AI’s total raised to more than $165 million, will be used to support the production of Celestial’s photonics platform by expanding the company’s engineering, sales and technical marketing departments, according to CEO Lazovsky.
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