Wayra

Wayra UK Limited, established in 2012 and headquartered in London, is a tech startup accelerator specializing in early venture investments. It runs industry-specific acceleration programs, providing funding and resources to innovative digital product and service startups in sectors such as healthcare, information technology, cybersecurity, smart transport, and 5G. Wayra UK invests up to €0.25 million per startup, offering direct cash investment, office space, mentorship, and access to global networks. It also operates targeted programs like Velocity Health and GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, tailored to specific industries. Wayra UK is a subsidiary of Wayra Investigación y Desarrollo, S.L.U., and is part of Telefónica's global open innovation hub, connecting entrepreneurs with the company and generating joint business opportunities.

Marta Antunez

Investment Director Wayra Spain

Bruno Moraes

Managing Director

Agustin Rotondo

Managing Director

Paloma Castellano Sanz

Director - Wayra Madrid

Gary Stewart

Director

Past deals in Ireland

Popertee

Funding Round in 2018
Popertee Ltd. is an online marketplace based in Dublin, Ireland, that connects brands and businesses with vacant spaces for short-term retail and experiential campaigns. Founded in 2016 by CEO Lucinda Kelly, the platform allows property owners to list their available spaces, while enabling brands to discover, book, and establish a physical presence for their marketing initiatives. Recognizing the need for data-driven decision-making in marketing, Popertee has evolved to focus on providing valuable insights that enhance the planning and measurement of physical campaigns. The platform leverages artificial intelligence and social media data to match brands with suitable locations and assess campaign success. Popertee serves a diverse clientele, ranging from small startups to multinational corporations, and offers additional support in areas such as marketing, fit-out, and insurance.

TickerFit

Grant in 2016
TickerFit is a cloud-based application designed to assist health professionals in providing personalized physical activity prescriptions tailored to each patient's health status. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, TickerFit leverages advanced technology to monitor patients' physical activity through smartphones. The platform enables health professionals to deliver lifestyle interventions effectively, allowing for easy prescription and tracking of physical activity. TickerFit is supported by Enterprise Ireland, highlighting its potential in the health technology sector and its alignment with Dublin's growing reputation as a hub for innovative internet companies.

TickerFit

Seed Round in 2015
TickerFit is a cloud-based application designed to assist health professionals in providing personalized physical activity prescriptions tailored to each patient's health status. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, TickerFit leverages advanced technology to monitor patients' physical activity through smartphones. The platform enables health professionals to deliver lifestyle interventions effectively, allowing for easy prescription and tracking of physical activity. TickerFit is supported by Enterprise Ireland, highlighting its potential in the health technology sector and its alignment with Dublin's growing reputation as a hub for innovative internet companies.

Trustev

Seed Round in 2015
Trustev Limited is a technology company based in Cork, Ireland, specializing in real-time online customer identity verification to combat e-commerce fraud. Established in 2012, Trustev offers a sophisticated platform that validates the identities of individuals making transactions by utilizing a wide range of dynamic data sources, such as behavioral patterns, transactional history, and social media activity. This innovative approach allows for real-time decision-making, providing a score that indicates the likelihood of fraud. The platform integrates seamlessly with merchants’ systems, enabling them to verify identities without disrupting the customer experience. By focusing on individual verification rather than solely on payment methods, Trustev significantly reduces false positives and enhances revenue opportunities for online businesses. The company operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion Netherlands I B.V. as of December 2015.

Harpoon Connect

Seed Round in 2015
Harpoon Connect is an Ireland-based company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate gift voucher purchases for Facebook users, allowing them to share vouchers for their favorite local shops and venues. The company initially launched its product in the entertainment sector, integrating with Facebook Events to enable bars, restaurants, and other venues to create and promote their own events while issuing promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers. By combining social media engagement with local commerce, Harpoon Connect aims to enhance customer experiences and drive revenue for local businesses.

