# Rainforest Connection funding: rounds and investors

> Rainforest Connection has raised $500K across 1 round since 2023. Investors include The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rainforest-connection (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Rainforest Connection*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Climate Tech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$500K** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $500K Dec 2023
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Dec 2023** Grant **$500K** [The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-draper-richard) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Rainforest Connection's own website: 1 founder, 8 on the team.

**Topher White** Founder

- **Jon Bruno** CEO & Executive Director
- **Dannah Dulay** Finance Director
- **Diego Machado** Designer & Communications Specialist
- **India Daley** Board Member
- **José Valdivieso** Board Chair
- **Kristy Deiner** Board Member
- **Michael Marus** Board Member
- **Sam Suren** Marketing Director

## Everyone who backed them

[The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-draper-richard) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Rainforest Connection

### Who invested in Rainforest Connection?

Rainforest Connection's investors include The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.

### How much has Rainforest Connection raised?

Rainforest Connection has raised $500K across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Rainforest Connection last raise?

Rainforest Connection's most recent round was a Grant of $500K in Dec 2023.

### What was Rainforest Connection's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $500K in Dec 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Rainforest Connection first?

Rainforest Connection's first round on record, in Dec 2023, was backed by The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.

### What stage is Rainforest Connection at?

Rainforest Connection's latest named round is a Grant, in Dec 2023.

### Where is Rainforest Connection based?

Rainforest Connection is based in the United States.

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