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1,505 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Eric Helfgott is a Principal at Lowercarbon Capital, where he backs climate technology companies, with interest in capital- and time-intensive areas such as synthetic biology, CO2 valorization, and nuclear fusion. He previously earned a Civil and Environmental Engineering master's at Stanford, worked at McKinsey & Company, and was a summer investor at G2 Venture Partners. He holds dual degrees in Bioengineering and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology.
Invests in
AgTechBiotechCleantechClimate TechFoodTech
Experience
- Lowercarbon CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Lowercarbon CapitalAssociate2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- G2 Venture PartnersSummer Investor2022Portola Valley, California, United States
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2020 — 2021
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- ArcadiaMcKinsey Secondment, Enterprise Solutions2021
Skills & more
Microsoft Office7Microsoft Excel5Microsoft Word2PowerPoint2Java3Matlab2Public Speaking7Leadership4Management2Programming4Research3Social Media2
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TeachingLanguages English · Spanish
From Eric's professional profile.
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
Investor, advisor, entrepreneur, and political activist — Chairman of Lowercase Capital and founder of Lowercarbon Capital
Christian Bjelland
Head of Capital Formation at Lowercarbon
Clay Dumas
General Partner at Lowercarbon
Crystal Sacca
Author, venture investor, changemaker, creative director, designer, and artist
Dr. Scott C. Hsu
Fusion Partner at Lowercarbon
Network4
Alex Laplaza
Venture Partner at Steel Atlas
Christina Chang
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Clay Dumas
General Partner at Lowercarbon
Clea Kolster
Partner at LOWERCARBON
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Helfgott?
- Eric Helfgott is a Principal at Lowercarbon Capital, where he backs climate technology companies, with interest in capital- and time-intensive areas such as synthetic biology, CO2 valorization, and nuclear fusion. He previously earned a Civil and Environmental Engineering master's at Stanford, worked at McKinsey & Company, and was a summer investor at G2 Venture Partners. He holds dual degrees in Bioengineering and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology.
- Where does Eric Helfgott work?
- Eric Helfgott is Principal at Lowercarbon Capital.
- What does Eric Helfgott invest in?
- Eric Helfgott invests in AgTech, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, FoodTech.
- Where did Eric Helfgott go to school?
- Eric Helfgott studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Atmosphere and Energy); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelors of Science in Economics); Jerome Fisher M&T Program.
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,419
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Also attended Jerome Fisher M&T Program35
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Also attended The Dalton School20
Ben LererManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauJeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsDerek GouldGeneral Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer at LogosJillian WilliamsPartner at Field VenturesDavid CreminFounder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture CapitalAndrew SheinDirector at Chartwell Investments Entrepreneur & Founder Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lowercarbon Capital22
Alex LaplazaVenture Partner at Steel AtlasChris SaccaInvestor, advisor, entrepreneur, and political activist — Chairman of Lowercase Capital and founder of Lowercarbon CapitalCrystal SaccaAuthor, venture investor, changemaker, creative director, designer, and artistClay DumasGeneral Partner at LowercarbonCaie KelleyGeneral Partner at LowercarbonRyan OrbuchPartner at Lowercarbon
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Also worked at G2 Venture Partners27
Xan WoodInvestor at Canvas VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersKaz KikuchiPartner at TransLink CapitalBen KortlangPartner at G2 Venture PartnersBrook PorterPartner at G2 Venture PartnersDavid MountPartner at G2 Venture Partners
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
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Also worked at Arcadia12
Dustin RosenManaging Partner at Wonder VenturesJennifer DulskiInvestor at Roble VenturesKiran BhatrajuChief Executive Officer & Founder of ArcadiaJake FingertManaging Partner at Camber CreekRyan NesbittGeneral Partner at Flori VenturesSanjiv SanghaviVenture Partner at Day One Ventures
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