Steve Fu
Seeking disruptive startups driving full-stack innovation in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Cloud to Edge applications.
- Role
- Partner at Celesta Capital
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Fu
Steve is focusing on what he enjoys the most: Spotting emerging disruptions whether application, market or technology-driven at the earliest point in time possible. Translating these disruptions into corporate, business group, business unit, product line-level strategies that are complementary to the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of the company. Leveraging inorganic investment vehicles such as M&A, partnerships, licensing and restructuring to accelerate the strategic objectives.Helping innovative start ups to succeed in challenging investment climate by leveraging insights and experiences in building and advising companies by developing highly-leveraged technology and solutions based partnerships and go-to-market strategies.Current investment focus is applications that derive the greatest benefits from applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Experience
Partner
Jan 2017 — Present · Stanford, CA, US
Celesta Capital is an US venture fund actively investing in leading edge technology startups from semiconductor, to systems to software. I am focusing on cloud and edge computing, machine learning and sensor driven applications. Walden PE is a cross-border private equity fund investing in growth stage and mature technology companies. We heavily leverage our operational experience and executional capabilities to assist companies maximize their value through restructuring and operational optimization. We believe the world is flat when it comes to technology and innovation can come from everywhere. Select board and advisory: Percipient.AI, DSP Concept (growth), Kateeva, Analogix (exited), Spintrol (pre-IPO), Aquantia (IPO, exited), Fungible (Acquired), Nebulon (Acquired), Innovium (Acquired), Verisilicon (IPO), Expedera (growth), MIPS (Acquired), Eliyan (growth), Normal Computing (growth), Exostellar (growth), WhiteRabbit (growth), PowerLattice (incubating), OpenAGI (incubating).
Education
University of California, Berkeley
BS, EECS
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Stanford University
MS & Ph.D., Computer Science Laboratory
1989 — 1996
Stanford University
MSEE and PhDEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
BS/EECS , Electrical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Early Admissions , Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Skills
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Strategy
- Enterprise Software
- Restructuring
- Cloud Computing
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Data Center
- Virtualization
- Strategic Partnerships
- Microprocessors
- Product Marketing
- Product Management
- Semiconductors
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Mergers
- Start-Ups
- Management
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