Arun Kumar
Managing Partner @ Celesta Capital
San Francisco, United States
Arun Kumar is a Series B investor at Celesta Capital in San Francisco focused on Aerospace and Manufacturing. Arun Kumar is based out of Bengaluru, Karnataka and is the Managing Partner of Celesta Capital and also serves as the Board of Directors of Celesta Capital. Arun previously worked at KPMG INDIA as a Chairman & CEO. Arun Kumar attended MIT - Sloan School of Management.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Arun Kumar invests in
Stages Arun Kumar invests in
Countries Arun Kumar invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Aerospace 1 (50%)
- Manufacturing 1 (50%)
- Nanotechnology 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Agnikul
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Agnikul is a space tech startup that designs, manufactures, tests, and launch orbital-class rockets for micro and nanosatellites. They currently work out of the National Center for Combustion R&D at IIT-Madras. Rocket scientists, engineers, ex-bankers and space lawyers are a part of their team. This unique blend of people is one of theirbiggest strengths. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | $26.7M / Series B / Oct 17, 2023 | |
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Agnikul
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Agnikul is a space tech startup that designs, manufactures, tests, and launch orbital-class rockets for micro and nanosatellites. They currently work out of the National Center for Combustion R&D at IIT-Madras. Rocket scientists, engineers, ex-bankers and space lawyers are a part of their team. This unique blend of people is one of theirbiggest strengths. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | $26.7M / Series B / Oct 17, 2023 |
Co-Investors
About Celesta Capital
Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies. Their management team and investment professionals leverage over 400 years of accumulated investment and operational experience and bring to their portfolio companies a deep and unmatched network of value-added strategic relationships.Celesta Capital invests globally and has offices in California, Israel, India, and China
Celesta Capital Contacts
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Michael Marks
Founding Managing Partner
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Anand Chandrasekaran
President, Co-founder, and Managing Partner
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Andrew Kau
Partner
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Arun Kumar
Managing Partner
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Ganapathy Subramaniam
Partner
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FAQ
What does Arun Kumar invest in?
Arun Kumar invests primarily in Aerospace, Manufacturing and Nanotechnology startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Arun Kumar last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Arun Kumar closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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