BragBet

Grant in 2015
BragBet Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operates an online platform that combines social networking with sports betting. The company's website facilitates group discussions on sporting events, enabling users to collectively decide which events are worth wagering on. Each user contributes a set amount to a shared betting fund, with a different member acting as the fund manager each week. The fund manager then places bets based on suggestions from group members, using a partner bookmaker for transactions. The platform offers a leaderboard to foster competition among teams and tipsters, allowing users to track performance and engage in friendly banter.

Harpoon Connect

Convertible Note in 2015
Harpoon Connect is an Ireland-based company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate gift voucher purchases for Facebook users, allowing them to share vouchers for their favorite local shops and venues. The company initially launched its product in the entertainment sector, integrating with Facebook Events to enable bars, restaurants, and other venues to create and promote their own events while issuing promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers. By combining social media engagement with local commerce, Harpoon Connect aims to enhance customer experiences and drive revenue for local businesses.

Evercam

Convertible Note in 2014
Evercam Limited is a Dublin-based technology company founded in 2013 that specializes in providing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing cameras on construction sites. Its innovative application programming interface allows developers to create software compatible with any internet-connectable camera. Evercam's technology focuses on improving construction project management through features such as high-resolution capabilities, construction time-lapse videos, and live streaming. Furthermore, the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning enhances project visibility and communication among teams, helping construction companies to avoid disputes during incident investigations and maintain comprehensive footage of their projects.

Trustev

Convertible Note in 2014
Trustev Limited is a technology company based in Cork, Ireland, specializing in real-time online customer identity verification to combat e-commerce fraud. Established in 2012, Trustev offers a sophisticated platform that validates the identities of individuals making transactions by utilizing a wide range of dynamic data sources, such as behavioral patterns, transactional history, and social media activity. This innovative approach allows for real-time decision-making, providing a score that indicates the likelihood of fraud. The platform integrates seamlessly with merchants’ systems, enabling them to verify identities without disrupting the customer experience. By focusing on individual verification rather than solely on payment methods, Trustev significantly reduces false positives and enhances revenue opportunities for online businesses. The company operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion Netherlands I B.V. as of December 2015.

Evercam

Seed Round in 2014
Evercam Limited is a Dublin-based technology company founded in 2013 that specializes in providing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing cameras on construction sites. Its innovative application programming interface allows developers to create software compatible with any internet-connectable camera. Evercam's technology focuses on improving construction project management through features such as high-resolution capabilities, construction time-lapse videos, and live streaming. Furthermore, the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning enhances project visibility and communication among teams, helping construction companies to avoid disputes during incident investigations and maintain comprehensive footage of their projects.

PipelineCheck.com

Venture Round in 2014
PipelineCheck.com is a technology company based in Dublin, Ireland, with additional offices in New York and London. Founded in 2012, it specializes in developing sales management tools specifically designed for business-to-business sales teams in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers a unique application that continuously monitors the health of sales pipelines by scoring the engagement and effort related to accounts, contacts, and opportunities. By leveraging gamification techniques, PipelineCheck.com encourages sales representatives to forecast more accurately and transparently, which enhances the overall sales process. The application integrates with Salesforce.com, analyzing updates to the CRM system and comparing them against expected engagement levels to provide valuable insights into the quality of the sales pipeline. Through its innovative approach, PipelineCheck.com aims to improve sales forecasting and ultimately help teams win more deals.

OptiWi-fi

Seed Round in 2014
OptiWi-fi Ltd., based in Dublin, Ireland, is a software company specializing in Wi-Fi network management solutions. Founded in 2011, the company provides a platform that offers real-time performance diagnostics, bandwidth management, and optimization for Wi-Fi networks. OptiWi-fi's technology addresses congestion issues in high-density areas by autonomously monitoring and optimizing Wi-Fi hotspot performance. The company serves telecom providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, mobile network operators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enhancing user experience and improving service quality even in congested environments.

