Ryan Orbuch

Partner at Lowercarbon Capital

Who is Ryan Orbuch?

Ryan Orbuch is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in climate solutions. He leads the firm's work in carbon removal.1 4

Prior to joining Lowercarbon Capital in November 2021, Ryan held several roles at Stripe3:

Procurement Lead, Stripe Climate (September 2019 - November 2021)
Product Manager (October 2018 - December 2019)

As Procurement Lead for Stripe Climate, Ryan helped initiate and lead Stripe's carbon removal procurement program, which is considered one of the best in the industry.1 He developed partnerships with Activate and Deep Science Ventures, and recruited nearly 20 scientific expert reviewers from research universities to inform Stripe's carbon removal purchases.1

Ryan has a background in software startups. He co-founded Volley, an education software startup, and designed Finish, an Apple Design Award-winning productivity app for students while in high school.1 3

Ryan grew up in Boulder, Colorado and is passionate about climate and environmental issues. He has been invited to speak at events hosted by the National Academy of Sciences, California Air Resources Board, AirMiners, and My Climate Journey.1 2 Ryan is also an enthusiastic scuba diver and skier.1 2

Highlights

Nov 27 · twitter

This doesn’t make any sense? The corporations produce energy/materials valuable enough that society mostly considers this trade-off worth it today. If there’s a moral argument to be had I think it’s more around shifting liabilities to future generations.

Aug 30 · twitter

What does it take to visit the seed vault in Svalbard?

Jul 30 · Axios

Bill Gates-back climate tech company landed $30 million to help grow - Axios

Aug 3 · Pulse 2.0

Isometric: $25 Million Raised For Building Transparent Registry For Durable Carbon Dioxide Removal - Pulse 2.0

Experience

Partner at Lowercarbon Capital (November 2021 - Present)

Procurement Lead, Stripe Climate at Stripe (September 2019 - November 2021), Product Manager at Stripe (October 2018 - December 2019), Co-Founder and Fullstack Engineer at Volley (2015 - 2017), Co-Founder and iOS Designer at Finish (2013 - 2015)