Green Canopy Homes/Birch Fund LLC

The Birch Fund is a high impact real estate debt fund for certified green residential projects, targeting a $20MM raise and an annualized ROI of 9-12%

  • Stage $20M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Real Estate
  • Location Seattle, WA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2009
  • Employees 30
  • Website greencanopy.com

Company Summary

Birch will lend acquisition and construction financing for 3rd-party certified green residential projects. The Manager, Green Canopy, Inc., has acquired 112 projects to date, of which 75 have sold and 37 are in progress. GCI operates a separate $7.74MM debt fund, which winds down late 2015. Birch will pay a 5% annualized Preferred Return monthly with target annualized ROI of 9-12%. Birch will generate return through interest and fee income.

Team

  • Aaron Fairchild
    CEO and Chairman

    Aaron is a third generation lender and entrepreneur with a deep understanding of residential and commercial finance and energy efficient construction. He has been involved in providing more than $250 million of financing for a wide variety of local real estate transactions, and he serves as a board member for the WA Master Builders Association and OR Clean Energy Works. He is a graduate of the University of Washington's Executive MBA program.

  • Sam Lai
    Chief Marketing Officer

    Sam has an established career in real estate appraisal and portfolio management, discounted property acquisition, site development, and implementation of green building methods. As a certified appraiser for HomeStreet Bank, Golf Savings Bank, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan/Chase and others, Sam has completed over 3,500 real estate appraisals in greater Seattle and built a thriving appraisal company. He is an MBA candidate at Pinchot University.

  • CFO and Director of Fund Management

    Andy is a 3rd generation real estate manager. He is an experienced finance professional and manages all aspects of Green Canopy’s capital. He graduated summa cum laude from Seattle Pacific University, and is an avid mountain biker, runner, outdoor enthusiast and still enjoys playing soccer. Andy is a Beta Gamma Sigma graduate of the Executive MBA program at the University of Washington.

Advisors

  • Director
    Todd Vogel
    Director and Vice-Chairman
    Unconfirmed
    Kyle Mylius
    Director
    Unconfirmed
  • John Du Wors
    Director
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

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