Poseidon Fireside: A Conversation with Mark Suster

​Two Triton alumni who now run multibillion-dollar venture capital firms are coming back to campus to talk about how they got there.

​Join Mark Suster (UCSD '91), Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures, and Shawn Xu (UCSD '12), Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, for a fireside chat on building companies and raising capital. It's open Q&A, so bring your questions.

​Speakers

​Mark runs Upfront Ventures, one of Los Angeles's largest venture capital firms. Before investing, he founded and sold two startups, the second to Salesforce. His blog, Both Sides of the Table, is one of the most-read in the startup ecosystem.

​Shawn's firm, Lowercarbon Capital, backs kickass companies that make real money slashing emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, and buying us time to unf**k the planet. He co-founded the Poseidon Fellows program with Professor Liz Lyons.

​Schedule

• ​4:00 PM: Fireside Chat + Q&A with Mark and Shawn

• ​5:00 PM: Student + Alumni Mixer

• ​5:30 PM: Poseidon Fellows Info Session for the 2027 cohort

​Who Should Come
Any UC San Diego student, any major. Come whether you're building something now or just curious about startups. Stick around for the info session at the end to learn about our program.

​About Poseidon Fellows
Poseidon Fellows is UC San Diego's flagship entrepreneurship fellowship. Each year, we handpick twelve students for mentorship, investor access, and a company-building curriculum taught by people who've done it. Applications close November 12. Apply at poseidonfellows.com.