Clay Dumas
InvestorFounding Partner at Lowercarbon Capital · General Partner at Lowercase Capital · General Partner at LOWERCARBON · Board director at Antora · Board director at Zap Energy · +1 more
Venice, CA
About
Clay Dumas is a founding partner at Lowercarbon Capital, where he focuses on backing climate technology companies working to reduce global warming. He is also a partner at Lowercase Capital, managing relationships with technology and consumer startups and advising founders on product, fundraising, messaging, and policy. Before venture investing, he held roles on President Obama's reelection campaign and at the White House, including work with the Office of Digital Strategy, and graduated with honors from Harvard College in philosophy and economics.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechConsumerDeep TechEnergyHardwareRobotics
Board director at Antora
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Antora's investors · 19
7percent VenturesLondon · $250K – $2M checksBHP Venturessince 2024BlackRockNew York · since 2024Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Toronto · $50K – $250K checksEclipsePalo Alto · since 2026Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2026Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksG2 Venture PartnersPortola Valley · $15M – $25M checks · since 2026GS FuturesSeoul · since 2024ISVWest Palm BeachLoup VenturesMinneapolisLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Overture ClimateSanta Monica · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024TemasekSingapore · since 2024Trust VenturesAustin · since 2024
Co-founders at Antora
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Andrew PonecChief Executive Officer, co-founder
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David Bierman
JB
Justin Briggs
DB
David Bierman, Ph.D.Chief Commercial Officer, co-founder
JB
Justin Briggs, Ph.D.Chief Operating Officer, co-founder
Board director at Zap Energy
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Zap Energy's investors · 7
AdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checksBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checksLeitmotifPalo AltoLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Zap Energy
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Benjamin ConwayExecutive Officer, Director
US
Uri ShumlakDirector
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Brian NelsonExecutive Officer, Director
BC
Benj ConwayFounder
Board director at Lilac Solutions
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Lilac Solutions's investors · 15
Azolla VenturesCambridgeBMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Department of EnergyWashington · since 2017Earthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Mercuriasince 2024Mount Wilson VenturesPasadenaPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksPresidio VenturesSilicon Valley · $500K – $5M checksPrime Impact FundCambridge · $1M – $4M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2024The Engine VenturesCambridgeTribeca Early Stage PartnersNew York · $1M – $2M checks
Co-founders at Lilac Solutions
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David SnydackerPresident & Chief Technology Officer
Experience
- Lowercarbon CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Lowercase CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles
- Pramana CollectiveEIR2017San Francisco Bay Area
- White House Office of Digital StrategyChief of Staff and Senior Advisor2015 — 2017Washington D.C.
- White House, Office of the Chief of StaffSpecial Assistant2013 — 2015Washington, DC
- Presidential Inaugural CommitteeSpecial Assistant to the Executive Director2012 — 2013Washington, DC
- Obama for AmericaSpecial Assistant to the Deputy Campaign Manager2011 — 2012Chicago
Skills & more
Research3Social Media4Financial Modeling3Strategic Planning1Strategy1Public Speaking1Entrepreneurship2
From Clay's professional profile.
Deals · 1
SolugenQuoted
via Lowercarbon Capital · filed Sep 2021
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
MobilizeSwayableSwing Left
Board seats
Tala
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Lowercarbon Capital
Alexandra Frumar
General Counsel at Lowercarbon
Amber Love Westphal
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Lowercarbon
Caie Kelley
General Partner at Lowercarbon
Chris Sacca
Managing Partner at Lowercarbon
Christian Bjelland
Head of Capital Formation at Lowercarbon
Crystal Sacca
Founding Partner at Lowercarbon
Dr. Scott C. Hsu
Fusion Partner at Lowercarbon
Duncan Carlson
Principal at Lowercarbon
Network9
Lee FixelScout
Founder of Addition
Chris SaccaScout
Managing Partner at Lowercarbon
Crystal SaccaScout
Founding Partner at Lowercarbon
Daniel WaterhouseScout
Partner at Balderton Capital
Alex Laplaza
Venture Partner at Steel Atlas
Christina Chang
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Clea Kolster
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Duncan Carlson
Principal at Lowercarbon
Eric Helfgott
Principal at Lowercarbon
Investors connected to Clay in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Clay Dumas?
- Clay Dumas is a founding partner at Lowercarbon Capital, where he focuses on backing climate technology companies working to reduce global warming. He is also a partner at Lowercase Capital, managing relationships with technology and consumer startups and advising founders on product, fundraising, messaging, and policy. Before venture investing, he held roles on President Obama's reelection campaign and at the White House, including work with the Office of Digital Strategy, and graduated with honors from Harvard College in philosophy and economics.
- Where does Clay Dumas work?
- Clay Dumas is Founding Partner at Lowercarbon Capital and Board director at Antora and Board director at Zap Energy and Board director at Lilac Solutions.
- What does Clay Dumas invest in?
- Clay Dumas invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Robotics.
- What boards does Clay Dumas sit on?
- Clay Dumas holds tracked board seats at Tala.
- What companies has Clay Dumas invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Mobilize, Swayable, Swing Left.
- Where did Clay Dumas go to school?
- Clay Dumas studied at Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Social Studies).
- Does Clay Dumas lead rounds?
- Yes — Clay Dumas has led 3 tracked investments.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lowercase Capital7
Adam BesvinickVenture capital investor writing on early stage investingChris SaccaManaging Partner at LowercarbonCrystal SaccaFounding Partner at LowercarbonJason PortSenior Advisor at RedBird Capital PartnersAnn LengCFO / COO at Spring Lane CapitalRon BouganimManaging Partner at Govtech Fund
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Also worked at Pramana Collective1
Also worked at Presidential Inaugural Committee4
Also worked at Obama for America30
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