# Celona funding: rounds and investors

> Celona has raised $70M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Cervin Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/celona (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Celona*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$70M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

**$10M** Series A **$60M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $60M Mar 2022
- **Step-up i:** 6×
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020 2021 2022

**$10M** Series A

**$60M** Series C

- **First round:** Series A, $10M
- **Biggest round:** $60M
- **Between rounds:** 2.4 years

## The rounds

- **Mar 2022** Series C **$60M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [Cervin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cervin-ventures) Source recorded
- **Sept 2019** Series A **$10M** *3 new* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Cervin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cervin-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Mar 2019

## Founders and team

From Celona's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 4 founders, 4 on the team.

**Rajeev Shah** Co-founder and CEO *Named on its 2024 Form D*

**Mehmet Yavuz** Co-founder and CTO *Named on its 2024 Form D*

**Ravi Mulam** Founding engineer

**Vinay Anneboina** Founding engineer

- **Brad Jones** VP, legal and human resources
- **Michael Lee** Head of supply chain and operations
- **Pradhyum Ramkumar** Head of marketing and partner enablement
- **Laura Perrone** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Alexandre Villela* *Arif Janmohamed* *Matthew Howard* *Vab Goel*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2019 **Series C** 2022 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Cervin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cervin-ventures) [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) VC firm **2** rounds

[Cervin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cervin-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=celona).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Celona as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Prosperity7 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosperity7-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site

## Quick answers about Celona

### Who invested in Celona?

Celona's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Cervin Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.

### How much has Celona raised?

Celona has raised $70M across 2 rounds since 2019.

### When did Celona last raise?

Celona's most recent round was a Series C of $60M in Mar 2022.

### What was Celona's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $60M in Mar 2022, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Celona first?

Celona's first round on record, in Sept 2019, was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Cervin Ventures.

### What stage is Celona at?

Celona's latest named round is a Series C, in Mar 2022.

### Where is Celona based?

Celona is based in the United States.

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In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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