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At a glance
Lowercarbon Capital appears in 8 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 1. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are Energy & Climate and AI & Infrastructure, and its most recent tracked deal was Stand's $70M Series C round (Oct 15, 2026). It co-invests most often with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, DCVC and Eclipse Ventures.
Strategy
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Climate TechEnergyTransportationAgricultureCarbon Removal
Geographies
USALos Angeles, California, USA
Check size
$1M-$20MRecent changes
- Oct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026Invested in Stand (Series C, $70M) Fortune
- Oct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Invested in Type One Energy (Series B, $200M) TechCrunch
- Sep 21, 2026Sep 21, 2026Invested in Rainmaker (Series B, $100M) PR Newswire
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Climate Tech, Energy, Transportation, Agriculture, Carbon Removal lowercarbon.com
- Aug 25, 2026Aug 25, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Emerald AI (Series A, $150M) Emerald AI
Earlier changes (4)
- Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 2026Invested in Antora Energy (Series C, $550M) Bloomberg
- Jul 10, 2026Jul 10, 2026Invested in Oratomic (Series A, $300M) TechCrunch
- May 27, 2026May 27, 2026Invested in Thea Energy (Series B, $100M) TechCrunch
- Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 2026Invested in Emerald AI (Strategic, $25M) esgtoday.com
Portfolio
7 totalRecent Investment Activity
8Track record: led 1 and participated in 7 of 8 tracked venture rounds · 8 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series B
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Stand | Series C | Participated | $70M | $1B | Saga VenturesLeadunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalPulse 2.0 · unverifiedEclipse VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedEqual VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedInspired CapitalPulse 2.0 · unverifiedNeotribe VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedJackson Square Ventures | Fortune |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Type One Energy | Series B | Participated | $200M | — | TechCrunch | |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Rainmaker | Series B | Led | $100M | — | PR Newswire | |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Emerald AI | Series A | Participated | $150M | $1.05 billion | Pulse story | |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Antora Energy | Series C | Participated | $550M | $2.47 billion | G2 Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedEclipse VenturesLeadunverifiedBreakthrough Energy VenturesunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalunverifiedImpact Science VenturesunverifiedTrust VenturesunverifiedDecarbonization Partners | Pulse story |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Oratomic | Series A | Participated | $300M | $7 billion | TechCrunch | |
| May 27, 2026 | Thea Energy | Series B | Participated | $100M | — | Prelude VenturesunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalunverifiedHitachiunverifiedStarlight VenturesunverifiedCalm Company FundunverifiedClimate CapitalunverifiedDivergent CapitalunverifiedGaingelsunverifiedU.S. Innovative Technology FundMercatorOrionEmerald+5 more | TechCrunch |
| Apr 2026 | Emerald AI | Strategic | Participated | $25M | — | Energy Impact PartnersunverifiedNVenturesunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalunverifiedAmplounverifiedIn-Q-TelunverifiedRadical VenturesunverifiedSalesforce VenturesunverifiedEatonGE VernovaSamsung VenturesSiemens | esgtoday.com |
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
Energy
3 · 43%
AI infra
1 · 14%
Quantum computing
1 · 14%
Climate tech
1 · 14%
Insurance
1 · 14%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series B
3 · 38%
Series C
2 · 25%
Series A
2 · 25%
Strategic
1 · 13%
Co-Investors
12Breakthrough Energy Ventures · 2 sharedDCVC · 2 sharedEclipse Ventures · 2 sharedGeneral Catalyst · 2 sharedAramco Ventures · 1 sharedARCH Venture Partners · 1 sharedBain Capital · 1 sharedBezos Expeditions · 1 sharedDivergent Capital · 1 sharedEqual Ventures · 1 sharedInspired Capital · 1 sharedNeotribe Ventures · 1 shared
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Latest Pulse
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- Sep 21, 2026Rainmaker Raises $100M To Seed Clouds For Data CentersRainmaker raised a $100 million Series B led by NOA VC, Upfront Ventures, DCVC and Lowercarbon Capital to scale its drone-based cloud seeding operation, pitching precipitation enhancement as an answer to data center water fights.→
- Jul 30, 2026Antora Energy Closes $550M for Thermal BatteriesAntora Energy closed a $550 million Series C, one of the year's largest cleantech rounds, to scale thermal batteries that store electricity as heat for industrial and data-center customers.→
- Jul 13, 2026Quantum Computing's Venture Moment Keeps CompoundingOratomic's $300 million Series A -- Khosla's largest-ever first check -- is the clearest sign yet that VCs now treat quantum computing as its own well-capitalized category, distinct from the AI infrastructure boom.→
- Jul 10, 2026Oratomic Raises $300M to Build a 20K-Qubit Quantum ComputerOratomic, a Caltech-spinout quantum computing startup, raised a $300 million Series A to build a utility-scale quantum computer using roughly 20,000 qubits instead of the million-plus rivals are targeting.→
- Jul 10, 2026Oratomic Raises $300M for a 20,000-Qubit Quantum ComputerCaltech-founded Oratomic raised a $300 million Series A co-led by ARCH, Spark Capital and Khosla, betting its neutral-atom architecture needs only 10,000-20,000 qubits for a useful, fault-tolerant quantum computer.→
Lowercarbon Capital FAQ
What companies has Lowercarbon Capital invested in?
Lowercarbon Capital's portfolio includes Emerald AI, Stand, Oratomic, Type One Energy, Rainmaker, Antora Energy, and 1 more tracked companies.
Who does Lowercarbon Capital co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Lowercarbon Capital most often invests alongside Breakthrough Energy Ventures (2 shared deals), DCVC (2 shared deals), Eclipse Ventures (2 shared deals), General Catalyst (2 shared deals), Aramco Ventures (1 shared deal).
Sources & methodologyshow
Where these figures come from
- Emerald AIprimary source1 fact
- PR Newswireprimary source1 fact
- Bloombergmajor outlet1 fact
- Fortunemajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- esgtoday.comValue Add VC data1 fact
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