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Clea Kolster

Investor

Guest Lecturer at Stanford University

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $1M

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Experience

  1. DioxycleCommercial Directorcurrent2026 — present
  2. DioxycleBoard & Commercial Advisor2025 — 2026
  3. Stanford UniversityGuest Lecturercurrent2022 — present
  4. Lowercarbon CapitalPartner and Head of Science2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Clean Energy Leadership InstituteFellow2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.Consultant2017 — 2020San Francisco, California
  7. PayGo EnergyData Scientist2018Nairobi, Kenya
  8. Imperial College LondonDoctoral Researcher2014 — 2018
  9. AfricInvest GroupSummer Associate2017Tunis, Tunisia
  10. Stanford UniversityResearcher2016 — 2017
  11. VeoliaChemical Engineer2011 — 2013United Kingdom

Skills & more

Direct Air Capture of CO21Energy Modeling1Energy Markets1GeothermalHydrogenRemovalsChemical Engineering10Matlab6Materials Science3Data Analysis8Journalism2Languages2
+12 moreFinanceEnvironmental ScienceCarbon ManagementMicrosoft OfficeCommunity OutreachAspen PlusgPROMSHAZOPMicrosoft ExcelPythonNanotechnologyResearch

Languages Danish · English · French · Italian · Persian

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Deals · 1

Lone Gull HoldingsBoard seat

via Lowercarbon Capital · filed Feb 2022 · $70M raise

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Colleagues at Stanford University

Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Gould
General Partner at The Valley Fund
Aman Verjee
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Amit Etkin
Founder at Alto Neuroscience
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Anand Lalwani
Angel at Wispr AI
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Network8

Sam AltmanScout
Co-founder & CEO of OpenAI; former President of Y Combinator
Crystal SaccaScout
Author, venture investor, changemaker, creative director, designer, and artist
Daniel WaterhouseScout
Partner at Balderton Capital
Mike SchroepferScout
Founder, Partner at Gigascale Capital
Alex Laplaza
Venture Partner at Steel Atlas
Clay Dumas
General Partner at Lowercarbon
Duncan Carlson
Principal at Lowercarbon
Eric Helfgott
Principal at Lowercarbon

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Clea Kolster?
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Where does Clea Kolster work?
Clea Kolster is Guest Lecturer at Stanford University.
What check size does Clea Kolster write?
Clea Kolster typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
What boards does Clea Kolster sit on?
Clea Kolster holds tracked board seats at Lone Gull Holdings.
Where did Clea Kolster go to school?
Clea Kolster studied at Imperial College London (Ph.D., Chemical engineering and energy systems); Stanford University (Visiting Researcher, Energy Resources Engineering); Imperial College London (Master of Engineering (MEng), Chemical Engineering).

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Also worked at Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.1

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