Wunder - Impact investing meets Capitalism.

@fletchrichman Thanks so much Fletcher!

@fletchrichman You rock dude.

@andrew_dietrich @ilyasny Great questions Andrew! The investment is actually a debt instrument, and is in fact asset backed. For one of our funds, the debt instrument is backed by an operating solar system built for a quality U.S. business. For the other fund, the instrument is backed by the equipment used to build the solar system.

@andrew_dietrich @ilyasny Fortunately our environmental impact is the direct result of our work: new solar capacity being built! Each dollar goes to build new solar in the U.S., and we certainly do quantify how much solar each fund builds. We agree on the win-win over coal or natural gas!

@nglaros @wunder Thank you so much Nicole!

@nglaros @wunder You are the best!

@ryanjamurphy Hey Ryan, solid comparison. Yes, we're focused on solar currently because financing in commercial solar is underserved. In the future we might consider other renewable energy sectors as well.

@tschellenbach Thanks! That would be the one and only @beaud. I saw you guys come through my feed recently, planning on taking a look at your API.

Thanks @tschellenbach! I've been working on it with our engineers -- it's a work in progress but it's getting there ;D What do you think works best and what needs some more work? Basically, what areas could we improve on?

@tylerswartz Thanks Tyler -- Really appreciate it! If you don't mind, what did you find most helpful on the website, and what needs some more work? :)

@tylerswartz Thanks so much Tyler!

Of course @beaud Parts that were useful : -The video was very informative and fun to watch. -Helpful to see the min investment and targeted return for the two funds. -The six tiles at the bottom of the page were a good way to give me a quick overview of how Wunder works, maybe move them up higher? Parts that were confusing: -The video mentions crowd-funding solar projects, but the landing page says “fully-managed funds” on the left hand side directly above the fold. Initially I was a bit confused as to whether I would be picking an individual project to “crowd-fund” or if it’s a portfolio play. -I didn’t like that underneath the two fund tiles the learn more button triggered a signup form. That felt to quick. Perhaps this is something you’ve A/B tested…removing steps in the signup flow typically helps 😀, but for me it was too quick.

@tylerswartz Thanks for the feedback -- I really appreciate it 😀

Here are my initial questions, @birsic @wunder: -At first glance, a financial tech company with no CFO seems weird. How does that work? -How is the shorter term fund (24months, 11% annual) yielding twice as much as the longer term fund (120 months, 6% annual)? -Do you plan to bring on IRIS, GIIN, and B Corporation as partners? I think most serious impact investors would want to see your involvement with those metrics/measurement/reporting standards.

@ryanalam @wunder Thanks so much for the upvote! On your great questions... - I bring a strong finance background to my role as CEO, so I handle most CFO duties, and we also utilize industry-leading service providers on more esoteric dynamics of the CFO role, including tax treatment, securities structure, and compliance. - The short term fund finances the construction of solar projects, using only the equipment purchased as collateral, while the long term fund finances working solar systems, a very strong cash flow stream that serves as collateral for that fund's loans. Because the risk associated with the first fund is considerably higher than the second fund, we are able to offer our investors a higher return. - We issue an impact report to every investor are working to incorporate existing standards, however a unique aspect of our work is that the impact measurement and reporting is very straight forward: we use every single dollar invested to build solar projects in the U.S. We then measure those projects in $, kWh generated, jobs created, and economic savings to the business. Does that answer your questions and can I help with anything else?

@robleathern Thanks Rob -- really appreciate it! Let me know if you have any questions :)

@robleathern Thanks Rob!

@cheddz Thanks Jordan! Letting investors make the world a better place (and make money) too is certainly fun. Let me know if you have any questions :)

@cheddz Thanks so much Jordan! Really appreciate it.