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July 27, 2022

Venture Capital Ecosystem Manager

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to unleash the power of our venture capital ecosystem and become the go to person at Wayra when it comes to which investors shall we talk to for our corporate innovation challenges or our portfolio companies fund raising rounds. This will offer the opportunity to grow an important network of contacts in this space and identify multi-million-pound opportunities for start-ups inside the corporate space.

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March 8, 2022

Intelligent Mobility Accelerator 6th cohort | Open call is live

The Intelligent Mobility Accelerator, a programme for start-ups with innovative solutions to improve the UK transport system, is now taking applications for its 6th cohort.

June 24, 2021

GE Healthcare and Wayra UK select five AI-led HealthTech start-ups for first Edison™ Accelerator

The ‘Edison Accelerator’ provides world-class clinical, technical and commercial mentorship to EMEA-based start-ups.

May 17, 2021

Bruno Moraes and Mark Evans reflect on 10 years of Wayra and O2 pioneering corporate innovation

Watch Bruno Moraes, Country Manager of Wayra UK, and Mark Evans, CEO of O2 (Telefónica UK), reflect on ten years of pioneering corporate innovation together as we celebrate Wayra's tenth anniversary.‍

March 31, 2021

Tales from the Accelerator - Reflections on the year of working with cyber security start-ups

Read about Diana Spehar's perspectives on running the Cyber Accelerator on Wayra UK’s blog!

January 20, 2021

Telefónica opens up its 5G network and edge computing to startups to develop new services

Through the Wayra Activation Programme, the company offers entrepreneurs the possibility to test and develop new use cases with these technologies. Selected startups will be part of the Wayra 5G/Edge Lab, where they will also enjoy all the advantages and possible investment of Wayra; and display their solutions at a showroom specifically aimed at companies.

December 22, 2020

Intelligent Mobility Accelerator accepting applications for the next cohort

The Intelligent Mobility Accelerator, a programme for start-ups with innovative solutions to improve the UK transport system, is now taking applications for its next group of businesses.