Wind was founded by two entrepreneurs who spent years investing their own money through a self-funded €23 million fund before raising outside capital, and it frames its climate investing around basic human needs like breathing, eating, and safety while also running a separate strategy focused on European technological independence in areas like AI, cyber, and space. Its investor base includes more than 120 entrepreneurs alongside institutions, it looks for opportunities in less competitive parts of Europe such as the east and south, and it has taken an active role in shaping French innovation-finance policy through industry leadership positions.