Shawn Xu
InvestorPartner at Lowercarbon Capital · Partner at LOWERCARBON · Board director at Matter Intelligence
San Francisco
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
Board director at Matter Intelligence
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Matter Intelligence's investors · 3
Co-founders at Matter Intelligence
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Vishnu SridharExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Lowercarbon CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lowercarbon CapitalChief of Staff2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- On DeckPartner2021 — 2022
- FloodgateInvestor2019 — 2021San Francisco
- ForbesForbes 30 Under 302020 — 2021
- Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco, Philadelphia
- Dorm Room FundPartner2017 — 2018San Francisco, Philadelphia
- Bessemer Venture PartnersIntern2018 — 2019San Francisco, Philadelphia
- SquareInternational Expansion2016 — 2017San Francisco, London, Paris
- VungleInternational Expansion2015 — 2016San Francisco, London, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore
Skills & more
Venture CapitalPublic Speaking81Project Management82Marketing Strategy40Management Consulting61Market Research49Branding & Identity16
Languages Chinese · English · French
From Shawn's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Matter IntelligenceBoard seat
via Lowercarbon Capital · filed Apr 2026 · $49.1M 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
Network5
Ann Miura-KoScout
Co-founding Partner at Floodgate
Alexia BonatsosScout
General Partner at Dream Machine
Arjun ChopraScout
General Partner at Floodgate
Bong KohScout
Partner at KohFounders
Chris SaccaScout
Managing Partner at Lowercarbon
Investors connected to Shawn in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- 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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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,602
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Also attended UC San Diego353
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Floodgate21
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