Lip-Bu Tan
About
Founder of Walden International venture capital firm (1987). CEO of Intel, formerly CEO of Cadence Design Systems. Founded Walden Catalyst Ventures and Celesta Capital.
Key facts
- Website
- waldencatalyst.com
- Type
- Angel
- Headquarters
- United States
- Portfolio companies
- 8
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BSeries D
- Cheque size
- $8M to $250M
- Sector focus
- EducationVideoConferencingProptechReal Estate
Recent investments
| Date | Company | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | Speedata | Undisclosed round | $44M |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Celestial AI | Undisclosed round | $250M |
| 22 May 2024 | Rivos | Undisclosed round | $250M |
| 21 May 2024 | Spectral Compute | Undisclosed round | $23M |
| 16 Aug 2022 | Pliops | Series D | $100M |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Classiq | Series B | $33M |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Engageli | Seed | $15M |
| 30 Apr 2018 | Localize | Series A | $8M |
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What companies has Lip-Bu Tan invested in?
Lip-Bu Tan has invested in Speedata, Celestial AI, Rivos, Spectral Compute, Pliops and 4 more.
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