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Simple Switch exists to bring ease and convenience to ethical and impactful online shopping, and change the world through positive impact purchasing. Rachel believes deeply in the power of entrepreneurship to solve some of our most serious global problems. When she isn’t working to harness the power of capitalism for positive impact, Rachel loves rock climbing, drinking craft beer, and taking care of her vegetable garden and backyard chickens. Her first ever entrepreneurial venture was a hogwarts-scarf-knitting business, and she’s traveled to 28 countries. She’s a stubborn idealist committed to authenticity and making a difference.","profile_image_url":"http://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/user/avatar/2410493/medium_large_cropped_Headshot_Rachel_Kois.jpg","follower_count":13,"interests":[],"recent_investments":[{"company_id":89502,"company_entity_id":"wefunder:company:89502","company_name":"Joule Case","company_url":"https://wefunder.com/joule.case","applied_at":"2023-02-01T22:57:30Z"},{"company_id":120036,"company_entity_id":"wefunder:company:120036","company_name":"CrowdSolve","company_url":"https://wefunder.com/crowdsolve","applied_at":"2023-02-01T22:50:13Z"},{"company_id":124801,"company_entity_id":"wefunder:company:124801","company_name":"Zencastr","company_url":"https://wefunder.com/zencastr","applied_at":"2022-12-21T21:24:28Z"},{"company_id":2,"company_entity_id":"wefunder:company:2","company_name":"Wefunder","company_url":"https://wefunder.com/wefunder","applied_at":"2022-10-26T18:30:54Z"},{"company_id":91227,"company_entity_id":"wefunder:company:91227","company_name":"Crownhunt","company_url":"https://wefunder.com/crownhunt","applied_at":"2022-08-19T00:50:07Z"}],"recent_posts":[{"id":162049,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:162049","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"7 Hours Left to Join our 140 Community Investors!","preview":"Today is the LAST CHANCE to become an early\u0026nbsp;Simple Switch\u0026nbsp;investor through our equity crowdfunding round!If you're one of the 137 people who've already invested, thank you! I hope you'll share the campaign \u0026 your reasons for investing personally with 1 or 2 other people you know would enjoy the opportunity to invest alongside you!If you've been intrigued but haven't invested yet, I hope you'll reach out with any last-minute questions. I'd love to have even more of our personal netwo...","published_at":"2023-03-10T22:05:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/162049"},{"id":161998,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:161998","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"We're Trending! Climate, Women, and 1 Day Left to Invest","preview":"\"Investments in companies founded or cofounded by women averaged $935,000, which is less than half the average $2.1 million invested in companies founded by male entrepreneurs.\u0026nbsp;Despite this disparity, startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period.\" (BCG: Why Women-Owned Startups Are a Better Bet)“Investors are poised to address the intersections of sustainability issues. Large-scale sustainab...","published_at":"2023-03-10T01:27:58Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/161998"},{"id":161926,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:161926","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Only 4 More Days to Share the WeFunder with your Network!","preview":"In case you think \"sharing on social media won't really help Simple Switch\" a friend of mine recently posted about our WeFunder campaign, and I got an investment from a stranger who saw it and wrote this!I'm SURE there are people in your network who are actively looking for opportunities like this one too! Would you go out on a limb and share the campaign so they can find us and invest?Share this link with your network today: WeFunder.com/simpleswitchRemember, if you’ve already invested we ca...","published_at":"2023-03-07T23:15:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/161926"},{"id":161794,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:161794","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Investors Only Party THIS THURSDAY 3/9!","preview":"Exciting announcement! THIS THURSDAY March 9th, we'll be hosting an exclusive sneak peek of the new IN PERSON Simple Switch showroom in the new Green Spaces Market in Downtown Denver's RINO Art District. This event is a perk for the investors in our current funding round above the $250 level! So if you haven't invested yet, or you'd like to increase your investment amount for access to the event, do it here! ➡️ WeFunder.com/SimpleSwitchAlready invested $250 or more? Get your tickets to the ev...","published_at":"2023-03-05T20:26:31Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/161794"},{"id":161687,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:161687","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Why WeFunder? (Only 10 Days Left!)","preview":"Thanks to 110 investors, we've raised $62,350 so far! Our goal is $100,000 (10% of our total round of $1 Million) so our community can represent a significant part of our investors moving forward. Today I want to explain why we decided to do it this way, and more about how it works!WHY did Simple Switch decide to raise money on WeFunder?After a few years of bootstrapping Simple Switch and learning about our market, I realized we needed to raise some serious funding to scale our sales \u0026 impact...","published_at":"2023-03-01T19:38:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/161687"},{"id":157851,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:157851","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"New Pitch Deck, Recent Accomplishments, \u0026amp; Only 14 days left to Invest on WeFunder!","preview":"Our Community Round closes in 14 days on March 10th! Hurry and invest (or increase your investment) before we close! Thank you to the 107 community investors who’ve already invested over $60k in Simple Switch! We're ramping up to raise capital from great VC's and Accredited Angel Investors too, but our goal is to have at least $100,000 of this funding round be from our customers, connections, and community to make sure everyone is able to access this opportunity, and reward those of you who h...","published_at":"2023-02-25T19:29:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/157851"}],"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_investor_profile","as_of":"2026-06-21T21:09:24Z","claims":{"follower_count":{"source":"InvestorProfile#followers_count","last_verified_at":"2023-09-25T20:43:47Z","as_of":"2026-06-21T21:09:24Z","confidence":"high"}}},"updated_at":"2023-09-25T20:43:47Z"}}}