Lowercarbon Capital

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Chris Sacca is co-founder of Lowercarbon Capital, which backs decarbonization solutions in energy, industrial materials, transportation, carbon removal, and advanced manufacturing.

As Operating Partner and Head of Capital Formation & Strategic Partnerships, Christian leads fundraises and strategic partnerships to drive growth at Lowercarbon Capital and support the firm’s portfolio companies.

Clay is a founding partner at Lowercarbon Capital who identifies and supports companies working to address global warming. He advises climate nonprofits such as Silver Lining on averting climate tipping points.

Crystal Sacca is a co-founder and partner of Lowercarbon Capital and a partner at Lowercase Capital. She co-led early investments in Uber and Blue Bottle Coffee and advises technology and consumer product companies.

Lowercarbon Capital backs companies that reduce CO2 emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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Knoxville-based Type One Energy raises $200 million in a Series B to advance its plan for a 400-megawatt fusion power plant by 2034. The company plans to design the plant and many of its components, relying on a network of suppliers; its first two fusion devices are slated for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run site, while AECOM works on engineering for its Infinity Two commercial plant. Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clutterbuck Capital lead the round, with four other investors participating.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Oratomic raises $300 million in a Series A to develop a utility-scale quantum computer using lasers to trap individual atoms. The round is co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Lowercarbon Capital, Bain Capital, and others. The company says its error-correction approach could enable a useful system with 10,000 to 20,000 qubits, and it reports experimentally demonstrating the core components at a smaller scale.

Jul 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Zeno raises a $25 million Series A to expand its app-controlled battery-swap network and produce more Emara electric motorbikes. The round includes $20.5 million in equity led by Congruent Ventures, with Active Impact and Lowercarbon Capital participating, plus a $4.5 million debt facility from Camber Road and Trifecta Capital. Zeno has built more than 800 bikes and set up over 150 charging locations in four cities across Kenya and Uganda; the company says more than 25,000 retail and fleet customers are waiting for an Emara.

Mar 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Terraton raises an $11.5 million seed round to scale a franchise-style “business-in-a-box” model for biochar project development. Led by Lowercarbon Capital and Gigascale Capital, the round also includes ANA Future Frontier Fund, Takanawa Gateway Global Co-Benefits Fund, and angel investors Jeff Dean and Bret Taylor. Terraton has developed facilities in Ghana and Kenya and is building software to run plants, verify carbon credits, and sell them to large companies.

Aug 2025 · TechCrunchNews article