SunFunder

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

Amount

Series B

Stage

11.06.2018

Date

3

all rounds

$6.3M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
SunFunder is a solar energy finance business that provides financing for solar assets in emerging economies.

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SunFunder

founded date

01.01.2012

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

With a focus on clean energy and climate investments in emerging markets, SunFunder collaborates with major debt fund investors to provide innovative debt financing for solar enterprises. Since 2012, the company has been a well-positioned financial intermediary, offering borrowers deep solar market expertise, efficient due diligence processes, and strong customer partnerships. In June 2022, SunFunder joined forces with Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to impact investing, to enable investors with diversified fund opportunities.
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SunFunder Inc.
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People

Founders
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Sameer Halai
Sameer Halai

Sameer Halai

Sameer was born and raised in Bombay and leads product design, development and research at SunFunder. Prior to this he has worked at the Future Social Experiences lab at Microsoft and most recently was Director of User Experience at Limeade, a health and wellness startup in Seattle.He is the first person in the world with a Masters in Social Computing and is excited about leveraging human connections around the world to create scalable and sustainable solutions.

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Audrey Desiderato
Audrey Desiderato

Audrey Desiderato

Audrey is French-Indonesian and grew up in 9 countries. She is based in Tanzania, where she implements SunFunder’s East Africa partnerships. Prior to SunFunder, Audrey modeled clean energy projects for GI Energy, and performed market research for energy access impact investor E+Co.She was also a founding member of GOOD magazine. She is inspired on a daily-basis by our solar partners’ work and believes helping them scale is the best job in the world.

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Ryan Levinson
Ryan Levinson

Ryan Levinson

Ryan is a Baltimore native who has been hooked on the clean energy field since his time as a graduate student in the UK. Prior to SunFunder, he was VP of Environmental Finance at Wells Fargo and led $500 million of investments in more than 150 solar projects.Ryan founded SunFunder while working with off-grid solar companies in SE Asia and India in early 2012, where he was struck by the need for new financing solutions to make an off-grid solar revolution possible.

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Employee Profiles
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Avi Jacobson

Avi Jacobson

Investment Director

Audrey Desiderato

Audrey Desiderato

Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Ryan Levinson

Ryan Levinson

Founder & CEO

Sanjeev Debipersad

Sanjeev Debipersad

Head of Risk

Collins Kuindwa

Collins Kuindwa

Investment Officer

Rim Azirar

Rim Azirar

Senior Investment Officer

Sammy Malaki

Sammy Malaki

Head of FInance

Surabhi Mathur Visser

Surabhi Mathur Visser

Head of Investments

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