About this raise
World Tree, with a valuation of $23.6 million, is raising funds on StartEngine. The company is leading the Eco-Tree Action designed to reverse climate change and make significant impacts on investors and small farmers. The project provides accessible investment opportunities in sustainable timber. World Tree targets high-end markets, including furniture, window blinds, veneers, musical instruments, and surfboards. Doug Willmore and Wendy Burton founded World Tree in June 2015. The current crowdfunding campaign has a minimum target of $9,998.10 and a maximum target of $3.5 million. The campaign proceeds will be used to plant over 300,000 acres of trees and secure positive returns for investors and farmers.
Investment Overview
Invested : $233,207
Deal Terms
Total Commitments
- Platform
- StartEngine
- Start Date
- 10/06/2022
- Close Date
- 01/04/2023
$9,998
$3,500,000
$498
Revenue Share
RegCF
$2.30
Company & Team
Company
- Year Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Energy, Power, & Natural Resources
- Tech Sector
- Distribution Model
- B2B
- Margin
- Low
- Capital Intensity
- High
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Money doesn’t grow on trees. At least that’s what I thought before learning about World Tree.
World Tree is not the usual raise you see featured in KingsCrowd’s reports. Instead of offering equity to investors, it shares the revenue from the sale of its timber harvest.
The concept is simple. World Tree USA collects money from investors every year to plant several hundred acres of the Empress Splendor tree (Paulownia Fortunei), one of the fastest growing trees in the world, on independently managed farms across North and Central America. After 10 years, the company will cut the trees down and sell them on the timber market. World Tree will then share 25% of the profits with investors, 50% with farmers, and keep the last 25% for itself.
And that’s how trees bring money to investors.
Company Funding & Growth
Funding history
- Total Prior Capital Raised
- $10,993,512
- VC Backed?
- No
| Close Date | Platform | Valuation | Total Raised | Security Type | Status | Reg Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2025 | DealMaker Securities | $1,500,000 | $90,500 | Equity - Common | Active | RegCF |
| 02/14/2025 | DealMaker Securities | $1,500,000 | $442,138 | Equity - Common | Funded | RegCF |
| 12/08/2023 | Wefunder | $22,815,322 | $282,266 | Equity - Common | Funded | RegCF |
| 01/04/2023 | StartEngine | $23,572,854 | $233,207 | Revenue Share | Funded | RegCF |
| 07/31/2022 | Wefunder | $21,286,717 | $323,400 | Revenue Share | Funded | RegCF |
| 12/22/2021 | Wefunder | $12,600,000 | $1,026,693 | Revenue Share | Funded | RegCF |
| 08/15/2020 | Wefunder | $8,030,000 | $1,227,190 | Equity - Common | Funded | RegA+ |
| 04/03/2019 | Wefunder | - | $1,001,628 | Equity - Common | Funded | RegCF |