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Shawn Xu

Partner at Lowercarbon Capital | Climate Tech Investor

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2023

    Let's unf*ck the planet. If you're working on slashing emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, or mitigating climate disasters, I'd love to be your first believer.

  • Chief of Staff

    2022 - 2023

    Investor at Lowercarbon Capital, a multibillion dollar early stage venture fund exclusively focused on climate tech. Absorbing as much as I can from Chris Sacca, Crystal Sacca, and Clay Dumas.

2021 - 2022

  • Partner

    2021 - 2022

    Founding Partner at On Deck's venture fund + accelerator. Invested in 150+ companies across 20+ countries. Partnered up with Erik Torenberg to build the best founder community in the world.

2019 - 2021

  • Investor

    2019 - 2021

    First senior associate hired at the firm. Mentored by Mike Maples and Ann Miura-Ko. Founder of the Anchor List. Obnoxious cheerleader for Hadrian, Emotive, Living Carbon, Popshop, and others!

2020 - 2021

  • Forbes 30 Under 30

    2020 - 2021

    Selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for the Venture Capital category.

2017 - 2019

  • Managing Partner

    2018 - 2019

    Led investment teams in Philadelphia and San Francisco. 25+ investments made across various verticals. Learned the ropes from Josh Kopelman and Phin Barnes at First Round Capital.

  • Partner

    2017 - 2018

    Selected as an Investment Partner at the Dorm Room Fund, now a $12M+ venture fund backed by First Round Capital, Marc Andreessen, and others that invests in student-founded startups.

  • Intern

    2018 - 2019

    Intern during business school. Explored a novel investment thesis and evaluated early stage companies at the seed, series A, and series B stages. Served as a sounding board for Talia Goldberg.

2016 - 2017

  • International Expansion

    2016 - 2017

    Took point on country launches at Square. Worked with an incredible team to introduce our core products to markets in Europe.

2015 - 2016

  • International Expansion

    2015 - 2016

    Developed the global expansion strategy for Vungle, the leading in-app video adtech platform. Launched 7 markets in East & Southeast Asia. Acquired by Blackstone for $780M.