Investing Profile

Niel Ransom

InvestorVC
Partner at Celesta Capital
celesta.vc/people/niel-ransomRaleigh, North Carolina
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Celesta Partner
$100K - $5.0M
$1.5M
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CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
MultiPhy
Series BMar 2010$19M
$40M
Co-investors: Emanuel Timor (Vertex Ventures Israel)
Partner Celesta Capital2018 - Present
Member Board Of Directors OPNT B.V. | To be the best in Optical Positioning Navigation & Timing2016 - Present
President & CEO Ransomshire Associates2006 - Present
Chairman, Member Board of Directors Saguna Networks Ltd2015 - 2019
Member Board Of Directors MultiPhy2010 - 2019
Member Board Of Directors RadiSys Corporation2010 - 2018
Member Board Of Directors Polatis2009 - 2016
Technical Advisory Board Quantenna Communications2008 - 2016
Member Board Of Directors Cyan, Inc.2009 - 2015
Board of Advisors CARMEL VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED2007 - 2015
Member Board Of Directors Capella Photonics2011 - 2014
Member Board Of Directors DesignArt Networks2009 - 2012
Board Of Advisors Focus Ventures2006 - 2012
Technical Advisory Board Ruckus Networks2006 - 2012
Member Board Of Directors Kbro2008 - 2010
Member Board Of Directors Cisco2007 - 2010
Chairman, Member of Board of Directors Teknovus2005 - 2010
Member Board Of Directors Turin Networks2007 - 2009
Member Board Of Directors AppliedMicro2006 - 2009
Member Board Of Directors Ellacoya Networks2007 - 2008
Member Board Of Directors Overture Networks2005 - 2008
Member Board Of Directors ECI Telecom2006 - 2007
Technical Advisory Board BigBand Networks2006 - 2007
Corporate CTO Alcatel1997 - 2005
Senior Director Advanced Technology Center AT&T1988 - 1997
Technical Manager Bell Labs1973 - 1988
Univ. of Chicago MBA
Univ. of Notre Dame Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
Old Dominion Univ. MS Electrical Engineering
Old Dominion Univ. BS Electrical Engineering