Fundraising Fox

Eric Helfgott

Investor

Principal at LOWERCARBON

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

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

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Atmosphere and Energy2021 — 2022
  2. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelors of Science in Economics2014 — 2018
  3. Jerome Fisher M&T Program
  4. The Dalton SchoolHigh School Diploma2010 — 2014

Skills & more

Microsoft Office7Microsoft Excel5Microsoft Word2PowerPoint2Java3Matlab2Public Speaking7Leadership4Management2Programming4Research3Social Media2
+1 moreTeaching

Languages English · Spanish

From Eric's professional profile.

Colleagues at LOWERCARBON

Alex Prather
Investor at LOWERCARBON
Caie Kelley
General Partner, Growth at LOWERCARBON
Chris Sacca
Investor at Lowercase Capital
Christina Chang
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Clay Dumas
General Partner at LOWERCARBON
Clea Kolster
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Crystal English Sacca
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Duncan Carlson
Associate at LOWERCARBON

Network5

Alex Laplaza
Venture Partner at Steel Atlas
Alex Prather
Investor at LOWERCARBON
Christina Chang
Partner at LOWERCARBON
Clay Dumas
General Partner at LOWERCARBON
Clea Kolster
Partner at LOWERCARBON

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Eric Helfgott work?
Eric Helfgott is Principal at LOWERCARBON.
What check size does Eric Helfgott write?
Eric Helfgott typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania765

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital

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Also attended Jerome Fisher M&T Program29

Joe TsaiPartner at Mucker CapitalAlex DollInvestor at Ten ElevenManeesha GhiyaManaging Partner at FemHealth VenturesSophia AfrickInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersKunal BahlCo-Founder at Titan CapitalParth ChopraPartner at Bain Capital Crypto

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Also attended The Dalton School15

Ben LererManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauJeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsDerek GouldGeneral Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer at LogosDavid CreminFounder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture CapitalAndrew SheinDirector at Chartwell Investments Entrepreneur & Founder CapitalDavid WaltcherPrincipal at FirstMark Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lowercarbon Capital14

Alex LaplazaVenture Partner at Steel AtlasRon BouganimManaging Partner at Govtech FundChris SaccaInvestor at Lowercase CapitalClay DumasGeneral Partner at LOWERCARBONCaie KelleyGeneral Partner, Growth at LOWERCARBONShawn XuInvestor at Floodgate

+ 8 more

Also worked at G2 Venture Partners24

Jeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersKaz KikuchiPartner at TransLink CapitalBen KortlangPartner at G2 Venture PartnersBrook PorterPartner at G2 Venture PartnersDavid MountPartner at G2 Venture PartnersZach BaraszPartner at G2 Venture Partners

+ 18 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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Also worked at Arcadia5

Dustin RosenManaging Partner at Wonder VenturesJennifer DulskiInvestor at Roble VenturesKiran BhatrajuAdvisor, Founder & CEO, Arcadia; National Council, WWF at Overture ClimateRyan NesbittGeneral Partner at Flori VenturesSanjiv SanghaviVenture Partner at Day One Ventures