Alex Kendall
Unicorn founderCo-Founder & CEO at Wayve
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedWayve$8.6B
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About
Alex Kendall is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wayve, a company developing autonomous vehicles using embodied AI. He is originally from New Zealand and works on applications of artificial intelligence in physical systems.
Co-Founder & CEO at Wayve
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Wayve's investors · 24
Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksArc AngelsAucklandARMLagos · since 2026Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022British Business BankSheffieldCathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checksCompoundNew York · $400K – $1.5M checks · since 2022EclipsePalo Alto · since 2026Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2022firstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFly VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $4.3M checksIcehouse VenturesAuckland · $120K – $2.4M checksLinse CapitalSan Juan · since 2022Necessary VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checksNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Qualcommsince 2026Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2024SoftBank Vision FundLondonTeachers' Venture GrowthToronto · $50M – $250M checksUbersince 2026XTX MarketsBristol
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Amar ShahCo-Founder
Experience
- WayveCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — present
- University of CambridgeResearch Fellow at Trinity College2017 — 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Scape Technologies LtdScientific Advisor2017 — 2020
- Skydio IncResearch Engineer2016 — 2017Menlo Park, California
- BecaSoftware Engineer2014
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Kendall?
- Alex Kendall is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wayve, a company developing autonomous vehicles using embodied AI. He is originally from New Zealand and works on applications of artificial intelligence in physical systems.
- Where does Alex Kendall work?
- Alex Kendall is Co-Founder & CEO of Wayve.
- What companies did Alex Kendall found?
- Alex Kendall founded Wayve.
- Where did Alex Kendall go to school?
- Alex Kendall studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Deep Learning); University of Auckland (BE(Hons.), Mechatronics Engineering).
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University of Cambridge mafia588
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University of Auckland mafia65
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Romilly BlackburnBArch (Hons)Founded Whispir +1Elizabeth IornsB.Sc (Hons)Founded Transcripta Bio +1Nodira KhoussainovaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Focused Space +1Anne FultonDiploma of Guidance & CounsellingFounded SilkRoad Technology +1Charlie FranklinIES Study AbroadFounded Compa +1Ahmed MarmoushBachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)Founded Handl Health +1
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Skydio mafia7
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Vincent LecrubierDirector of Engineering - Inspection, Mapping, Autonomous Missions productsFounded LabelFlowVarun JainComputer Vision EngineerFounded Iron LeapEric MillerSenior Autonomy EngineerFounded AutoPallet RoboticsShan MohtaSenior Camera Product Design EngineerFounded VendraAustin StoneResearch EngineerFounded Tell if AITristan SwedishComputer Vision InternFounded Ubicept
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Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wayve10
Seth WinterrothPartner and Head of Policy at Eclipse VenturesSuranga ChandratillakePartner at Balderton CapitalAlex BangashManaging Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform ManagementFrancisco VargasPrincipal at Teachers' Venture GrowthZach Warder GabaldonChief Innovation Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)Ani KembhaviVenture Partner at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
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Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesChris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesAnnie DongInvestor at Dorm RoomFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance Partners
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