Niel Ransom
Partner at Celesta Capital
Niel Ransom
Partner at Celesta Capital
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
Overview
Work Experience
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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)