Arun Kumar - Managing Partner @ Celesta Capital

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Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Investor)

110,181

Primary Job Title Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Celesta Capital

Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Arun Kumar is based out of Bengaluru, Karnataka and is the Managing Partner of Celesta Capital and also serves as the Board of Directors of Celesta Capital. Arun previously worked at KPMG INDIA as a Chairman & CEO. Arun Kumar attended MIT - Sloan School of Management.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Agnikul	Celesta Capital	—	Series B - Agnikul	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Arun Kumar

is the

Managing Partner

Celesta Capital

. Additionally,

Arun Kumar

has had

past jobs including

Chairman & CEO

KPMG INDIA

Celesta Capital Managing Partner2022

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
KPMG INDIA	Chairman & CEO	Feb 2017	Feb 2022
KPMG	Chairman and CEO	2017	2022
International Trade Administration	Director General of U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service & Assistant Secretary for Global Markets	Mar 2014	Jan 2017
Tata Administrative Service	Team Member	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Arun Kumar

is the

Board of Directors

Cult.fit

Cult.fit Board of DirectorsApr 2026

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Stanford University	Advisory Board Member	—	—
KPMG	Board of Directors	—	—
University of California	Advisory Board Member	—	—
The U.S.-India Business Council	Board of Directors	—	—

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Education

Arun Kumar

studied at

MIT - Sloan School of Management

and

University of Kerala

MIT - Sloan School of Management S.M.Management19781980
University of Kerala GraduatePhysics