About Wayra
Wayra is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Madrid, Spain. As of Jul 2026, Wayra is an active investor, having invested in 199 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Spain based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Inspira Overall, Wayra portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 17 acquisitions including key companies like Perplexity, Payflow and Airalo. A lot of funds co-invest with Wayra, with names like Telefonica sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Wayra has team of 64 people including 9 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Wayra's List of Top Investments
Wayra has a portfolio of 199 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Alias Robotics and Cobrainer.Their portfolio spans across Spain, United States, United Kingdom and 18 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 30 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Wayra:1. Perplexity
AI-powered search and answer generation. It enables users to ask complex questions and receive concise, well-sourced answers synthesized from multiple web sources. The platform combines natural language understanding with real-time web data to provide accurate, context-aware responses.
Key facts about Perplexity
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.72B
- Employee Count: 1,368 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Accel and 62 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Payflow
Online financial services platform for on-demand pay and savings. The platform provides online loans for earned-wage loans. It allows users to request loans in advance through its platform and access part of their earned wages directly into the bank account. The loan repayments are deducted from the users' salary accounts. Its app is available for both Android and IOS devices.
Key facts about Payflow
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Madrid (Spain)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $41.3M
- Employee Count: 75 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: The Entrepreneurs' Fund, Cusp Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Airalo
Operator of eSIM stores intended to provide connectivity to travellers. It allows users to select local, regional, or global prepaid eSIM plans for mobile data, calls, and text services. It is available on both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Airalo
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Delaware (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $287M
- Employee Count: 386 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Liberty Global, Orange and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Hiya
Provider of branded caller ID and spam protection services. It offers tools for businesses to display their name and logo during calls. The company provides number registration services to improve caller reputation. It delivers spam analytics and real-time voice detection. The company also offers voice AI agents for sales automation. It provides mobile applications for spam blocking and call management.
Key facts about Hiya
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30.7M
- Employee Count: 243 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Ericsson and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 27, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Foodora
Online platform for food order and delivery. The platform allows customers to order food from nearby local restaurants and provides doorstep food delivery services. Its mobile application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Foodora
Wayra's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Wayra has invested in 199 companies over the last 15 years, with an average of 10 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 14 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Inspira and most recent follow-on round was in Shakers.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2024 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2023 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2022 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
2021 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
2020 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
2019 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wayra's Investments by Stage
Wayra has made 98 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.8M, 21 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.23M and 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $250M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 98 |
Series A | 21 |
Series C | 2 |
Angel | 1 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wayra's Investments by Sector
Wayra has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, FinTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 176 Tech companies, 139 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 122 Software companies and at least 73 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 64 |
Consumer | 27 |
High Tech | 26 |
FinTech | 21 |
Vertical SaaS | 15 |
Others | 135 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wayra's Investments by Geography
Wayra has made most investments in Spain (53), followed by United States where it has made 21 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Spain | 53 |
United States | 21 |
United Kingdom | 14 |
Brazil | 9 |
Argentina | 6 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wayra's recent investments
Wayra has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Inspira and Quantum Bridge Technologies.Here are the most recent investments by Wayra:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 30, 2026 | - | Series A | 4930 | ||
May 20, 2026 | Canada | Series A | 8310 | [+4] | |
Oct 15, 2025 | Spain | Series A | 4644 | [+6] | |
Oct 06, 2025 | Spain | Series A | 9609 | [+3] | |
Aug 12, 2025 | Mexico | Seed | 7537 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Wayra's Portfolio
Wayra has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Airalo, Perplexity, Devo and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Airalo. It became a unicorn in 2025, 3 years after Wayra first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Wayra's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Operator of eSIM stores intended to provide connectivity to travellers | 2019 | Delaware | Series C | xlasrel | ||
86 | AI-powered search and answer generation | 2022 | San Francisco | Series E | yymnafa | ||
48 | Provider of visual data analytics platform for enterprises | 2011 | Cambridge | Series F | {y{heyd | ||
60 | Cloud-based task management software provider | 2012 | New York City | Series A | fyobsks |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Wayra's Portfolio
3 of Wayra's portfolio companies have become public. Flywire got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Sep 2016.Here are Wayra's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2016 | - | - | 7738 | |
- | Nov 01, 2013 | Seed | 3749 | |
- | - | - | 6143 |
Acquired companies in Wayra's Portfolio
17 companies from Wayra's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was BoxyHQ in May 2025 by ORY for $*****.Here are Wayra's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 30, 2025 | Oct 14, 2021 | Seed | 6075 | |
Apr 29, 2025 | - | - | 7182 | |
Jul 11, 2024 | - | - | 1118 | |
Apr 17, 2024 | Feb 10, 2021 | Seed | 1977 | |
Oct 03, 2023 | Jun 15, 2021 | Seed | 6879 |
Team profile of Wayra
Wayra has a team of 64 members including 9 Partners and 25 Principals located in Spain, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. Wayra's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Wayra:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Sao Paulo | - | - | |
Partner | Munich | - | - | |
Partner | Madrid | - | - | |
Partner | Madrid | - | - | |
Partner | Madrid | - | - | |
Partner | Salvador | - | - | |
Partner | Germany | - | - | |
Partner | Brazil | - | - | |
Partner | Chiclayo | - | - | |
Principal | Barcelona | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Wayra
Over the past 15 years, 595 investors have co-invested in Wayra's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Wayra: Europa, EIC Fund and 161 others have invested in rounds before Wayra. There are 5 companies where Europa has invested before Wayra and 4 companies where EIC Fund has invested before Wayra.
- Top Co-investors of Wayra: 249 investors entered a company along with Wayra. These include investors like Telefonica (5 companies).
- Invested after Wayra: A total of 183 investors have invested in Wayra's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Telefonica (3 companies), Europa (3 companies) and Seaya (2 companies).
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