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Celestial AI

Photonic Fabric optical interconnect for AI data centers, sold to hyperscalers and AI chip makers; now part of Marvell.

ARR
$20M
as of Sep 2026
Employees
~250
as of Oct 2026
Valuation
$3.2B
163× ARR
ARR / employee
$80K
revenue efficiency
About Celestial AI

Celestial AI developed Photonic Fabric, an optical interconnect platform. It offers connectivity, switching and packaging products that network AI compute from within processor packages to servers across racks. It engaged with hyperscalers, AI processor makers, custom silicon vendors and packaging partners, and licensed and sold the technology. It raised more than $515M by March 2025, including a $250M Series C1 led by Fidelity at a reported $2.5B valuation. Marvell announced a $3.25B acquisition in December 2025 ($1B cash, $2.25B stock) and the deal closed in early 2026.

Investors · 20

LeadFidelityAsset manager / other15 partners on file
BoardIAG Capital PartnersPrivate equity· Alonso Galvan (Board member representing IAG Capital Partners)8 partners on file
BoardKoch Disruptive TechnologiesCorporate· Isaac Sigron (Board member representing Koch Disruptive Technologies)7 partners on file
BoardWalden InternationalVenture capital· Lip-Bu Tan (Founder and Chairman, Walden International (joined the Celestial AI board in January 2025; also invested personally))
InvestorAMD VenturesCorporate15 partners on file
InvestorBlackRockAsset manager / other15 partners on file
InvestorFitz GateVenture capital2 partners on file
InvestorIAG Capital PartnersPrivate equity8 partners on file
Investorimec.xpandVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorKoch Disruptive TechnologiesCorporate7 partners on file
InvestorM-VenturesVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorMaverick SiliconVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorPenguin Solutions (formerly SMART Global Holdings)Venture capital3 partners on file
InvestorPorsche Automobil HoldingCorporate5 partners on file
InvestorSamsung Catalyst FundCorporate2 partners on file
InvestorTemasekSovereign fund19 partners on file
InvestorThe Engine VenturesVenture capital1 partner on file
InvestorTiger GlobalPrivate equity30 partners on file
InvestorTyche PartnersVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorVentureTech AllianceVenture capital
InvestorXora InnovationVenture capital
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