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Shawn Xu

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Partner at Lowercarbon Capital · Partner at LOWERCARBON · Board director at Matter Intelligence

San Francisco

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Tiffany SpencerunlockedShawn: together at Bessemer Venture Partners (2018)
Shawn: together at On Deck
×3Shawn: together at Square
×4Shawn: together at Dorm Room

About

Shawn Xu is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, focusing on early-stage investments in climate-focused startups. He was previously a Partner at On Deck's venture fund and accelerator, and worked on the investing teams at Floodgate and First Round Capital's Dorm Room Fund. Before investing, he led international expansion at companies including Square and served as a tech policy advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom. He holds an MBA/MA in International Affairs from Wharton and the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego.

Invests in

Climate Tech

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania (MBA/MA, International Affairs) Studied at UC San Diego
Communities
Shawn Xu is involved in political activism.
Hobbies
Shawn Xu enjoys travel adventures, including one involving North Korea, and organizing happy hours and dinner parties. Shawn Xu is a comic book enthusiast.

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Board director at Matter Intelligence

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Matter Intelligence's investors · 4

E2MC VenturesOrlando · $250K – $2M checksLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checks · since 2024Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Toyota VenturesLos Altos

Co-founders at Matter Intelligence

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Vishnu SridharExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Lowercarbon CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Lowercarbon CapitalChief of Staff2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. On DeckPartner2021 — 2022
  5. FloodgateInvestor2019 — 2021San Francisco
  6. ForbesForbes 30 Under 302020 — 2021
  7. Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco, Philadelphia
  8. Dorm Room FundPartner2017 — 2018San Francisco, Philadelphia
  9. Bessemer Venture PartnersIntern2018 — 2019San Francisco, Philadelphia
  10. SquareInternational Expansion2016 — 2017San Francisco, London, Paris
  11. VungleInternational Expansion2015 — 2016San Francisco, London, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore

Skills & more

Venture CapitalPublic Speaking81Project Management82Marketing Strategy40Management Consulting61Market Research49Branding & Identity16

Languages Chinese · English · French

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Deals · 1

Matter IntelligenceBoard seat

via Lowercarbon Capital · filed Apr 2026 · $49.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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

Ann Miura-KoScout
Co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Alexia BonatsosScout
General Partner at Dream Machine
Bong KohScout
Partner at KohFounders
Chris SaccaScout
Investor, advisor, entrepreneur, and political activist — Chairman of Lowercase Capital and founder of Lowercarbon Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shawn Xu?
Shawn Xu is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, focusing on early-stage investments in climate-focused startups. He was previously a Partner at On Deck's venture fund and accelerator, and worked on the investing teams at Floodgate and First Round Capital's Dorm Room Fund. Before investing, he led international expansion at companies including Square and served as a tech policy advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom. He holds an MBA/MA in International Affairs from Wharton and the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego.
Where does Shawn Xu work?
Shawn Xu is Partner at Lowercarbon Capital and Board director at Matter Intelligence.
What does Shawn Xu invest in?
Shawn Xu invests in Climate Tech.
What boards does Shawn Xu sit on?
Shawn Xu holds tracked board seats at Matter Intelligence.
What companies has Shawn Xu invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cloover, Earthmover, Emerald AI, Mad Realities, Matter Intelligence, Morf Health, Nevoya, Presail.
Where did Shawn Xu go to school?
Shawn Xu studied at The Wharton School (M.B.A. Entrepreneurship & Finance); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (M.A. International Studies, Specialization in East & Southeast Asia); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Visiting Scholar | SIGM Program, Postbaccalaureate in General Management).

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