| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.03.2025 | RankMyApp aposta na internacionalização e projeta crescimento global | A RankMyApp, startup especializada em otimização da visibilidade de aplicativos móveis, está ampliando seus horizontes e acelerando sua internacionalização. Com um crescimento de 12% na receita internacional em 2024, a empresa – que faz par... |
| 20.02.2025 | The Rise of AI-Driven Startups: Transforming Business Landscapes in Brazil | In the bustling world of technology, two Brazilian startups are carving their paths with the power of artificial intelligence. Evollo and Vivo Ventures are not just players in the game; they are redefining the rules. Their stories reflect a... |
| 18.02.2025 | Wayra e Vivo Ventures fecham 2024 com R$ 130 milhões em negócios; IA generativa é foco para 2025 | A Vivo concluiu 2024 com R$ 130 milhões em contratos fechados com startups, representando um aumento de 30% em relação ao ano anterior. Esses números refletem o trabalho da Wayra e do Vivo Ventures, seus fundos de Corporate Venture Capital ... |
| 23.01.2025 | InsureTech Weecover raises €4.2 million to grow its IaaS offering | Weecover, the Barcelona-based IaaS innovator in embedded insurance, has just closed a €4.2 million round of financing to undertake its growth and international expansion plans.
This second round of investment has been led by Swanlaab Ventur... |
| 16.01.2025 | Ukrainian Startup LetsData Raises €1.5M to Combat Disinformation with AI | In a world where information flows like a raging river, disinformation lurks like a stealthy predator. It disrupts elections, tarnishes reputations, and skews public opinion. Amid this chaos, a Ukrainian startup, LetsData, emerges as a beac... |
| 15.01.2025 | Ukrainian Startup LetsData Raises €1,5M to Fight Disinformation with AI | Poland, Ukraine ~
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The newest deal comes from LetsData, based in Ukraine.
👯 Founder(s): Ksenia Iliuk and Andriy Kusyy.
📅 Founding year: 2022
🏭 Industry: Cybersecurity / InfoOps detection.
💥 Problem: Organisations face increasingly s... |
| 04.10.2024 | Black Forest Labs Unleashes Flux 1.1 Pro: A New Era in AI Image Generation | In the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence, Black Forest Labs (BFL) has just dropped a bombshell. The startup, known for its innovative work on the Stable Diffusion model, has unveiled Flux 1.1 Pro. This new text-to-image model prom... |
| 01.10.2024 | Wayra Brasil investe na legaltech Inspira | A Wayra Brasil, CVC early stage da Vivo, anuncia investimento na Inspira, legaltech que usa inteligência artificial no setor jurídico. A rodada também contou com a participação dos grupos anjos Urca, Gávea Angels e Sanfran Angels, além de u... |
| 05.06.2024 | Vivo anuncia Phillip Trauer como novo Managing Director de Wayra Brasil e Vivo Ventures | A Vivo acaba de anunciar Phillip Trauer como o novo Managing Director de Wayra Brasil e Vivo Ventures, suas plataformas de investimento em startups early stage e growth. Trauer chega para fortalecer a relação entre a Vivo e as startups, bus... |
| 29.05.2024 | Revolutionizing Digital Transformation: Telefonica and Google Cloud Join Forces for Innovation | What is The News About?
