Nicholas Brathwaite
Founder & Managing Partner @ Celesta Capital
San Francisco, United States
Nicholas Brathwaite is a Series A investor at Celesta Capital in San Francisco focused on Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology. Nicholas Brathwaite is the Founder and Managing Partner at Celesta Capital at Celesta Capital. He attended the University of Waterloo.
- Total investments:
- 40
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 65%
Last updated:
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Industries Nicholas Brathwaite invests in
Stages Nicholas Brathwaite invests in
Countries Nicholas Brathwaite invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$8.5M
- Series A
- $8M–$17M
- Series B
- $17M–$68M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (15%)
- Information Technology 5 (13%)
- Big Data 4 (10%)
- Analytics 4 (10%)
- Automotive 3 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 10 (25%)
- Series B 9 (23%)
- Seed 4 (10%)
- Series C 2 (5%)
- Funding Round 2 (5%)
Country
- United States 12 (30%)
- India 2 (5%)
- Japan 2 (5%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- Nigeria 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Stathera transforms the global timing market from Quartz-based to MEMS-based devices. | $55M / Series B / Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| Normal is rethinking semiconductors from the ground up.Normal EDA - Normal deploys AI software to accelerate complex hardware engineering with zero defects – all in one unified EDA platform.Normal ASICs - With the help of Normal EDA, and our closest semiconductor partners, we are building thermodynamic computing hardware that could reduce AIenergy consumption by 1000x.Normal helps enterprises deploy AI into their highest-stakes applications, where AI can reason reliably, autonomously understand its own limits. Normal’s AI application development platform is powered by a novel full-stack probabilistic machine learning infrastructure driven by thermodynamic physics. | $50M / Series B / Mar 25, 2026 | ||
| Exostellar provides a platform that enables users to enhance cloud computing for greater cost efficiency by utilising its exclusive licence to patent-pending technologies created at Cornell University and combining artificial intelligence and machine learning. | $15M / Series A / Sep 13, 2023 | ||
| Stathera transforms the global timing market from Quartz-based to MEMS-based devices. | $14.8M / Series A / May 18, 2023 | ||
| Normal is rethinking semiconductors from the ground up.Normal EDA - Normal deploys AI software to accelerate complex hardware engineering with zero defects – all in one unified EDA platform.Normal ASICs - With the help of Normal EDA, and our closest semiconductor partners, we are building thermodynamic computing hardware that could reduce AIenergy consumption by 1000x.Normal helps enterprises deploy AI into their highest-stakes applications, where AI can reason reliably, autonomously understand its own limits. Normal’s AI application development platform is powered by a novel full-stack probabilistic machine learning infrastructure driven by thermodynamic physics. | $8.5M / Seed / Jan 09, 2023 | ||
| Exostellar provides a platform that enables users to enhance cloud computing for greater cost efficiency by utilising its exclusive licence to patent-pending technologies created at Cornell University and combining artificial intelligence and machine learning. | $12M / Series A / Nov 07, 2022 | ||
| Developed the "ultimate sensor". Mass-deployable thermal sensor + AI. Capturing unprecedented, privacy-protecting, human activity and safety data. Platform technology with vast benefits for IOT, smart buildings, smart devices, security, fire safety, energy, industrial, automotive, health care and other markets. | $10.3M / Series A / Sep 20, 2022 | ||
| Magnetic Insight (MI) introduced magnetic particle imaging into the preclinical diagnostic research market enabling quantitative cell tracking, imaging of vascular function, detecting metastatic tumors, visualizing inflammation, CAR-T cell therapies and initial research into regenerative medicine. | $17M / Series B / Jun 23, 2022 | ||
| Deep North is a computer software company that enables enterprises to understand consumer behavior in physical environments using deep learning and AI-based video analytics. Its technology lets shopping malls, retail stores, and transportation hubs reclaim consumer traffic to create better customer experiences.Deep North was founded in 2016 andis headquartered in Foster City, California. | $16.7M / Series A / Oct 21, 2021 | ||
| Deep North is a computer software company that enables enterprises to understand consumer behavior in physical environments using deep learning and AI-based video analytics. Its technology lets shopping malls, retail stores, and transportation hubs reclaim consumer traffic to create better customer experiences.Deep North was founded in 2016 andis headquartered in Foster City, California. | $16.7M / Series A / Oct 21, 2021 | ||
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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 Nicholas Brathwaite invest in?
Nicholas Brathwaite invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Big Data startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Nicholas Brathwaite's check size?
Nicholas Brathwaite typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$8.5M at Seed, $8M–$17M at Series A and $17M–$68M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nicholas Brathwaite participates in.
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When did Nicholas Brathwaite last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Nicholas Brathwaite closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 40 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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