Crescendo | News and insights for CX.AI
Talks about Crescendo AI platform, contact center industry and augmented AI
AC
Anand Chandrasekaran
Founder of crescendo
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Anand Chandrasekaran is a technologist, builder, and investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a strong background in product management, entrepreneurship, and driving growth, with significant experience in investing in various sectors including Digital Health, AI, and FinTech. Anand has founded crescendo and held roles at General Catalyst as a Venture Advisor, showcasing his expertise in leading successful startups and making strategic investment decisions.
Work Experience
Founder
2023 - Current
Our service combines AI and human expertise to deliver top-quality customer experience. We're so confident in it, we only get rewarded for success. Worked on company vision and foundational product strategy. Helped raise capital from GC, Alorica and Celesta and helped bring together a stellar group of founders. Member, Board of Directors.
Crescendo offers a full-stack customer service platform combining the most advanced AI with a global service team.
Raised $50,000,000.00 from General Catalyst, Alorica and Celesta Capital.
Managing Partner
2024
Celesta is a deep tech focused VC with $1.1b raised over 4 funds and focus on US and India. Member of Global IC.
Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies.
Seed Investor
2018
Credit and Credit scoring platform dba OneCard and OneScore.
Seed Investor
2016
P2P real estate platform.
Investor
2021
Thru acquisition of LegalPad.
Seed Investor
2016
Mobile marketing and notifications platform
MoEngage is an internet company that features cloud-based marketing services for consumer businesses.
Raised $209,969,926.00 from Eight Roads Ventures, B Capital, Z47, Multiples, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Amicus Capital and Steadview Capital.
Seed Investor
2019
Upskilling platform for computer scientists
Investor
2019
Platform for startup equity.
Carta is a global ownership management platform that helps companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership.
Raised $1,157,600,000.00 from 8090 Partners, Unanimous Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Vetamer, GS Growth, Step Ahead Capital, Massive, Silver Lake, Moonshots Capital and Launchbay Capital.
Seed Investor
2018
InVideo offers tools for video creation and editing using artificial intelligence.
Raised $52,500,000.00 from Base Partners, Adept Ventures, Peak XV Partners, RTP Global, Tiger Global Management and Hummingbird Ventures.