By prior agreements, Telefonica and Google Cloud will investigate several initiatives in the following areas: generative AI, machine learning operations, Web3, blockchain, quantum, and edge computing. To increase its... |
| 22.05.2024 | 5 estratégias para startups atingirem o equilíbrio financeiro | Entrar no mundo das startups é um grande desafio, muitos empreendedores sonham em identificar uma oportunidade de mercado, criar um modelo de negócio inovador, captar recursos e, finalmente, atingir a lucratividade. No entanto, a realidade ... |
| 30.04.2024 | Trocafone quer aporte de US$ 20 milhões para aumentar capacidade de revenda de smartphones | A Trocafone, uma das maiores plataformas de compra e venda de smartphones seminovos no Brasil, se movimenta em direção à nova rodada de captação de US$ 20 milhões em investimento e anuncia a reestruturação do corpo diretivo e do conselho de... |
| 22.03.2024 | Para especialistas, Brasil tem tudo para se tornar referência mundial em corporate venture capital | O Brasil tem capacidade para se tornar — em pouco tempo — uma potência mundial em corporate venture capital. A tendência é observada por grandes nomes do segmento e foi destacada nesta sexta-feira (22), no South Summit Brazil, no Cais Mauá,... |
| 01.12.2023 | Wayra e Vivo Ventures já aportaram mais de R$ 67 milhões em 87 startups | Referência entre os CVCs (Corporate Venture Capital) latino-americanos, a Wayra Brasil, hub de inovação aberta da Telefónica/Vivo no País, tem ampliado cada vez mais seu papel de destaque no ecossistema de inovação junto com o Vivo Ventures... |
| 07.11.2023 | Акселератор в России и в Европе. Есть ли разница и стоит ли игра свеч? | В этой статье я хочу поделиться своими мыслями про отличия акселераторов в России и Европе, а также оценить их пользу для стартапов. Статья будет полезна для всех кто развивает или планирует развивать свои проекты, особенно на международном... |
| 05.07.2023 | Wayra Brasil, CVC da Vivo, anuncia primeiro aporte de 2023 | A Wayra Brasil, CVC (Corporate Venture Capital) early stage da Vivo, acaba de concluir um investimento na startup israelense Tachyonix, provedora de aplicativos SAP. Além da Wayra, a rodada seed conta com a participação do fundo Stones Capi... |
| 22.05.2023 | Акселератор в России и в Европе. Есть ли разница и стоит ли игра свеч? | Всем привет! Меня зовут Деян, в 2022 я переехал во Францию по стартап визе и сейчас развиваю здесь свой стартап, записываю подкаст про капитализм, а также строю свое бутиковое агентство по релокации стартапов Movly.me. Мы много работаем с п... |
| 07.09.2022 | Multiplayer Browser – Stack Browser announces selling lifetime licenses as NFTs | Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Multiplayer browser for Collaboration – Stack Browser, is planning to sell lifetime licenses of its subscription as Non-fungible tokens. With this announcement, Stack Browser is becoming one of the first SaaS to... |
| 22.07.2022 | Looking for an investment from a CVC? Take these 3 tips to the negotiation table | Luisa Rubio Arribas Contributor
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| 26.05.2022 | Wayra y SportBoost, la aceleradora de Iker Casillas, atraen a 120 startups de 17 países | 26/05/2022
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WAYRA Y SPORTBOOST, LA ACELERADORA DE IKER CASILLAS, ATRAEN A 120 STARTUPS DE 17 PAÍSES.
SportBoost, la aceleradora de startups vinculada al mundo del deporte fundada por Iker Casillas, y Wayra, el hub de innova... |
| 04.05.2022 | How do you think outside the corporate box to tap sustainable innovation? | Big companies need constant innovation to stay competitive and the most disruptive ideas tend to come from the startup ecosystem. However they go about it about tapping into innovation — through corporate venture capital, company-backed acc... |
| 27.04.2022 | The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know | Luisa Rubio Arribas Contributor
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Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X, Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups.
Corporate venture capital invest... |
| 11.03.2022 | Wayra with the pass, SportBoost takes the shot … sports-tech scores! | Telefónica’s innovation hub Wayra and sports-related startup incubator and accelerator SportBoost have announced a collaboration to jointly invest in sport-tech-related companies.
More specifically, the joint venture is targeting metaverse,... |
| 04.03.2022 | With capital aplenty, modern corporate investors marry financial and strategic goals | The corporate venture capital (CVC) market is booming.
Yesterday, The Exchange dug into the data behind the CVC market’s very busy 2021. With corporate venture fund creation rebounding to near record levels and the value of deals that CVCs ... |
| 29.11.2021 | Startups, This Is What You Should Be Asking Investors For Outside Of Capital | 14 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
By Luisa Rubio Arribas
You’re probably well aware that we’re in the midst of an investment boom. A whopping $288 billion was put into markets in the first half of 2021 alone, while deal flows have b... |
| 05.08.2021 | This Startup Accelerator Aims To Be The Y Combinator Of Latin America | Platanus Ventures co-founders. From left to right: Andrés Matte, Paula Enei, and Joaquín Stephens.Platanus Ventures |
| 29.07.2021 | Revenue-based growth capital provider Ritmo raises €13.8 million | Madrid’s Ritmo has closed a seed round at €13.8 million. The startup offers up to €3 million in non-dilutive growth capital to digital businesses in less than 24 hours. The funding is expected to fuel international growth in new European an... |
| 23.06.2021 | Telefónica S A : Telefónica will participate in the MWC entrepreneurship event with more than 30 startups and a dozen meetings | The company will once again have a Wayra stand and an extensive agenda of activities at Four Years From Now (4YFN), the innovation and entrepreneurship conference held together with the Mobile World Congress (MWC).
