# Chris Sacca

> Chris Sacca is the managing partner and co-founder of Lowercarbon Capital and chairman of Lowercase Capital. A former Google executive and early backer of Twitter, Uber, Instagram and Stripe, he stepped away from general venture investing in 2017 and returned with a firm focused on climate technology, including clean energy and carbon removal.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at Lowercarbon Capital
- **Organizations:** Lowercarbon Capital, Lowercase Capital, Google, Speedera Networks, Fenwick & West
- **From:** Lockport, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, JD, Georgetown University Law Center, College mathematics courses beginning in seventh grade, State University of New York at Buffalo
- **Known for:** Early Lowercase Capital investments included Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Twilio, Stripe and Blue Bottle Coffee., Ranked No. 2 on the Forbes Midas List in 2017., Received a Google Founders’ Award.

## Career timeline

- **2000s** — Practiced technology law at Fenwick & West and held executive roles at Speedera Networks.
- **Before 2007** — Worked at Google, ultimately as Head of Special Initiatives, and founded and co-led its Access division.
- **2007** — Left Google to work with startups and make early investments.
- **2010** — Established Lowercase Capital as an early-stage venture firm.
- **2015–2017** — Appeared on Shark Tank for two seasons.
- **2017** — Reached No. 2 on the Forbes Midas List and stepped away from new broad-based venture investments.
- **2020–2021** — Co-founded Lowercarbon Capital with Crystal Sacca and Clay Dumas; the firm raised $800 million in outside capital in 2021.
- **2022** — Lowercarbon launched Q>1, a $250 million fusion-focused fund.
- **2025** — Discussed fusion investments at FusionX in Tokyo and a second fusion fund at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit.
- **2026** — Discussed climate technology and his second career at the Upfront Summit.

## Achievements

- Early Lowercase Capital investments included Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Twilio, Stripe and Blue Bottle Coffee.
- Ranked No. 2 on the Forbes Midas List in 2017.
- Received a Google Founders’ Award.
- Co-founded Lowercarbon Capital, which raised $800 million in outside capital in 2021.
- Appeared on two seasons of Shark Tank.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Appeared at the Upfront Summit in a discussion with Adam Bain about climate technology and leaving Lowercase.
- **2025-11** — At the SOSV Climate Tech Summit, discussed raising a second fusion-focused fund.
- **2025-10** — In a FusionX interview in Tokyo, discussed fusion economics and Lowercarbon’s investment strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://chrissacca.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ChrisSacca/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sacca
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacca/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacca

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Last updated: 2026-09-29