About
Ryan Orbuch is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, where he leads the firm's work in carbon removal. Before joining the firm, he helped start and ran Stripe's carbon removal procurement program, building partnerships with Activate and Deep Science Ventures and organizing expert reviews to select removal companies. Earlier in his career he worked as a product designer and software engineer, co-founded the education software startup Volley, and designed the productivity app Finish.
Invests in
Climate Tech
Experience
- Lowercarbon CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California
- StripeProcurement Lead, Stripe Climate2019 — 2021San Francisco, California
- StripeProduct Manager2018 — 2019San Francisco, California
- VolleyCo-Founder and Fullstack Engineer2015 — 2017
- FinishCo-Founder and iOS Designer2013 — 2015
Deals · 1
Carbon RemovalBoard seat
via Lowercarbon Capital · filed Jan 2026 · $7.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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 Ryan Orbuch?
- Ryan Orbuch is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, where he leads the firm's work in carbon removal. Before joining the firm, he helped start and ran Stripe's carbon removal procurement program, building partnerships with Activate and Deep Science Ventures and organizing expert reviews to select removal companies. Earlier in his career he worked as a product designer and software engineer, co-founded the education software startup Volley, and designed the productivity app Finish.
- Where does Ryan Orbuch work?
- Ryan Orbuch is Partner at Lowercarbon Capital.
- What does Ryan Orbuch invest in?
- Ryan Orbuch invests in Climate Tech.
- What boards does Ryan Orbuch sit on?
- Ryan Orbuch holds tracked board seats at Carbon Removal.
- Where did Ryan Orbuch go to school?
- Ryan Orbuch studied at Boulder High School.
Shared employers
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