Christopher Sacca JD Overview
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- Lowercarbon Capi...
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Co-Founder & Man...
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Information Technology
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Christopher Sacca JD General Information
Biography
Mr. Christopher Sacca is a Co-Founder & serves as Managing Partner at Lowercarbon Capital. He is the Founder and serves as Chairman at Lowercase Capital. He serves as an Advisor at RescueTime & Lookout. He serves as a Board Member at RecordSetter. He served as an Advisor at FanBridge. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as an Advisor at Healthy Ventures. He served as a Board Member at Docker. He served as a Software Engineer at Ellucian. He managed a portfolio of over fifty consumer web, mobile, and wireless technology start-ups as well as an array of mature enterprises through his holding company, Lowercase Capital. While primarily known for its investments in seed and early-stage technology companies like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, and Kickstarter, Lowercase has quietly become one of the largest venture funds in the United States. Previously, he served as Head of Special Initiatives at Google Inc. In that role, among other responsibilities, he founded and headed up the alternative access and wireless divisions. His most visible projects include Google's 700MHz and TV white spaces spectrum initiatives, the company's groundbreaking data center in Oregon, and Google's free citywide WiFi network in Mountain View, CA. He also spearheaded many of Google's business development and M&A transactions and was on the founding team of the company's New Business Development organization. Before joining Google, he held several executive roles at one of the world's largest streaming and digital media distribution companies, Speedera Networks (acquired by Akamai Technologies), and was ultimately responsible for their legal and corporate development efforts. Before Speedera, he was an attorney with the Silicon Valley law firm of Fenwick & West where he handled venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and licensing transactions for technology clients such as Macromedia, VeriSign, and Kleiner Perkins. In 2012, he continued his work as a National Finance Committee member, a host of the technology roundtable series, and a Co-Chair of Tech for Obama. The Wall Street Journal cited him as "possibly the most influential businessman in America." He graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center where he was a member of The Tax Lawyer law review and was honored as the school's Philip A. Ryan and Ralph J. Gilbert Memorial Scholar. He also graduated cum laude from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and was an Edmund Evans Memorial Scholar as well as a Weeks Family Foundation Scholar. In the course of his studies, he attended university at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador, University College Cork, in Cork, Ireland, and the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain, and during his time in law school, worked in San Salvador, El Salvador. Throughout his career, he has carved out time for academic experiences and fellowships including as a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School at Oxford University, an MIT Enterprise Forum Global Trustee, and named to the Atlantic Council Vanguard 25.
Contact Information
Address
- New York, NY
- United States
Christopher Sacca JD Positions (2)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Lowercarbon Capital | Investor | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Jackson, WY | Venture Capital | |
Lowercase Capital | Investor | Founder & Chairman | San Francisco, CA | Venture Capital |
Christopher Sacca JD Board Seats (1)
Company | Industry | Ownership Status | Financing Status | Location | Since |
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Lowercase Capital | San Francisco, CA |
Christopher Sacca JD Lead Partner on Deals (176)
Christopher Sacca JD has been the lead partner on 176 deals. Their latest deal was with Normative, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 04-Apr-2024.
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Normative | 04-Apr-2024 | Later Stage VC | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Quilt | 16-May-2023 | Completed | Other Consumer Durables | Redwood City, CA | ||
Woodoo | 23-Apr-2023 | Completed | Other Materials | Paris, France | ||
Lun (Services) | 23-Mar-2023 | Completed | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Living Carbon | 17-Jan-2023 | Completed | Environmental Services (B2B) | Hayward, CA | ||
SolarSquare | 03-Nov-2022 | Completed | Energy Infrastructure | Mumbai, India | ||
Fuse Energy | 07-Sep-2022 | Completed | Energy Production | London, United Kingdom | ||
River | 02-Aug-2022 | Completed | Automotive | Bengaluru, India | ||
Flair (Household Appliances) | 28-Jul-2022 | Later Stage VC (Series A) | Completed | Household Appliances | San Francisco, CA | |
Zanskar | 12-Jul-2022 | Early Stage VC (Series A) | Completed | Energy Exploration | Salt Lake City, UT |
Christopher Sacca JD Network (1,449)
Board Members (26)
Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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Jerry Murdock | Docker | Insight Partners | Palo Alto, CA | |
Chih-Yuan Yang | Docker | AME Cloud Ventures | Palo Alto, CA | |
Docker | Tribe Capital | Palo Alto, CA | ||
Tala | Stellar (Financial Software) | Santa Monica, CA | ||
Tala | Self | Santa Monica, CA |
Portfolio Executives (1,419)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Maggie Buggie | Normative | Chief Operating Officer | 04-Apr-2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Kristian Rönn | Normative | Co-Founder & CEO and Board Member | 04-Apr-2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Normative | Digital Marketing Executive | 04-Apr-2024 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Normative | CSO | 04-Apr-2024 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Normative | Co-Founder & Head Architect | 04-Apr-2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Fund Team Members (4)
Name | Investor | Fund | Fund Location |
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Clay Dumas | Lowercarbon Capital | Lowercarbon Fund | Jackson, WY |
Ryan Orbuch | Lowercarbon Capital | Carbon Removal Fund | Jackson, WY |
Lowercarbon Capital | Jackson, WY |
Christopher Sacca JD Affiliated Funds (12)
Fund | Investor | Fund Type | Status | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | IRR | IRR Quartile |
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Compliance Matter Services | Lowercase Capital | Venture - General | Fully Invested | 2011 | ||||
Lowercase Frontier | Lowercase Capital | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Fully Invested | 2015 | ||||
Institutional Associates Fund | Lowercase Capital | Venture - General | Fully Invested | 2011 | ||||
Lowercase Industry Fund | Lowercase Capital | Venture - General | Fully Invested | 2010 | ||||
Lowercase Spur | Lowercase Capital | Venture - General | Fully Invested | 2011 |
Christopher Sacca JD Advisory Roles (4)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Healthy Ventures | Investor | Advisor | Mill Valley, CA | Venture Capital | |
Lookout | Company | Advisor | Boston, MA | Network Management Software | |
RecordSetter | Company | Advisor | New York, NY | Social/Platform Software | |
RescueTime | Company | Advisor | Seattle, WA | Business/Productivity Software |
Christopher Sacca JD FAQs
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Who is Christopher Sacca JD?
Mr. Christopher Sacca is a Co-Founder & serves as Managing Partner at Lowercarbon Capital.
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How much does Christopher Sacca JD typically invest?
Christopher Sacca JD's median deal size is
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What is Christopher Sacca JD’s main position?
Christopher Sacca JD’s primary position is Co-Founder & Managing Partner.
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How many active board seats does Christopher Sacca JD hold?
Christopher Sacca JD holds a board seat in Lowercase Capital.
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