# Raise Green

Climate Investing for Everyone

## Elevator pitch
Raise Green is the climate investment platform with thousands of members investing in clean energy and climate solutions. The company’s SEC and FINRA registered funding platform is democratizing sustainable investing and increasing access to capital for climate startups and project developers through Reg CF offerings. The company has built award-winning business process automation software and channel partnerships with industry-leading companies to diversify revenue streams and scale to profitability in 2023.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/raisegreen
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:128156
- Last updated: 2026-06-08T05:01:14Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-08T12:21:10Z

## Quick facts
- 2X YOY Platform Revenue growth from 2021 to 2022
- 4.2X YOY growth in investors from 2021 to 2022
- More than 10X growth in project pipeline over the last year months ($205M)
- $2.7M raised from private & VC investment, by Techstars ABN Amro Future of Finance & angel investors
- Awarded 2022 Impacting Investing Platform of the Year by Environmental Finance
- >50% of our offerings listed are led by Black, minority &/or women executives
- $1.7T in US climate investment catalyzed over the next 10 years expected from largest climate bill
- ~52,000 Tons of Carbon Pollution Reduced

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:76957: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:76958: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
We Hit Our Goal!!Because the offer has reached $124,000 in investment commitments (its Maximum Offer Amount), the Company has paused taking new investment commitments. If you would like to be added to the list for notification in the event of future opportunities to invest in Raise Green, Inc., please fill out this form.If you wish to view projects currently open for investment on the Raise Green Marketplace, please visit invest.raisegreen.com.

## FAQ
1. **Hey! Love Investing on RaiseGreen and excited to invest in the platform as well. Do you know when this will close? I am considering adding a little more to my investment and was wondering if there is a timeframe to hit?**
   - Hi Aaryaman! This is Jackie, cofounder and CIO at Raise Green. Thank you so much for your investment into offerings on the Raise Green platform and interest to support Raise Green by investing in us! It's folks like yourself that want to take direct climate action that can potentially make such a difference to climate. We plan to close the offering on April 30, 2023. If by any chance we decide to close the offering earlier, we would be sure to notify folks. If you have any other questions jus...
2. **According to your website, "Raise Green may take up to 9% of securities offered in a successful financing." Can you explain what this means, and the circumstances under which you would take the stated percentage?**
   - Hi Kevin, Thank you so much for your question, and for your interest in Raise Green! We firmly believe that by working together we can make an impact on bringing about an equitable clean energy transition. Raise Green's core business model is to take fees for structuring, listing and facilitating Reg CF raises. Our fee structure typically consists of a listing fee (paid in cash upfront by the issuer) and a success fee (paid once the raise successfully closes), and occasionally a security stak...
3. **What makes Raise Green stand out and why would Green Techs Startups raise on your platforms rather than the likes of Wefunder, Republic etc.?**
   - Thank you for the question Nobis! Raise Green is ready to help with flexible and inclusive financing options for #climatetech startups, commercialization and demonstration projects, clean energy project deployment, and pre-seed, seed, series A or up, bridge rounds and community rounds. At the same time, we’re building the largest climate investing community in the world, where anyone who wants to learn about and invest in climate solutions can find what they’re looking for. At Raise Green we ...
4. **I'd like to invest in Applied Bioplastics but it looks like RaiseGreen is only taking investments in the basket of projects shown. How can I invest directly in Applied Bioplastics?**
   - Hi Bonnie, Thank you so much for your interest! To invest in Applied Bioplastics, or any of our other raises on the Raise Green Marketplace, you'll need to go to the Offering Page, click on the listing that you're interested in, and then click invest and follow the user flow. https://invest.raisegreen.com/offerings If you have specific questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to us at investors@raisegreen.com and we're glad to walk you through the process. We're excited to w...
5. **Help me to understand this report. https://wefunder.com/raisegreen/reconfirm?auto_login_token=v2.local.GAcp0sXx0Rnjf9e9UVJuL4wndgOd3VHfJH3fmrsdL5ehbc_gW70ntQ0J8o5mPM4LkHJ4Uz47wnWvvX9QrdQNVVAuR4yf76id0ahYZOWqbnd1ZDPeIEP3ShgEXmgRR2cfpkPBcTtB9q76u48_bw&utm_swu=2633 Does the n...**
   - Hi Frances, Many thanks for the question! The link was sent out because we have filed an amendment to our offering memorandum (Form C/A) which requires all investors to reconfirm their investment commitment. We have updated our offering with more favorable investor terms and more up-to-date company information. However, if you have already invested, this means you need to reconfirm your investment here: https://wefunder.com/raisegreen/reconfirm. The changes in the Form C/A involved the follow...

