Celeridem Capital Management

Celeridem Capital Management

Celeridem Capital Management launched in Tampa, Florida, founded by Shivan Govindan and Jeff Hunt. Govindan previously served as President of Resource Financial Institutions Group, a financial services advisory and investment platform, establishing the operating relationships that would later define Celeridem's sourcing model. The firm also draws on the expertise of Managing Director Michael J. Price, a former Vice Chairman at Evercore and Co-Head of TMT at Lazard, who brings deep investment banking connectivity to the venture-stage mandate. The firm targets early-stage financial technology companies, with a specific focus on enterprise blockchain infrastructure. A confirmed portfolio position is Symbiont.io, an enterprise blockchain platform for smart contracts and institutional data sharing — a company that has attracted co-investment from Atlantic Merchant Capital Investors and SenaHill Partners, two specialized financial technology investment groups that form Celeridem's consistent deal syndicate. The firm evaluates opportunities across the United States, with capital deployment concentrated in venture-stage rounds for companies building institutional-grade financial infrastructure. Celeridem maintains a lean operating structure run by its managing members. Jeff Hunt concurrently serves as Senior Managing Director at Skyway Capital Markets, an investment bank focused on middle-market M&A and capital raising — a dual role that creates a pipeline between advisory mandates and principal investment opportunities. The firm's co-investment relationships with SenaHill Partners and Atlantic Merchant Capital Investors suggest a syndicate-based deployment model rather than solo-check venture investing, pooling domain expertise and diligence resources across firms that share a financial technology specialization. The firm's structural distinction lies in its hybrid posture: a principal investment vehicle operating at the intersection of venture capital and advisory, with partners who maintain active roles at adjacent financial services platforms. This architecture allows Celeridem to source early-stage fintech deals through investment banking workflows while deploying proprietary capital alongside a curated set of co-investors who bring operating expertise in financial technology infrastructure.