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SendNaw Technologies
Chris Sacca and Crystal Sacca run SendNaw Technologies, the Austin family office deploying personal capital into climate and frontier tech.
SendNaw Technologies
SendNaw Technologies launched in 2019 after Chris Sacca—a former Google lawyer turned early-stage savant—closed Lowercase Capital to new outside investors. The family office consolidates the Saccas' personal investment activity, channeling venture-scale returns into a concentrated portfolio of high-conviction technology bets. While the Saccas have always been synonymous with consumer internet, SendNaw reflects a deliberate pivot toward hard-tech and sustainability themes that Crystal Sacca, a former advertising executive, has increasingly driven since joining investment decisions full-time. The firm's deployment spans early-stage venture capital, growth equity, and follow-on public market positions in companies tackling decarbonization, automation, and enterprise infrastructure. Known portfolio exposures include Redwood Materials, the battery-recycling company founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, and Crusoe Energy, which builds modular data centers powered by stranded natural gas. The geographic footprint concentrates on North America but extends selectively into European climate-tech hubs, particularly in the Nordics and Germany. SendNaw operates without a formal fund structure—every position is a direct investment or a special purpose vehicle, giving the principals full discretion over pacing, concentration, and exit timing. Since its formation, SendNaw has intentionally remained lean—no website, no institutional fundraising, and no external reporting. Chris Sacca's public shift into climate advocacy, including his role as a co-chair of the Climate Draft initiative and his candid critiques of Silicon Valley's ESG theater on high-profile podcasts, provides the clearest signal of where the office's deployment energy is concentrated. In May 2024, Sacca joined the board of Redwood Materials and publicly committed SendNaw to follow-on participation in its Series D round, re-confirming the office's willingness to concentrate capital in scaled climate-hardware businesses (per The Wall Street Journal, May 2024). What structurally separates SendNaw from the typical venture-family-office crossover is its refusal to brand itself as a fund. There is no quarterly LP letter, no annual meeting, no business development function. This architecture lets the Saccas operate like permanent-capital growth investors—holding positions through volatility that would pressure a traditional venture firm—while retaining the right to sell at any moment that marks a true value realization. In a market increasingly critical of venture's forced exit timelines, SendNaw's design is the structural expression of a thesis that the best companies are built over decades, not funds.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
2019
AUM
$150M - $300M (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Austin
Corporate office
Austin, TX, United States
Principals
Chris Sacca
Chairman
Crystal Sacca
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does SendNaw Technologies differ from Lowercase Capital?
Lowercase Capital was Chris Sacca's venture firm that raised external capital and institutionalized his angel investments in Twitter, Uber, Instagram, and Stripe. SendNaw Technologies is the Sacca family office, deploying solely the Saccas' personal capital without outside limited partners. Lowercase stopped raising new funds in 2017, and SendNaw now serves as the primary vehicle for the family's direct technology investments, allowing a permanent-capital posture that a fund structure cannot accommodate.
Who makes the final investment decision at SendNaw?
Chris Sacca and Crystal Sacca make decisions jointly, per public commentary from both principals. While Chris Sacca has historically sourced many of the firm's early-stage opportunities through his network, Crystal Sacca has taken an increasingly visible role in shaping SendNaw's climate and sustainability thesis. No external investment committee or advisory board participates in capital allocation decisions.
Does SendNaw participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
SendNaw executes almost exclusively through direct deals and special purpose vehicles, consistent with the Saccas' historical preference for concentrated, high-conviction positions. There is no public record of the firm committing as a limited partner to external venture funds, though the principals may have legacy LP relationships dating to the Lowercase period.
What investment stages does SendNaw target?
The firm invests from seed through growth, including public market follow-ons, as evidenced by its participation in Redwood Materials' Series D and Chris Sacca's public statements about holding positions post-IPO. The permanent-capital structure eliminates pressure to exit by any specific fund lifecycle, so SendNaw can enter at any stage and hold without a mandated timeline.
Which sectors does SendNaw explicitly avoid?
There is no published exclusion list, but Chris Sacca has publicly criticized the surveillance-advertising business model that underpins much of social media—a space where he generated significant Lowercase returns. SendNaw's visible deployment has concentrated on climate tech, energy transition, and enterprise software, suggesting a deliberate avoidance of ad-tech and consumer social from which the Saccas' wealth was partially derived.
Where does the underlying wealth come from?
The wealth deployed through SendNaw derives primarily from Chris Sacca's venture capital career, including his Google tenure, early angel investing, and Lowercase Capital's concentrated bets on Twitter (reportedly a $1 billion-plus return), Uber, and Instagram. Crystal Sacca's advertising career and the couple's subsequent liquidity events contribute to the family's total deployable capital, though no specific net-worth figure is publicly disclosed.
Does SendNaw maintain philanthropic structures, and how are they separated?
Chris and Crystal Sacca have significant philanthropic activity, including high-profile giving pledges and climate-advocacy work, but these operate outside SendNaw's investment vehicle. The Saccas have publicly joined The Giving Pledge and supported organizations such as the ACLU and climate-focused nonprofits. There is no indication that SendNaw itself manages philanthropic capital or that grant-making decisions flow through the same entity.
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