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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.
From Shawn's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
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
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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.
- 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, Heimdal, Mad Realities, Matter Intelligence, Morf Health, Nevoya, Presail.
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