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About the Role

Lowercarbon Capital backs founders rebuilding modern world inputs, hardening global systems for climate change, and generating clean power. We are seeking an investor to identify top founders tackling significant challenges, understand their businesses, and assess their world-changing potential. This role involves direct engagement with founders, experts, and customers, rigorous evaluation of technology and business models, and developing clear investment perspectives. The position will evolve into a key internal advisor on industry trends and strategic investments.

Responsibilities

Identify and network with founders building industry-defining companies in energy, critical minerals, manufacturing, and heavy industry.
Conduct end-to-end due diligence, defining key questions, prioritizing risks, and gathering critical information.
Engage deeply with founders on technical engineering and project financing.
Develop and communicate investment theses through memos, market maps, and public content.
Foster conversations with founders, operators, experts, and investors to strengthen credibility and attract opportunities.
Deeply research and understand emerging thematic areas, identifying bottlenecks and scalability challenges.

Requirements

Comfortable forming judgments with incomplete information.
Ability to explain complex topics simply.
Proficiency in operating in ambiguous environments with no single correct answer.
Experience in the scale-up, deployment, or operations of physical world companies.
Ability to learn quickly, seek additional information, and reason independently.

Skills

Deep understanding of decarbonization technologies and markets.
Familiarity with scaling new generation and storage technologies (nuclear, fusion, fission, renewables).
Knowledge of distributed energy resources and energy-as-a-service models.
Ability to work autonomously and creatively, proposing hypotheses and recommendations.
Skill in tackling large, complex, and unconventional problems.
Comfort with admitting knowledge gaps.
Strong research capabilities, including identifying and engaging with experts.
Clear written communication for internal and external audiences.
Effective stakeholder management and communication.
Meticulous attention to detail in all work products.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and switch focus effectively.
Balancing rigorous technical diligence with honesty about uncertainty and optimism.

Location

San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Early Career
Associate

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Salary/Compensations

$180,000-$230,000

Benefits

Bonus
Carried interest

About the Company

Lowercarbon Capital backs founders rebuilding how we source and manufacture the critical inputs of the modern world, hardening global systems for a changing climate, and generating enough clean reliable power for humans and machines alike.

Equal Opportunity

Lowercarbon Capital is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.