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Christian Garcia

InvestorFounder

Managing Director and Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures · Board director at Sygaldry Technologies · Board director at Koloma · Board director at Albedo

Bozeman, Montana

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M

FoundedAlbedo · YCKolomaMagLev AeroStoke Space · YCSygaldry Technologies · YC

About

Christian Garcia frames space technologies as climate tools—arguing launch capacity is core decarbonization infrastructure for methane detection and carbon-sink monitoring—and insists climate impact requires building very large, profitable companies.

Invests in

AgTechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Board director at Sygaldry TechnologiesYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Christian went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Sygaldry Technologies's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Sygaldry Technologies's investors below.

Sygaldry Technologies's investors · 15

468 CapitalBerlin · since 2026Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Earth Venture Capitalsince 2026ExpeditionsWarsaw · since 2026Garage CapitalWaterloo · since 2026Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks · since 2026MVP VenturesChicago · since 2026Olive Tree CapitalBoston · since 2026Page One VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2026Qubits VenturesPasadena · since 2026SquareOne CapitalMiami · since 2026Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · $250K – $30M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025ZAKA VCSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at Sygaldry Technologies

CRChad Rigetti
Chad RigettiFounder
IFIdalia Friedson
Idalia FriedsonFounder

Board director at Koloma

Intro paths

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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Koloma's investors below.

Koloma's investors · 11

Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2023Evok InnovationsVancouverKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksMaterial ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checksMOL SwitchPalo AltoPETRONAS VenturesKuala LumpurPiva CapitalSan FranciscoPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRA CapitalBoston

Co-founders at Koloma

PJ
Peter JohnsonExecutive Officer, Director
JKJeff Knupp
Jeff KnuppExecutive Officer
BA
Bunmi AdekoreExecutive Officer, Director
PH
Paul HarrakaExecutive Officer

Board director at AlbedoYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Christian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Albedo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Albedo's investors below.

Albedo's investors · 16

Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoBlack FlagSan Diego · $100K – $1M checksBooz Allen VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Cubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checksDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksGiant Step CapitalChicago · since 2022Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022JetstreamSan FranciscoLombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checksRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)New YorkShield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2022Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Albedo

THTopher Haddad
Topher HaddadFounder
ALAyJay Lasater
AyJay LasaterFounder
WT
Winston TriExecutive Officer, Promoter
DBDylan Betts
Dylan BettsExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Breakthrough EnergyPartnercurrent2017 — present
  2. Sygaldry TechnologiesInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2026 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
  3. FleetzeroInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
  4. STOKE Space TechnologiesInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2021 — presentRenton, Washington, United States
  5. Heart AerospaceInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2021 — presentGothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden
  6. KolomaInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2021 — presentEarth
  7. Data BlanketInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentEarth
  8. AlbedoInvestorcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  9. Nature's FyndInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 — present
  10. Private Family OfficeVenture Capital Investor2013 — 2015
  11. HoneywellDirector2013 — 2014Washington D.C. Metro Area
  12. Novus Energy PartnersPrincipal2008 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
  13. Simmons & Company InternationalAssociate2006 — 2008
  14. The Boeing Company - Phantom WorksEngineer II2002 — 2004
  15. SchlumbergerResearch Fellow2001 — 2002

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2004 — 2006
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., M.S.1997 — 2002

Skills & more

Venture Capital26Corporate Finance13Strategic Planning7Energy17Aerospace3M&A experience5Valuation11Financial Analysis8Acquisitions5Business Planning5Innovation2Investments15
+1 moreTechnology

From Christian's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Stoke SpaceBoard seat

via Breakthrough Energy Ventures · filed Apr 2026 · $350M raise

MagLev AeroBoard seat

via Breakthrough Energy Ventures · filed Jan 2025 · $276K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ashley Grosh
Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Network5

Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact

Investors connected to Christian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Christian Garcia work?
Christian Garcia is Managing Director and Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Founder at Sygaldry Technologies and Founder at Koloma and Founder at Albedo.
What does Christian Garcia invest in?
Christian Garcia invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation.
What check size does Christian Garcia write?
Christian Garcia typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
What companies did Christian Garcia found?
Christian Garcia founded Albedo, Koloma, MagLev Aero, Stoke Space, Sygaldry Technologies.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sygaldry Technologies8

Joseph MillerInvestor at Morpheus VenturesMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesAli TamasebGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Chad RigettiVenture Partner at QDNL ParticipationsDaniel DartGeneral Partner at Rock Yard VenturesAlex BangashManaging Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform Management

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Also worked at Heart Aerospace5

Gustaf AlströmerGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed PerssonInvestor at EQT VenturesMatt EggersManaging Director at Prelude VenturesAnders ForslundFounder/CEO at Heart AerospaceBob CrinerFounder at Stralis Aircraft

Also worked at Private Family Office15

Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesGeordan MandellChief of Staff and VP of Operations and Finance at VIEWPOINT VENTURESCJ ArmbrustPrincipal at American Family VenturesNatoli FarberInvestment Partner at Mangusta CapitalSarah BeresfordHead of Investor Relations at Obvious VenturesAshley EthridgeExecutive Assistant at Teamworthy Ventures

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Also worked at Honeywell50

John CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture GroupSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investorGretchen McClainInvestor at EPIC VENTURESSiddhi GuptaIndia Investment Analyst at Beyond Capital VenturesBrett McMickellAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo Ventures

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