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Eric Helfgott

Investor

Principal at Lowercarbon Capital

San Francisco

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

  1. Lowercarbon CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Lowercarbon CapitalAssociate2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. G2 Venture PartnersSummer Investor2022Portola Valley, California, United States
  4. McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2020 — 2021
  5. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. ArcadiaMcKinsey Secondment, Enterprise Solutions2021

Skills & more

Microsoft Office7Microsoft Excel5Microsoft Word2PowerPoint2Java3Matlab2Public Speaking7Leadership4Management2Programming4Research3Social Media2
+1 moreTeaching

Languages 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
Managing Partner at Lowercarbon
Christian Bjelland
Head of Capital Formation at Lowercarbon
Clay Dumas
General Partner at Lowercarbon
Crystal Sacca
Founding Partner at Lowercarbon
Dr. Scott C. Hsu
Fusion Partner at Lowercarbon

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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Shared employers

Also worked at Lowercarbon Capital23

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Also worked at G2 Venture Partners26

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,548

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Also worked at Arcadia6

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