More than 30 startups wil... |
| 15.06.2021 | Fuell cierra una ronda de €1M liderada por K Fund. Acuden también Wayra, TheVentureCity y FJ Labs | 15/06/2021
FUELL CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €1 MILLÓN LIDERADA POR K FUND. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN WAYRA, THEVENTURECITY Y FJ LABS.
Fuell ha anunciado el cierre de una ronda de €1 millón liderada por la firma de capital riesgo (venture capital) K Fund, y... |
| 11.06.2021 | Watchity cierra una ronda de €500.000 junto a Wayra, Enisa y K-LAGAN | 11/06/2021
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WATCHITY CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €500.000 JUNTO A WAYRA, ENISA Y K-LAGAN.
Watchity, herramienta para la retransmisión de eventos en streaming, ha cerrado una ronda de 500.000€ junto a Wayra, el hub de innovación abi... |
| 25.05.2021 | Telefónica S A : Wayra promotes blockchain use among startups with a new programme | Activation Programme Blockchain will provide them with access to TrustOS, the blockchain solution developed by Telefónica that simplifies and accelerates the implementation of this technology in businesses.
Madrid, 25 May 2021.-Wayra, the o... |
| 11.05.2021 | Wayra y Startupxplore firman un acuerdo para impulsar la inversión en startups tecnológicas | 11/05/2021
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WAYRA Y STARTUPXPLORE FIRMAN UN ACUERDO PARA IMPULSAR LA INVERSIÓN EN STARTUPS TECNOLÓGICAS.
• Los proyectos ganadores serán incubados conjuntamente por los impulsores del reto, contarán con financiación propia ... |
| 07.05.2021 | TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
Telefónica S A : Wayra launches a call for Israeli entrepreneurs to promote a technology developed by Telefónica Tech | The 'Rosetta Venture Challenge' is launched in collaboration with key stakeholders in the Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem, such as the Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem and Start-Up Nation Central, one of Israel's leading organisat... |
| 14.04.2021 | TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
Ten years of Wayra: 800 startups invested and 285M in revenues with entrepreneurs | ·The startups that form part of Telefónica's entrepreneurship support initiative have driven the creation of more than 10,000 skilled jobs in Europe and Latin America.
·Wayra's investment is around €50M with a revaluation of more than 70%.
... |
| 17.03.2021 | 5G Barcelona y Wayra eligen a los ganadores de la II edición de su programa de aceleración | 17/03/2021
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5G BARCELONA Y WAYRA ELIGEN A LOS GANADORES DE LA II EDICIÓN DE SU PROGRAMA DE ACELERACIÓN.
Flash Park, Ebre Drone, Hop Ubiquitous y Liip han sido las cuatro startups seleccionadas para participar en la segunda ... |
| 01.03.2021 | Wayra apuesta por los videojuegos: organiza un encuentro con 14 fondos para coinvertir hasta €2M por startup | 01/03/2021
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WAYRA APUESTA POR LOS VIDEOJUEGOS: ORGANIZA UN ENCUENTRO CON 14 FONDOS PARA COINVERTIR HASTA €2M POR STARTUP.
Wayra, el hub de innovación abierta de Telefónica, ha celebrado un nuevo Coinvestment Day pensado par... |
| 26.02.2021 | Telefonica S A : Wayra endorses gaming by organising an event with 14 funds for co-investments of up to 2M per startup | At the fifth Coinvestment Day Telefónica's innovation hub promotes co-investments in projects likely to revolutionise the video game and eSports industry.
The encounter organised by Wayra was attended by 14 funds: The Venture City, Drapper ... |
| 24.02.2021 | Telefonica S A : ProFuturo and Wayra reward two startups that bring electricity and connectivity to remote schools | TOMi and Moon win the 2nd call for entrepreneurs launched by Telefónica's open innovation hub and the digital education programme of Fundación Telefónica and the 'La Caixa' Foundation
The winning startups have developed energy and digital i... |
| 17.02.2021 | Wayra y Zone2boost se alían para impulsar la innovación abierta y la colaboración con startups | 17/02/2021
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WAYRA Y ZONE2BOOST SE ALÍAN PARA IMPULSAR LA INNOVACIÓN ABIERTA Y LA COLABORACIÓN CON STARTUPS.
