Celestial AI
Celestial AI was a semiconductor company acquired by Marvell Technology in February 2026. It raised $594M in funding before its acquisition and employed 63 people.
The growth story
Celestial AI grew from 25 to 63 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $594M along the way, most recently a Series C in March 2025.
About
Celestial AI developed semiconductor technology, though its specific products are not detailed in the available data. The company was acquired by Marvell Technology, a major player in the semiconductor industry, in early 2026.
Founded in 2020, Celestial AI grew rapidly, securing $594M in funding by its Series C round in March 2025. Its acquisition by Marvell Technology suggests it was a strategic target in the competitive semiconductor space.
Founders and leadership
Celestial AI was primarily an engineering-focused company, with 23 of its 63 employees working in engineering roles. The company had a median tenure of 3 years, indicating moderate employee retention.
The Celestial AI org chart
David Lazovsky (Founder, CEO) leads 15 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 25 (-63% YoY), Information Technology 5 (+25% YoY), Business Development 5 (-50% YoY), Research 4 (+33% YoY), Human Resources 4 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 4 (-43% YoY).
Talent flow
Celestial AI recruited heavily from Intel, which supplied 7 of its employees. After its acquisition, the majority of its alumni (66) moved to Marvell Technology, with smaller numbers joining NVIDIA, Broadcom, and AMD.
Most common previous employers of Celestial AI staff: Intel (7), Marvell Technology (3), GOODIX Technology (3), Atmel (3), Newport Media (3), AMD (3). Former Celestial AI employees most often moved to Marvell Technology (66), NVIDIA (4), Broadcom (2), Koch Disruptive Technologies (2), AMD (2), Lightmatter (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Celestial AI mafia
Celestial AI alumni founded 4 companies, including Silimate (YC S23), Memwize, Incentixx, and AlphaTango AI. These startups collectively employ 16 people.
4Ann Wu, was Product Manager until 2023Millind Mittal, was Product requirements and architecture consultant until 2025Jeff Saunders, was Strategic Adviser until 2022Luis Stevens, was Vice President, Machine Learning until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 55% direct, 25% search, 8% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Celestial AI: MATLAB (32), Python (Programming Language) (32), C++ (28), Linux (26), Leadership (22), Embedded Systems (21), Microsoft Office (20), Semiconductor Engineering (19).
Where the team actually sits
Celestial AI people are concentrated in California, United States (22), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Telangana, India (2), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (2).
Search footprint
Celestial AI attracts about 13,320 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $85K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,377 ranking keywords and lost 864 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Celestial AI has 63 employees as of September 2026.
Celestial AI has raised $594M in total, most recently a Series C round in March 2025.
Celestial AI was founded in 2020 by David Lazovsky.
David Lazovsky (Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Celestial AI's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Celestial AI staff are Intel (7 people), Marvell Technology (3 people), GOODIX Technology (3 people).
Former Celestial AI employees most often move to Marvell Technology (66), NVIDIA (4), Broadcom (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Celestial AI, including Silimate (YC S23), Memwize, Incentixx.
Celestial AI attracts about 13,320 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $85K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Celestial AI staff are MATLAB, Python (Programming Language), C++, Linux, Leadership.
Celestial AI staff are concentrated in California, United States (22), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Telangana, India (2).
Celestial AI has about 25 people in Engineering, down 63% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Celestial AI has about 5 people in Information Technology, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 42 current and 133 former Celestial AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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