Embodiments disclosed herein include two stage voltage regulators for electronic systems. In an embodiment, a voltage regulator comprises a switched capacitor voltage regulator (SCVR). In an embodiment, the SCVR receives a first voltage as an input and outputs a plurality of SCVR output voltages. In an embodiment, the voltage regulator further comprises a low-dropout (LDO) regulator. In an embodiment, the LDO regulator receives one or more of the plurality of SCVR output voltages as LDO input voltages, and where the LDO regulator outputs a second voltage.