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# Wayra UK
- URL: https://entrepreneurplus.co.uk/investors/wayra-uk/
- Published: 2026-10-15T15:16:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T15:16:37.000Z
- Description: UK arm of Telefónica's corporate venture capital and open-innovation platform.
- Author: Editorial Desk
- Tags: #ep-investor

![Wayra UK logo](https://storage.ghost.io/c/05/a4/05a4a052-18ab-4836-8924-ec8b322c371c/content/images/2026/10/wayra-uk-logo.png) 

UK arm of Telefónica's corporate venture capital and open-innovation platform.

- Corporate VC
- London

Type

Corporate VC

Based in

London

Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sector focus

AI & Data, Cybersecurity, Deeptech

Cheque size

€150k-€5m

Fund size

Undisclosed

Founded

2012

Website

[wayra.com](https://wayra.com/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

Wayra is Telefónica's corporate venture capital and open-innovation unit, operating mainly in Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom and Brazil, with UK activity linked to Telefónica's O2 business. It invests in seed and growth-stage start-ups with tickets of €150,000 to €5m, focusing on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and advanced connectivity. A venture-client model connects portfolio companies with Telefónica business units and their customer base, and Wayra also invests as a limited partner in strategic funds in the US and Israel. Beyond capital it runs innovation services and partnership programmes with large corporates.

## Team

- **Andres Saborido**, CEO [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andr%C3%A9s-saborido/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

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