
Wayra
Investments
377Portfolio Exits
17Partners & Customers
10About Wayra
Wayra acts as an interface between entrepreneurs and its network of corporates, institutions and other partners. Wayra operates through a network of hubs in countries within Telefonica’s footprint in Europe and Latin America. Each hub is dedicated to scouting the best tech-startups in its focus areas, investing in startups, and managing the portfolio to generate relevant exits. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Latest Wayra News
Sep 6, 2023
Cafler accelerates its expansion with investment from Wayra Wayra, Telefónica’s open innovation initiative, has announced its investment in Cafler , a platform that revolutionizes the way car users manage their car-related needs. This investment was made as part of a €8 million seed round led by Seaya Ventures and Wayra, along with the participation of leading investors such as Banco Sabadell, Encomenda, Dídac Lee, René de Jong, and Jacky Abitbol from Cathay Innovation. Barcelona-based Cafler, founded by Ricard Guillem and Íñigo Diego, has developed an application that simplifies all kinds of private and professional procedures for vehicle users. From maintenance services to administrative and insurance procedures. Cafler’s platform allows the user flexibility and customization, adapting to the needs of each user segment. This allows customers to access its services through API or integrations with Cafler’s mobile application. In addition, the company is developing fleet management software and a control panel where users can visualize all data related to their vehicles. One of Cafler’s key pillars, according to a company statement, is using advanced data and technology. The platform has a robust data lake backed by artificial intelligence and machine learning tools. This makes it possible to offer more proactive user experiences, such as predictive maintenance, personalized cross-selling suggestions, and the visualization of relevant information in real time. “Data is the backbone of our platform,” said Guillem, one of Cafler’s co-founders. “We have created a robust data lake and incorporated artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, allowing us to offer a more proactive experience to our users, for example: predictive maintenance, personalized cross-selling suggestions, and visualization of relevant information at all times.” Marta Antúnez, director of Wayra Barcelona, said in a statement, “Cafler is a platform that is transforming and digitizing the large vehicle-related services sector, a sector that remains traditional and atomized. We believe there is a great opportunity to improve the user experience by offering more data transparency, convenience, and access to the best prices.” According to the company, Cafler has already established relationships with renowned clients, including brands such as Renault, Tesla, Virtuo, Hertz, Michelin, Sixt, Turo, Norauto, and Feuvert, among others. The company has performed close to 150,000 services since its inception just a year and a half ago, and currently operates in three geographies, achieving operational profitability and maintaining triple-digit annual growth.
Wayra Investments
377 Investments
Wayra has made 377 investments. Their latest investment was in Bdeo as part of their Series B on June 6, 2023.

Wayra Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/29/2023 | Series B | Bdeo | $8.19M | Yes | 1 | |
6/28/2023 | Series B | Moova | $5M | No | Alaya Capital, Aybe Investments, Galicia Ventures, Kalei Ventures, Toyota Tsusho, Undisclosed Investors, and Wayra | 1 |
4/21/2023 | Series A | Rand | $3.29M | No | 1 | |
1/16/2023 | Seed VC - II | |||||
10/26/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 6/29/2023 | 6/28/2023 | 4/21/2023 | 1/16/2023 | 10/26/2022 |
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Round | Series B | Series B | Series A | Seed VC - II | Seed VC |
Company | Bdeo | Moova | Rand | ||
Amount | $8.19M | $5M | $3.29M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Alaya Capital, Aybe Investments, Galicia Ventures, Kalei Ventures, Toyota Tsusho, Undisclosed Investors, and Wayra | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wayra Portfolio Exits
17 Portfolio Exits
Wayra has 17 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Mensajeros Urbanos on May 02, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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5/2/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
2/10/2023 | Merger | 1 | |||
10/17/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 5/2/2023 | 2/10/2023 | 10/17/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Merger | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wayra Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Wayra has 10 strategic partners and customers. Wayra recently partnered with Barcelona Health Hub on May 5, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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5/20/2022 | Partner | Spain | Wayra signs agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to boost its innovation projects . | 1 | |
3/1/2021 | Partner | Greece | |||
2/16/2021 | Partner | Spain | Wayra and Zone2boost join forces to promote open innovation and collaboration with start-ups This partnership will serve to offer more and better growth opportunities for start-ups involved with the Telefónica and Zone2boost driving companies '' , says Marta Antúnez , head of Wayra . | 1 | |
2/16/2021 | Partner | ||||
2/6/2019 | Partner |
Date | 5/20/2022 | 3/1/2021 | 2/16/2021 | 2/16/2021 | 2/6/2019 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Spain | Greece | Spain | ||
News Snippet | Wayra signs agreement with Barcelona Health Hub to boost its innovation projects . | Wayra and Zone2boost join forces to promote open innovation and collaboration with start-ups This partnership will serve to offer more and better growth opportunities for start-ups involved with the Telefónica and Zone2boost driving companies '' , says Marta Antúnez , head of Wayra . | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 |
Wayra Team
9 Team Members
Wayra has 9 team members, including current Managing Director, Andres Saborido.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Andres Saborido | Managing Director | Current | |
Name | Andres Saborido | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Managing Director | ||||
Status | Current |
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