## Team
- Franz Hochstrasser (CEO and Co-Founder)
- Jackie Logan (Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder)
- Alison Silverstein (Chief Operations Officer & Advisory Board Chair)
- Scott Gigante (Chief Technical Advisor)
- Katherine Gunning (Acting Chief Marketing Officer)

## Recent posts
- We've Hit Our Goal!! (2023-06-27T20:56:01Z)
- Raise Green Closes Seed Round & Pushes Past $10M Raised for Clean Energy & Climate Solutions (2023-06-15T16:57:51Z)
- Thank You! (2023-05-22T16:34:54Z)
- Listen in! New podcast with Raise Green Founders (2023-04-27T21:05:04Z)
- Raise Green in the Washington Post! (2023-04-18T19:49:24Z)
- Listen to "Invested in Climate," with our CEO Franz! (2023-04-11T21:20:47Z)
- Founder Highlight & Webinar Invite! (2023-04-04T20:36:32Z)
- Have you seen what people are saying about us? (2023-03-28T20:16:24Z)
- We've been busy! (2023-03-21T22:47:15Z)
- Did you know this about Raise Green? (2023-03-15T23:16:33Z)
- Join us live! (2023-03-08T18:21:20Z)
- Introducing: Raise Green Impact Partners (2023-03-03T23:41:09Z)

