Key Takeaways
- • Chandra K. Shih, partner in Lowenstein Sandler LLP's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group, has been recognized on Venture Capital Journal's 2026 Rising Stars list, which honors investment professionals and attorneys under 40 making significant impact in venture capital.
- • Shih's 2025 deal activity included leading legal representation for Notable Capital as lead investor in a $40 million Series B financing for Browserbase (a browser infrastructure platform) and for Acrew Capital's $30 million Series B round for Moderne (a developer platform for AI-supported auto-refactoring and source-code analysis).
- • Beyond transaction work, Shih leads Lowenstein Sandler's Social Impact practice and contributes to the firm's Women in VC initiative, demonstrating leadership in both deal execution and industry advocacy.
- • The VCJ Rising Stars list includes 40 investment managers, fund founders, and attorneys nationwide, with the recognition highlighting emerging leaders shaping venture capital markets globally.
- • Shih's practice focuses on growth-stage and early-stage startups, venture firms, and institutional investors, providing legal and strategic counsel on corporate governance, equity and debt financings, M&A transactions, and lifecycle guidance from formation through exit.
Summary
Chandra K. Shih, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP based in the firm's Palo Alto office, has been named to Venture Capital Journal's 2026 list of Rising Stars, an annual recognition of industry professionals under 40 driving innovation and deal activity in the venture capital sector. The 2026 cohort comprises 40 investment managers, fund founders, and attorneys selected from firms across the United States.
Shih's inclusion on the list reflects her active role in significant Series B financings during 2025. Most notably, she represented Notable Capital as lead investor in a $40 million Series B round for Browserbase, a browser infrastructure platform that serves as a critical technical component for developers. Additionally, she advised on Acrew Capital's $30 million Series B investment in Moderne, a developer-focused platform offering AI-supported auto-refactoring and source-code analysis capabilities—a particularly relevant focus area given continued institutional momentum toward AI-augmented software development tools.
As a partner in Lowenstein Sandler's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group, Shih advises founders, investors, and boards on a comprehensive range of matters spanning corporate governance, debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic decision-making throughout a startup's lifecycle from formation to exit. Her practice encompasses work with early-stage and growth-stage companies, venture capital firms, angel investors, and strategic corporate investors.
Beyond transaction work, Shih has assumed leadership roles within Lowenstein Sandler, directing the firm's Social Impact practice and contributing to its Women in VC programming—efforts that position her as both a substantive transactional practitioner and an advocate within venture capital's professional community. Lowenstein Sandler itself operates as a national law firm with more than 400 lawyers across five offices in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C., with particular strength in venture capital and emerging companies representation.
Shih's inclusion on the list reflects her active role in significant Series B financings during 2025. Most notably, she represented Notable Capital as lead investor in a $40 million Series B round for Browserbase, a browser infrastructure platform that serves as a critical technical component for developers. Additionally, she advised on Acrew Capital's $30 million Series B investment in Moderne, a developer-focused platform offering AI-supported auto-refactoring and source-code analysis capabilities—a particularly relevant focus area given continued institutional momentum toward AI-augmented software development tools.
As a partner in Lowenstein Sandler's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group, Shih advises founders, investors, and boards on a comprehensive range of matters spanning corporate governance, debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic decision-making throughout a startup's lifecycle from formation to exit. Her practice encompasses work with early-stage and growth-stage companies, venture capital firms, angel investors, and strategic corporate investors.
Beyond transaction work, Shih has assumed leadership roles within Lowenstein Sandler, directing the firm's Social Impact practice and contributing to its Women in VC programming—efforts that position her as both a substantive transactional practitioner and an advocate within venture capital's professional community. Lowenstein Sandler itself operates as a national law firm with more than 400 lawyers across five offices in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C., with particular strength in venture capital and emerging companies representation.
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