Building a Resilient Future

Tailwind is an investment firm and ecosystem builder focused on accelerating the deployment of climate adaptation and resilience solutions. 

The impacts of climate change call for rapid investment into and implementation of adaptation and resilience solutions to protect communities, ecosystems, and economic assets. 

We are on a mission to harness entrepreneurship and innovation to advance global climate resilience.

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What are Adaptation and Resilience Solutions?

Adaptation and resilience solutions are products and services that predict, prevent, mitigate and enable recovery from climate impacts like floods, heatwaves, storms, and wildfires.

Heat Resistant Materials

Water Harvesting Solutions

Advanced Air Filters

Disease Monitoring Systems

Eco-Concrete Seawalls

Advisory

Tailwind provides research and advisory services to corporations, foundations, financial institutions, government, and startups.

We strive to address three large failures in the market for adaptation and resilience solutions: the slow pace of innovation, the lack of dedicated capital, and an immature demand signal.

Our main activities include:

  • Strategic advisory services
  • Technology scouting and market intelligence
  • Innovation challenges and convenings

We believe we can redefine how humanity adapts to climate change, leveraging the power of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Ventures

Tailwind Futures is a strategic ventures fund focused on adaptation and resilience technologies.

We invest in technologies that help corporations futureproof the infrastructure, workforce, and supply chain of today and tomorrow.  

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