## Q&A
- Q: Hello! Does Raise Green support fusion energy startups? I'm raising funds for clean, decentralized, compact nuclear fusion generators with Zero nuclear waste and Zero pollution - please see my WeFunder 5 min video @ wefunder.com/lppfusion.
  - A: Hello Eric! First thank you for your work to create net zero energy solutions! Raise Green works with folks in the climate solution space from tried and true solar array on top of a roof to brand new technologies. Please input details on your project here https://www.raisegreen.com/request-consultation and the sales team will review! Best, Jackie
- Q: Hey! Love Investing on RaiseGreen and excited to invest in the platform as well. Do you know when this will close? I am considering adding a little more to my investment and was wondering if there is a timeframe to hit?
  - A: Hi Aaryaman! This is Jackie, cofounder and CIO at Raise Green. Thank you so much for your investment into offerings on the Raise Green platform and interest to support Raise Green by investing in us! It's folks like yourself that want to take direct climate action that can potentially make such a difference to climate. We plan to close the offering on April 30, 2023. If by any chance we decide to close the offering earlier, we would be sure to notify folks. If you have any other questions just let us know!
- Q: If I invest 100 dollars how many shares of raisegreen am I going to get
  - A: Hello Francisco! Thank you for your great question! When you invest in our crowdfund offering, you are investing in a SAFE, which stands for Simple Agreement for Future Equity. A SAFE gives you the opportunity to receive shares in a future stock offering. The dollar amount you invest now -- along with the actual share price in the future stock offering -- would determine how many shares your $100 would convert into at that future time. So, you are not purchasing shares in Raise Green at this time. SAFEs are a relatively recent innovation, created by Y Combinator inthe last 10 years, and are now actively used in the start up space. Early stage companies are challenging to value, which is key in a share offering, so this gives a company a path to raise capital in anticipation of further growth and a potential future stock offering. Here is a link to more information on SAFEs help.wefunder.com/#/glossary/exemptions. Please let us know if you have additional questions! Happy to discuss further here. We sooooo appreciate all the folks that are supporting Raise Green in its goal to become the meeting place for democratizing access to capital and investment in the clean energy transition. Best, Jackie (CoFounder and Chief Investment Officer at Raise Green)
- Q: Help me to understand this report. https://wefunder.com/raisegreen/reconfirm?auto_login_token=v2.local.GAcp0sXx0Rnjf9e9UVJuL4wndgOd3VHfJH3fmrsdL5ehbc_gW70ntQ0J8o5mPM4LkHJ4Uz47wnWvvX9QrdQNVVAuR4yf76id0ahYZOWqbnd1ZDPeIEP3ShgEXmgRR2cfpkPBcTtB9q76u48_bw&utm_swu=2633 Does the negative $-1,214,115.51 represent loans that were made by CT Green Bank? Why the difference in 2022 and 2021 numbers? Please send reply to my email.
  - A: Hi Frances, Many thanks for the question! The link was sent out because we have filed an amendment to our offering memorandum (Form C/A) which requires all investors to reconfirm their investment commitment. We have updated our offering with more favorable investor terms and more up-to-date company information. However, if you have already invested, this means you need to reconfirm your investment here: https://wefunder.com/raisegreen/reconfirm. The changes in the Form C/A involved the following items, among other small updates: 1) Set target offering amount at $75k 2) Set maximum offering amount at $124k 3) Updated SAFE terms to offer 3x liquidation preference 4) Updated closing date to 6/30/23 5) Extended Convertible Note Maturity for both notes 6) Added self-certified unaudited financials for FY 2022 Please reconfirm before May 12, or your investment will be canceled! To your other question, the negative number that you pulled out of our self-certified financial statements for 2022 is our Net Income from the year 2022. The decrease in total revenues in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 is primarily due to the following: - The Company derived all of its $197,960 in 2022 revenues from its Reg CF platform fees. - The Company ceased consulting to focus on its core business of making inclusive impact investing and capital formation for climate solutions open and accessible and was able to more than double its platform revenues from the prior year. I greatly appreciate your continued interest and support for our efforts to make climate investment opportunities available to more people, finance and deploy clean energy projects and climatetech companies, and build a community of dedicated changemakers to take climate action. Thank you! Franz
- Q: I'd like to invest in Applied Bioplastics but it looks like RaiseGreen is only taking investments in the basket of projects shown. How can I invest directly in Applied Bioplastics?
  - A: Hi Bonnie, Thank you so much for your interest! To invest in Applied Bioplastics, or any of our other raises on the Raise Green Marketplace, you'll need to go to the Offering Page, click on the listing that you're interested in, and then click invest and follow the user flow. https://invest.raisegreen.com/offerings If you have specific questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to us at investors@raisegreen.com and we're glad to walk you through the process. We're excited to welcome you to the Raise Green community, and we appreciate your support! Thank you, Franz
- Q: What makes Raise Green stand out and why would Green Techs Startups raise on your platforms rather than the likes of Wefunder, Republic etc.?
  - A: Thank you for the question Nobis! Raise Green is ready to help with flexible and inclusive financing options for #climatetech startups, commercialization and demonstration projects, clean energy project deployment, and pre-seed, seed, series A or up, bridge rounds and community rounds. At the same time, we’re building the largest climate investing community in the world, where anyone who wants to learn about and invest in climate solutions can find what they’re looking for. At Raise Green we enable clean energy developers and climatetech entrepreneurs to raise money from nearly anyone; accredited, non-accredited and institutional investors alike. This inclusive development choice can unlock government funding through matching dollars, be used as a source of stand-alone debt or equtiy, and enable community ownership so that local residents can buy-in and get meaningful benefits from clean energy and climate solutions deployed in their neighborhoods or across the country. No other crowdinvesting platform does this work for climate entrepreneurs and clean energy projects. That’s why at Raise Green we’ve got ways for everyone to take #equitable #climateaction! If you’re an investor (individual or institutional) seeking yield, looking for real #impactinvesting #diversification options on our marketplace. Or if you're looking to back #climatetech ventures with breakthrough #climatesolutions technologies, we got you! https://invest.raisegreen.com/offerings If you’re a clean energy project developer seeking flexible terms for any chunk of your capital stack (debt, equity, construction, term or refi), or a #climate entrepreneur building a climate company at any financing stage (pre-seed, Series A, B etc. or bridge round, we got you! https://www.raisegreen.com/raise-capital We are working to build the largest online climate investing community in the world, and we're working to activate and empower as many folks as possible to take climate action, with their time or their money. If you’re looking to learn more about #climateinvesting, sign up for free by creating an account on Raise Green: https://www.raisegreen.com/ Check out our blog and resource center: https://www.raisegreen.com/learning-center Check out our Community Connections day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-xMvR45Yp6Q Or listen to one of our recent podcasts like Financial Climate podcast with Alex Roth: https://www.financialclimate.fm/2088489/12409774-episode-7-franz-hochstrasser-ceo-of-raise-green Or Invested in Climate with Jason Rissman: https://investedinclimate.com/podcast/democratizing-climate-investing-with-raisegreen-wesolar-ep-46/ We invite you to join our growing community of thousands! https://www.raisegreen.com And thank you again for your support and interest!
- Q: According to your website, "Raise Green may take up to 9% of securities offered in a successful financing." Can you explain what this means, and the circumstances under which you would take the stated percentage?
  - A: Hi Kevin, Thank you so much for your question, and for your interest in Raise Green! We firmly believe that by working together we can make an impact on bringing about an equitable clean energy transition. Raise Green's core business model is to take fees for structuring, listing and facilitating Reg CF raises. Our fee structure typically consists of a listing fee (paid in cash upfront by the issuer) and a success fee (paid once the raise successfully closes), and occasionally a security stake which could be as high as 9%. As a Funding Platform that is regulated by the SEC and FINRA, we were approved by FINRA to take compensation in the form of a securities stake of the same class and type as is being sold in the offering for up to 9%. While we have this capability, we have never taken more than 2% securities stake in a given offering as compensation. A scenario in which we might take 9% securities stake as compensation for doing an offering might be one where the issuer client is developing a solar project and the project is not able to pencil out if it were to pay the success fee upfront, and instead opts to compensate Raise Green in the form of securities stake that is equal in value to 9% of the total amount raised in the offering. I'd be glad to connect and discuss this further if you're interested. We appreciate your time and consideration! Thank you, Franz