Wayra (Telefónica open innovation and investment arm)

GIVEN: Wayra invests directly in startups and, more importantly, offers a commercial route into Telefónica's operating businesses (O2, Movistar, Vivo) as a customer or channel partner. Historic standard tickets have been in the region of EUR 100,000-250,000 with follow-on capacity. TAKEN: a minority equity stake. Wayra also runs equity-free corporate challenge calls with no cash. Terms vary by country hub (Spain, Germany, UK, Brazil, Hispanoamérica).

You must co-fund 0%.

Wayra / Telefónica Innovación Abierta

private · supranational

Deadline: rolling — Rolling applications by hub plus periodic thematic challenge calls with fixed deadlines.

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.