We are WIND Ventures
We are the newly established corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of COPEC located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our purpose is to accelerate global startups, and boost their growth in the United States and Latin America. We work together with WIND Garage, an Innovation Garage located in Santiago, Chile. We are both part of Copec’s innovation ecosystem.
- 85 years of history.
- Part of the Empresas Copec conglomerate, second largest corporation in Chile by market cap as of August, 27th.
- A ‘most trusted’ brand throughout Chile and Latin America.
- More than 3,300 service stations globally with over 600 in Chile.
- #1 market share in Chile & Colombia.
- Widespread operations across Chile, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic as well as the southeast United States.
- More information at www.copec.cl
With more than 3,300 fuel stations and a solid network of convenience stores associated, COPEC, together with its subsidiaries Terpel and Mapco, is positioned as one of the leading and most trusted brands throughout America. We leverage COPEC’s vast knowledge, expertise and resources to accelerate growth, primarily within Latin America, for startups and scaleups across the world in the new mobility, energy and retail sectors.
What are we searching for?
We aim to lead the mobility, energy and retail sectors’ transformations by opening up COPEC’s knowledge, expertise and resources to help startups and scaleups around the world.
Value Proposition
Our value beyond capital is the WIND growth platform that opens up COPEC’s vast resources to global entrepreneurs for “unfair” access to Latin America and the United States.
Intangibles
3 Billion
3rd most valuable Chilean brand (BRANDZ 2018)
64%
Top of mind Pronto (convenience stores)
12th
most reliable firm in Chile
Strong
energy brand and corporate reputation
Solid
relationships with regulators, transport service providers
Knowledge & Talent
Fuels
Convenience
Energy
Mining
Lubricants
Aviation
Nautical
Empresas COPEC:
Forest industry, Fuels, Fishing industry, Mining
Experience
Access
to key markets in the Americas
3,500
service stations
Large
customer base to leverage
60%
B2C clients
B2C clients
B2B clients
Why LatAm?
Latin America’s innovation eco system is growing quickly and is an important market for global startups. Also, LatAm has high growth potential in a wide variety of sectors.
Our team
Brian Walsh
Head
Bob Ma
Investment Manager
María Gracia Lagos
Analyst
Brian Walsh
Head
Bob Ma
Investment Manager
María Gracia Lagos
Analyst
Portfolio
