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Niel Ransom

Partner at Celesta Capital

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2018 - 2024

  • Partner

    2018 - 2024

    Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm focused on core technology companies globally. We create superior returns by investing in early stage companies disrupting large markets, and affecting the outcome of these investments through the collective experience and relationships of Celesta’s investment professionals, advisors and industry partners.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2016 - 2023

    A leading provider of precision optical Positioning, Navigation and Timing solutions for network providers and enterprises.

2015 - 2019

  • Chairman, Member Board of Directors

    2015 - 2019

    A pioneer of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), Saguna Networks makes mobile broadband faster, simpler and more economical with smart NFV software solutions.

2010 - 2019

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2010 - 2019

    Fabless semiconductor company that provides digital-signal-processing based integrated circuits for high speed optical communications.

  • President & CEO

    2006 - 2018

    Advisory firm focused on enabling Venture Capital and early-stage companies to achieve business growth and successful exits.

2010 - 2018

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2010 - 2018

    A leading provider of hyperscale software defined infrastructure, service aware traffic distribution platforms, real-time media processing engines and wireless access technologies enabling its customers to maximize, virtualize and monetize their networks.

  • Technical Advisory Board

    2008 - 2016

    Leading-edge performance Wi-Fi solutions. (IPO 2016)

2009 - 2016

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2009 - 2016

    Polatis is the world leader in optical switching technology innovations. (Acquired by Huber + Suhner 2016)

  • Board of Advisors

    2007 - 2015

    Carmel Ventures invests in Israeli-related early stage companies with significant ideas that can lead to transformational companies.

2009 - 2015

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2009 - 2015

    The leading supplier of purpose built, next generation packet optical transport platforms with transformational network scale and multi-layer management. (IPO 2013; acquired by Ciena 2015)