By Brian Walsh, Head of WIND Ventures When investigating digital transformation opportunities within the travel industry, there is one clearly underserved sector — buses. In fact, the ticket-buying process is only 10% digitized globally for buses while it is 85% for air travel, 65% for hotels and 40% for trains.

By Brian Walsh, Head, WIND Ventures E-commerce has grown significantly over the past decade, only accelerating throughout the pandemic. In Latin America alone, we have seen a healthy 16% annual revenue growth rate since 2018. As part of e-commerce’s growth, the delivery speed and reliability of online orders has been…

By: WIND Ventures 2021 was another a tumultuous year, in both the US and around the world. Despite — or perhaps in part because of — myriad challenges, the venture and technology communities are thriving. Tremendous opportunities have emerged that are affecting positive change, driven by talented entrepreneurs across the…

By: Brian Walsh, Head of Wind Ventures Green hydrogen, produced from electrolyzers that use renewable electricity and water, is poised to be a significant industry, driven by the need to decarbonize large industries quickly. By 2030, it is projected to be a >$30B opportunity globally, serving the hydrogen gas, steel…

Author: Brian Walsh, Head of Wind Ventures The energy storage solution (ESS) market is growing fast. By many counts, it is already a $4B market in the US alone and is projected to double over the next five years. From our perspective, there are three primary drivers of this growth…

By Brian Walsh, Head of Wind Ventures The energy landscape is changing quickly. The reality of climate change is sinking in and the urgency to decarbonize on a global scale is escalating daily. We are seeing a shifting narrative from governments, corporates, and from a grassroots perspective, calling for more…

This article was first published in Hydrogen Central on July 10, 2021 By Brian Walsh, WIND Ventures The sustainable, cleantech energy landscape looks much different today than it did just one year ago. Hurdles of price, technology, infrastructure, and policy are falling one by one, as corporations, oil majors, and…

By Bob Ma, WIND Ventures This article was first published in ExtraCrunch on July 22, 2021 In the United States, same-day and next-day Amazon Prime deliveries have become the de facto standard in e-commerce. People want convenience and instant gratification, evidenced by the fact that an astonishing ~45% of U.S…

By Brian Walsh, Head of Wind Ventures A new definition of “convenience” has entered the retail market around the world. Lines, scanning and paper receipts are all quickly becoming a thing of the past. In its place is a seamless “grab-and-go” experience that makes the old way feel exceptionally inconvenient. …