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Sriram Viswanathan

Founding Managing Partner, Celesta (fka WRVI)

About

Sriram Viswanathan spent nearly 20 years at Intel in senior roles from chip design to corporate venture building, then founded cross-border fund IndusAge Partners before combining it into what became Celesta, making him a repeat fund founder who has architected US-India deep-tech investing models over multiple cycles. He serves as an Advisory Board member to India's Semiconductor Mission and is a central figure in the new $1B India Deep Tech Investment Alliance, positioning him as a builder of national-scale deep-tech ecosystems rather than just a firm-level investor. Sriram Viswanathan spent nearly 20 years at Intel in senior roles from chip design to corporate venture building, then founded cross-border fund IndusAge Partners before combining it into what became Celesta, making him a repeat fund founder who has architected US-India deep-tech investing models over multiple cycles. He serves as an Advisory Board member to India's Semiconductor Mission and is a central figure in the new $1B India Deep Tech Investment Alliance, positioning him as a builder of national-scale deep-tech ecosystems rather than just a firm-level investor.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
BioTech
Chips
Data
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $20M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
India
Israel
Canada
LatAm
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Africa
ANZ
MENA