Innovation makes good business sense

We believe innovation can come from anywhere and our mission is to help identify, develop and promote the breadth of talent and technological entrepreneurship that exists throughout the whole of the UK.

We help identify, develop and promote the breadth of talent and technological entrepreneurship that exists throughout the whole of the UK.

We do this through our programmes to accelerate start-ups, run in collaboration with our network of partners, coaches and mentors.

We currently support companies across UK sites in London, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Oldham and Manchester.

Calls for companies to join our programmes happen regularly, but you may also register your interest at any time - we’re always keen to talk to people seeking to develop the next generation of digital start-ups.

Companies that join Wayra UK benefit from not only our expertise, but also that of the UK’s leading organisations. Some of our partners include; pharmaceutical company Merck, Sharpe & Dohme (MSD), Big Society Capital, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Transport Systems Catapult.

Our Programmes

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The Health Hub

Based in London, the Health Hub reflects our continued effort to support health tech start-ups.

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London 2020 Programme

Wayra London is our flagship programme. We invest primarily in start-ups that could bring new revenues, innovation and transformation to Telefónica/O2.

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Intelligent Mobility

Seeking start-ups to lead a transport revolution powered by the Connected Places Catapult and Wayra UK

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NCSC Cyber Accelerator 

Developing the UK’s Cyber Security Ecosystem through accelerating innovative start-ups

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AI & Blockchain Accelerator 

Applications are now closed. We will contact the selected start-ups in the next few weeks

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