Climatize

Climatize operates an SEC-registered investment platform through which individuals in the United States can lend to renewable energy projects, with minimum investments of $10 and advertised annual interest rates of up to roughly 10%. Offerings listed on the platform include community and commercial solar installations, low-income community solar, battery storage, EV charging and building electrification and efficiency projects, with terms typically of two to four years. Projects have spanned states including Illinois, Maryland, California, New York, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, New Jersey and New England.

The regulated broker-dealer entity, Climatize Earth Securities LLC, is a subsidiary of Climatize Earth Inc., is registered with the SEC and is a FINRA member under Section 4(a)(6) of the U.S. Securities Act (SEC File No. 7-360). Investors access offerings through a web portal and a mobile app, with payments handled via ACH and Plaid integration. The company was co-founded by Will Wiseman (CEO) and Alba Forns (COO), and its team includes directors of finance, AI and engineering alongside mobile and web engineers.

Founding story

Co-founder and CEO Will Wiseman grew up in Santa Cruz, California, where witnessing decline in marine ecosystems shaped his interest in the environment. He studied renewable energy engineering and worked as a solar installer and in project management and finance before co-founding Climatize with Alba Forns, who serves as COO.

Business model

Climatize intermediates between renewable energy project developers seeking capital and retail and institutional investors. Developers apply to the platform, qualified offerings go through due diligence and are then published for investment; returns are distributed to investors on a scheduled or milestone basis.

Fees are charged to issuers rather than investors: a 5.50% origination fee on funds raised payable on the issuance date (subject to possible discounts), plus a 0.50% per annum servicing fee on funds raised, generally due in full for the loan term at issuance. Issuers also bear third-party, legal, administrative and offering-related costs, and may pay for optional services such as regulatory filing support and account setup. Returns shown on the platform are net of platform fees.

Traction

As of the current company website, the platform reports $17,000,000 invested in projects, 35 projects funded, $7,061,715 in principal and interest returned to investors and 4,000 members; the company's investor web portal reports 5,040 members, 51 projects and $20,823,758 raised. In May 2025 the company was described as having mobilized over $8 million from more than 2,000 investors across 17 projects, and at the time of its August 2024 pre-seed round it cited 11 solar projects funded and more than 950 investors.

Latest developments

Co-founder Alba Forns was named a Cartier Women's Initiative Fellow in the initiative's twentieth anniversary cohort (2026). The platform continues to list open offerings, including community solar in Illinois and Maryland and balcony solar in Oakland, California, with annual interest rates between 9% and 10.1%.