About Treehouse Investments
Treehouse Investments is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Minneapolis, United States. As of Feb 2017, Treehouse Investments has invested in 17 companies. It primarily invests in Conventional Debt round in Kenya based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Blockchain Technology and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Conventional Debt round of M Kopa Overall, Treehouse Investments portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions, namely SunFunder, Swift Current Energy and MicroVest. A lot of funds co-invest with Treehouse Investments, with names like Blue Haven Initiative sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Treehouse Investments has team of 4 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Conventional Debt & Series C
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Treehouse Investments' List of Top Investments
Treehouse Investments has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments include M Kopa and CrossBoundary.Their portfolio spans across United States, Kenya, India and 3 more locations. They have invested in FinTech, Blockchain Technology, Retail and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Conventional Debt, Series C stages. Here is the list of top investments by Treehouse Investments:1. M Kopa
Key facts about M Kopa
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $241M
- Employee Count: 3,279 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Generation Investment Management, Gates and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 06, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of investment advisory and asset management services. This firm facilitates capital deployment and project structuring to support sustainable growth. It creates investment vehicles and provides strategic advice to assist in navigating complex market landscapes. The organization focuses on developing infrastructure and business solutions that enable capital absorption in underserved markets.
Key facts about CrossBoundary
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $158M
- Employee Count: 276 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: KLP, Treehouse Investments and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 25, 2026, $*****
3. SunFunder
An online investment platform for solar projects. Raises and aggregates capital to finance solar projects from both non-accredited investors and directly from accredited and institutional investors through solar empowerment fund note issuances. Offers short-term, working capital and project finance loans for solar lighting, phone charging, micro-grids, and commercial solar projects.
Key facts about SunFunder
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 9 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Deutsche Bank, Khosla Impact and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 29, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Pegasus Solar manufactures solar racking structures and commercialized it by the name 'LightSpeed' which are rail-free solar mounts. These racking systems do not have the rail, on which the solar panels usually rest, thus significantly reduces the logistics cost, cost of installation and installation time for residential solar systems.
Key facts about Pegasus Solar
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Richardson (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.3M
- Employee Count: 67 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Okapi Venture Capital and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 10, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Swift Current Energy is a project developer and investor in the renewable energy sector with a focus on wind, solar, and energy storage projects. Claims to offer project financing, installation, and maintenance services for utility-scale projects. Claims to have developed around a total of one Gigawatt powered project around the world.
Key facts about Swift Current Energy
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 119 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Treehouse Investments
- Highlight: Acquired
Treehouse Investments' Investments by Stage
Treehouse Investments has made 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $13M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $12.5M.Treehouse Investments' Investments by Sector
Treehouse Investments has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain Technology, Energy and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Consumer (B2C) companies, 5 Tech companies and 3 companies focusing on Social impact.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 2 |
Financial Services | 2 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Energy | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Treehouse Investments' Investments by Geography
Treehouse Investments has made most investments in Kenya (1), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Treehouse Investments' recent investments
Treehouse Investments has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Treehouse Investments:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 02, 2017 | Kenya | Conventional Debt | 8273 | [+2] | |
Dec 2015 | United States | Series B | 1327 | [+3] | |
2015 | United States | Conventional Debt | 3961 | [+6] | |
Feb 02, 2015 | Kenya | Series C | 3060 |
Acquired companies in Treehouse Investments' Portfolio
4 companies from Treehouse Investments' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SunFunder in Jun 2022 by Mirova for $*****.Here are Treehouse Investments' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 20, 2022 | 2015 | Conventional Debt | 5598 | |
Dec 03, 2021 | - | - | 3354 | |
Apr 07, 2021 | - | - | 5175 | |
Sep 11, 2019 | - | - | 5563 |
Team profile of Treehouse Investments
Treehouse Investments has a team of 4 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Treehouse Investments' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Treehouse Investments:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Syracuse | - | ||
Partner | Cedar Park | - | ||
Partner | Houston | - | - |
Co-investors of Treehouse Investments
Over the past 11 years, 44 investors have co-invested in Treehouse Investments's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Treehouse Investments: East Africa Bank, Gates and 10 others have invested in rounds before Treehouse Investments. There is 1 company where East Africa Bank has invested before Treehouse Investments and 1 company where Gates has invested before Treehouse Investments.
- Top Co-investors of Treehouse Investments: 8 investors entered a company along with Treehouse Investments. These include investors like Blue Haven Initiative (1 company).
- Invested after Treehouse Investments: A total of 24 investors have invested in Treehouse Investments's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include DFC (1 company), African Development Bank Group (1 company) and Sumitomo (1 company).
Recent News related to Treehouse Investments
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Renewvia Secures $15M in Development Capital to Accelerate 2GW Utility Scale Solar and Storage PipelineGlobal Fintech Series•Nov 09, 2023•Renewvia, TDF, Treehouse Investments
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SunFunder Raises $17M in Equity and Debt in 2015 — Better VenturesBetter Ventures•Feb 25, 2016•SunFunder, Iberdrola, Deutsche Bank, Ceniarth and 5 others
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M-KOPA Solar raises $12.45m in latest funding roundDisrupt Africa•Feb 02, 2015•M Kopa, LGT, Lundin Foundation, Treehouse Investments and 1 other
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