SunFunder Closes Funding Round Led by Khosla Impact

May 27, 2014 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois

Khosla Impact, the personal investment vehicle of Vinod Khosla a founder of Sun Microsystems, has led an A round investment for SunFunder – a solar “impact investing” platform. Khosla is a fund that seeks to invest in market based solutions for poverty and global development. SunFunder has targeted off grid communities in the third world that are in dire need of energy solutions. Their platform has funded solar energy products in different African countries and more recently India. SunFunder has a stated goal of facilitating $1 billion for solar companies and projects in emerging markets by 2020. This new investment will allow SunFunder to grow and expand their operations into other countries.

Since founding in 2012, SunFunder has financed 24 project loans with 10 different solar companies in 6 different countries. The platform estimates they have aided over 115,000 people gain access to affordable solar energy. The platform claims a 100% repayment rate for their loans. Currently investors that use the platform only receive principle back as part of the investment. SunFunder has stated in the past they intend to allow interest returns at some point in the future.

By the end of 2015 SunFunder expects to deploy $20 million in solar projects around the world.

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 29, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025

Number of Filings132Prior 128 +3.1%

Target Raise, Total$3.44BPrior $3.56B -3.5%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	132	128	+3.1%
Target raise	$3.44B	$3.56B	-3.5%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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