Wayra
Corporate VCMadrid · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Wayra backs startups that can generate real impact within Telefónica's ecosystem. Operating a venture-client model, it connects portfolio startups with Telefónica's business units, giving them access to global markets and one of the largest customer bases worldwide. The focus is on scaling companies through commercial collaboration rather than purely financial investment, leveraging Telefónica's reach to help startups grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 6 of 7 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Digital Health ×2Fintech ×2SaaS ×2Cybersecurity ×1Defense Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1Future of Work ×1
HQs:Brazil×1Colombia×1Spain×1United States×1
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22023 · 14 dated
Idoven develops AI algorithms that analyze ECG data from wearable, mobile, and implantable devices to automatically identify cardiac patterns and arrhythmias at cardiologist-level accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsInsight PartnersNorthzoneAccelSalica Investments
LetsData develops Vantage, a platform for detecting coordinated disinformation and information operations by monitoring the infrastructure and machinery behind narratives rather than just keywords or content.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechGovTech
Ksenia Iliuk(Co-founder)Andriy Kusyy(Co-founder)in
Co-investors1991 VenturesSMOK VenturesStartup Wise GuysTilia Impact VenturesTilia Impact Partners
Capably provides enterprise AI automation using agentic AI to handle routine work and support critical tasks, offering a proprietary stack with governance, safety, and industry-tailored automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nicolas Trésegnie(Co-Founder)Rafa Pulido(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersHaatchAraya VenturesAscensionSure Valley Ventures
Conexa Saúde is a Brazilian digital health platform offering telemedicine, scheduled specialist appointments, digital urgent care, and mental health support via video consultation.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Co-investorsGeneral Atlantic
Glim provides an employee benefits platform for HR teams in Colombia, issuing Mastercard cards that run on Mastercard's open network of over one million merchants with an AI classifier that assigns spending to benefit categories (food, mobility, allowances) in real time.
FintechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupNewtopia VC
An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.
San Francisco, US
Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investors359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX VenturesArrington Capital+49 more
REXI provides AI-powered reconciliation infrastructure that connects payment, banking, ERP, and accounting sources to automatically match transactions, resolve exceptions, and close the books for finance operations teams.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Teo Zavalia Gahan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarao VenturesMovileNFX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPerplexity · cryptonews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Rexi · agilityfeat.com · Jul 28, 2026
Capably · tech.eu · Apr 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Wayra invest at?
- Wayra invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Wayra's typical check size?
- Wayra typically writes checks of $54K – $5.4M.
- What sectors does Wayra focus on?
- Wayra focuses on Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Wayra located?
- Wayra is headquartered in Madrid, ES.
- Does Wayra lead rounds?
- Wayra typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 14
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Monashees is a Latin American venture capital firm backing technology-driven founders building category-defining companies from the region for global markets.
Clocktower Ventures is the fintech-focused venture practice of Clocktower Group, backing technology companies transforming financial services across consumer and enterprise. It is based in Santa Monica, California.
Rivet Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer-facing companies, with a particular focus on businesses deliberately targeting the female consumer market.
FinTech Collective is a venture capital firm partnering with founders building companies that reshape financial markets and reimagine money in a digital world.
IGNIA is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on empowering visionary tech entrepreneurs in Latin America who can drive industry disruption and economic growth through technology-enabled solutions.
Dalus Capital positions itself as a strategic ally to founders, aiming to transform industries through shared vision and long-term commitment.
Cometa is a technology investment firm that, since 2012, has backed founders building software, data, and digital companies serving the Spanish-speaking world.
30N Ventures is an emerging-markets venture capital firm investing in top-tier entrepreneurs across fast-growing economies, with a distinctive liquidity-focused approach using M&A and secondaries.
Alaya Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in Latin American digital entrepreneurs and technology startups with a positive impact focus.
Kalei Ventures is a venture capital fund backing founders who apply artificial intelligence to concrete problems in Latin America, aiming to build global category leaders from the region.
▶2 more co-investors
Firms observed investing alongside Wayra, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Wayra's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
ACT Venture Capital is an independent Irish venture capital firm that invests €1 million to €15 million in growth-stage private companies, with capacity for larger commitments through syndicated rounds.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
AirTree Ventures runs Pathfinders, a free four-week in-person program in Sydney for young builders (high-school graduates up to age 23) to work on a real product, access the AirTree team and founders, and build a peer network.
Aspect Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build transformative businesses across sectors including security, fintech, and workforce technology.