Wayra, el hub de innovación abierta de Telefónica, y Zone2boost, la iniciativa internacional de innovación de Caixa... |
| 05.02.2021 | Wayra invierte €4,5 millones en 39 startups en 2020 | 05/02/2021
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WAYRA INVIERTE €4,5 MILLONES EN 39 STARTUPS EN 2020.
Wayra, el hub de innovación abierta de Telefónica, invirtió en 2020, un total de 4,5 millones de euros en 39 startups de Europa y Latinoamérica. Del total inv... |
| 04.02.2021 | Telefonica S A : Wayra invests 4.5 million euros in 39 startups in 2020 | 1.8 million euros were invested in 15 startups in Spain, 29% more than in the previous year.
Countercraft, Ludus, Kymatio, Proppos, Humanox, Pridatec, Galgus, Alias Robots, Kenmei, Payflow and YBVR are the projects Wayra Spain invested in a... |
| 22.01.2021 | Wayra X invierte en Nannyfy | 22/01/2021
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WAYRA X INVIERTE EN NANNYFY, LA REVOLUCIONARIA STARTUP DE CUIDADO VIRTUAL DE NIÑOS.
Wayra X, el hub global 100% digital de Telefónica, ha realizado una inversión en Nannyfy, la plataforma de tecnología educativa... |
| 22.01.2021 | Telefonica S A : Wayra X invests in Nannyfy, the revolutionary virtual childcare startup | Nannyfy reinvented its business model with the arrival of the Covid-19, going from website to search for nannies to a virtual platform for care, entertainment and socialisation for children between 3 and 12 years old.
The platform generates... |
| 16.12.2020 | Telefonica S A : The “Corporate Startup Stars” award Telefonica's support to entrepreneurship through Wayra | The initiative, led by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the consulting firm Mind the Bridge in collaboration with the European Commission, recognises the companies that provide the most support to start-up companies and best ... |
| 01.10.2020 | Spain’s startup ecosystem: 9 investors on remote work, green shoots and 2020 trends | As reported in the first half of our Spain-focused VC survey, the nation’s startup ecosystem continues to grow and is keeping pace with ecosystems in more developed European countries such as U.K., France, Sweden and Germany.
While main hub... |
| 18.08.2020 | Orange, Telekom și alte companii caută startup-uri de 5G, să le finanțeze | Startup-urile IT care dezvoltă produse sau servicii legate de tehnologia rețelelor de internet de generația a cincea (5G) se pot înscrie într-un program prin care au ocazia să obțină posibile investiții din partea a patru companii globale d... |
| 23.05.2016 | Geenapp Closed €500K To Keep Giving You Money For Trying New Apps | Barcelona-based Geenapp recently closed a round of €500.000 from investors such as Kima Ventures, Caixa Capital and Wayra.
The startup connects your apps and your ad-campaigns with users, and gives you the tools to analyze the traffic from... |
| - | Revenue-based growth capital provider Ritmo raises €13.8 million | Madrid’s Ritmo has closed a seed round at €13.8 million. The startup offers up to €3 million in non-dilutive growth capital to digital businesses in less than 24 hours. The funding is expected to fuel international growth in new European an... |
| - | Wayra with the pass, SportBoost takes the shot … sports-tech scores! | Telefónica’s innovation hub Wayra and sports-related startup incubator and accelerator SportBoost have announced a collaboration to jointly invest in sport-tech-related companies.
More specifically, the joint venture is targeting metaverse,... |
| - | 12 livros que todos líderes de sucesso devem ler | Empreender exige uma mentalidade focada em resolver problemas com criatividade e inovação. Um dos caminhos mais eficazes para desenvolver essa visão é investir em bons livros, que servem como fonte de inspiração e aprendizado para aqueles q... |
| - | How do you think outside the corporate box to tap sustainable innovation? | Big companies need constant innovation to stay competitive and the most disruptive ideas tend to come from the startup ecosystem. However they go about it about tapping into innovation — through corporate venture capital, company-backed acc... |
