Copec WIND Ventures

Copec WIND Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Copec, a leading energy, mobility, and retail company in Latin America. Based in San Francisco, California, the firm leverages Copec's extensive resources to accelerate the growth of startups and scaleups in the new mobility, energy, and retail sectors. Since its inception in 2019, Copec WIND Ventures has evaluated over 4,000 startups and invested more than $160 million in 25 companies, aiming to drive innovation and transformation within these industries.

The firm's investment strategy focuses on sectors such as energy, mobility, and retail, targeting companies at various stages, including seed, early stage, Series A, Series B, growth, and late stage. Copec WIND Ventures provides startups with privileged access to Latin American markets and Copec's operational platform, facilitating the piloting and scaling of technologies in real-world environments. This approach has led to significant partnerships and investments, including a joint venture with Stem, Inc. to deploy intelligent storage solutions in Chile and Colombia, and an investment in Moment Energy to advance second-life battery energy storage projects across Latin America and Europe.

Copec WIND Ventures has been recognized for its contributions to corporate venture capital, leading the Corporate Venture Capital ranking in Chile for three consecutive years. The firm's commitment to innovation and sustainable transformation underscores its role as a catalyst for change in the energy, mobility, and retail sectors across Latin America and beyond.