Ganapathy Subramaniam Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Man...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 5

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Ganapathy Subramaniam General Information

Biography

Mr. Ganapathy Subramaniam is a Co-Founder & serves as a Managing Partner at Yali Capital. He served as an Advisor at Celesta Capital. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as Chairman at Cirel Systems. He serves as a Board Member at GalaxEye. He serves as Venture Partner, India at Walden International. He serves as a Board Member at ideaForge. He served as an Advisor at Autonarp. He serves as a Board Member at Kyulux. He served as Co-Chief Financial Officer at Hathway Cable & Datacom. He has 25+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He serves as Chairman at Cirel Systems, a provider of analog and mixed-signal ICs. Additionally, he serves as an advisor for several start-ups in the semiconductor space. In 2005, he co-founded Cosmic Circuits and led the company as the Chief Executive Officer until its exit in 2013. Cosmic Circuits established itself as a leading player in analog and mixed-signal IP. More than 100 million ICs were shipped annually using Cosmic Circuits IP. The Company won the TSMC IP partner award twice. Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS) acquired the Company in 2013. Before founding Cosmic Circuits, he held senior management roles in Texas Instruments, including Director of the Mixed-Signal Technology Center and Director of WLAN Engineering. He has a Bachelor's degree in engineering from the National Institute of Technology of Trichy. He served as an Executive Council member of the Indian Semiconductor Association from 2011-2013. He served as a Board Member at Aurasemi. He holds a BE (Bachelor of Engineering) in Electronics from the National Institute of Technology of Trichy.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Yali Capital
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Email
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Address
  • 3rd Cross AECS Layout
  • Kundalahalli
  • Bengaluru, Karnataka 560037
  • India

Ganapathy Subramaniam Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Walden International Investor Venture Partner, India San Francisco, CA Venture Capital
Yali Capital Investor Co-Founder & Managing Partner Bengaluru, India Venture Capital

Ganapathy Subramaniam Board Seats (5)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Cirel Systems Application Specific Semiconductors Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bangalore, India
GalaxEye Aerospace and Defense Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bengaluru, India
ideaForge Aerospace and Defense Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Navi Mumbai, India
Kyulux Other Commercial Products Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Fukuoka, Japan
Tonbo Imaging Aerospace and Defense Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bangalore, India

Ganapathy Subramaniam Lead Partner on Deals (9)

Ganapathy Subramaniam has been the lead partner on 9 deals. Their latest deal was with Ethereal Machines, a machinery (b2b) company. The deal was made for on 24-Jul-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Ethereal Machines 24-Jul-2023 Later Stage VC Completed Machinery (B2B) Bangalore, India
GalaxEye 30-Oct-2022 Completed Aerospace and Defense Bengaluru, India
Kyulux 19-Feb-2021 Completed Other Commercial Products Fukuoka, Japan
Kyulux 24-May-2019 Completed Other Commercial Products Fukuoka, Japan
ideaForge 01-Jan-2018 Completed Aerospace and Defense Navi Mumbai, India
Tonbo Imaging 11-Sep-2017 Completed Aerospace and Defense Bangalore, India
Aurasemi 24-Oct-2016 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Bangalore, India
BangDB 01-Mar-2016 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Bengaluru, India
Cirel Systems 26-Sep-2014 Early Stage VC Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Bangalore, India

Ganapathy Subramaniam Network (98)

Board Members (36)

Name Company Representing Location From
Keisuke Yamashita Kyulux Self Fukuoka, Japan
Akira Shimizu Cirel Systems Self Bangalore, India
Tonbo Imaging Self Bangalore, India
GalaxEye Self Bengaluru, India
Kyulux Kyulux Fukuoka, Japan

Portfolio Executives (52)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Jonathan Wilson Ethereal Machines Chief Experience Officer 24-Jul-2023 Bangalore, India
Mohal Lalbhai Ethereal Machines Co-Founder 24-Jul-2023 Bangalore, India
Ethereal Machines Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 24-Jul-2023 Bangalore, India
Ethereal Machines Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 24-Jul-2023 Bangalore, India
GalaxEye Co-Founder & Advisor 30-Oct-2022 Bengaluru, India

Fund Team Members (10)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Steven Fu Ph.D Celesta Capital Celesta III San Mateo, CA
Cesar Lee Celesta Capital Celesta II San Mateo, CA
Celesta Capital San Mateo, CA
Celesta Capital San Mateo, CA
Celesta Capital San Mateo, CA

Ganapathy Subramaniam Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Celesta III Celesta Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2018
Celesta II Celesta Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2015

Ganapathy Subramaniam FAQs

  • Who is Ganapathy Subramaniam?

    Mr. Ganapathy Subramaniam is a Co-Founder & serves as a Managing Partner at Yali Capital.

  • How much does Ganapathy Subramaniam typically invest?

    Ganapathy Subramaniam's median deal size is .

  • What is Ganapathy Subramaniam’s main position?

    Ganapathy Subramaniam’s primary position is Co-Founder & Managing Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Ganapathy Subramaniam hold?

    Ganapathy Subramaniam holds 5 board seats including Cirel Systems, GalaxEye, ideaForge, Kyulux, and Tonbo Imaging.

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