Hiri

Seed Round in 2014
Hiri is an Irish enterprise email client provider, headquartered in Dublin. It offers a solution designed to help businesses manage and control their emails more effectively, enhancing communication and freeing up time for users to focus on core tasks. The company graduated from the Wayra Academy, supported by Telefonica, and is currently based at Dogpatch Labs, a workspace run by Polaris Partners.

OptiWi-fi

Convertible Note in 2014
OptiWi-fi Ltd., based in Dublin, Ireland, is a software company specializing in Wi-Fi network management solutions. Founded in 2011, the company provides a platform that offers real-time performance diagnostics, bandwidth management, and optimization for Wi-Fi networks. OptiWi-fi's technology addresses congestion issues in high-density areas by autonomously monitoring and optimizing Wi-Fi hotspot performance. The company serves telecom providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, mobile network operators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enhancing user experience and improving service quality even in congested environments.

BragBet

Convertible Note in 2014
BragBet Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operates an online platform that combines social networking with sports betting. The company's website facilitates group discussions on sporting events, enabling users to collectively decide which events are worth wagering on. Each user contributes a set amount to a shared betting fund, with a different member acting as the fund manager each week. The fund manager then places bets based on suggestions from group members, using a partner bookmaker for transactions. The platform offers a leaderboard to foster competition among teams and tipsters, allowing users to track performance and engage in friendly banter.

Hiri

Convertible Note in 2014
Hiri is an Irish enterprise email client provider, headquartered in Dublin. It offers a solution designed to help businesses manage and control their emails more effectively, enhancing communication and freeing up time for users to focus on core tasks. The company graduated from the Wayra Academy, supported by Telefonica, and is currently based at Dogpatch Labs, a workspace run by Polaris Partners.

Gotcha Ninjas

Grant in 2014
Their mission is to create a positive learning environment through the use of technology and gamification to improve engagement and increase teaching time. School should be fun – for teachers and children. A lot of the time it’s not – resource issues and old fashioned systems take the good out of it. Gotcha Ninjas changes all that. Gotcha Ninjas is a cloud based social learning platform. They enhance education by creating a continuous constructive feedback loop. They broaden the reach and transparency of the classroom to parents and principals. They enable a positive and personalised educational journey. Gotcha Ninjas was born from the frustration of teacher and behavioural specialist Tony Riley. Over 25 years of experience working in various primary schools in New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. Tony envisioned making use of the technology that exists your classroom today, to make going to school more fun, and to make it easy to share what's happening in the classroom with home.

FoneSense

Seed Round in 2014
FoneSense Ltd. is a mobile engagement platform based in Carriganore, Ireland, that specializes in utilizing advertising jingles on smartphones to enhance brand recognition among targeted demographics. Founded in 2009, the company offers a unique service where smartphone users are compensated when their phones ring with an advertising jingle. This innovative approach benefits advertising and marketing agencies by enabling them to effectively reach consumers while also providing valuable statistics on the performance of their advertising campaigns. Through its platform, FoneSense facilitates a direct connection between brands and consumers, making it a significant player in the mobile marketing landscape.

Videobot

Grant in 2014
Videobot Limited is a Dublin-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in a smart video platform designed for recording, managing, and playing back mobile videos. Its flagship product, the VBOT platform, caters to broadcasters, publishers, and mobile operators by enabling them to curate and syndicate user-generated videos across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, browsers, and smart TVs. Videobot empowers brands to enhance audience engagement and promote products through innovative video content. The platform provides tools for businesses to maintain control over their video assets, from recording and content management to delivery, thereby differentiating itself from major social media networks. With features such as real-time video applications, customizable branding, and streamlined workflows, VBOT significantly reduces deployment time and streaming costs while improving productivity and return on investment for enterprises.

Seesearch

Seed Round in 2014
Seesearch is an Ireland-based company that specializes in an online search and discovery tool aimed at enhancing information retrieval for library customers. The tool allows users to perform a comprehensive search across multiple resources, presenting results in a single interactive visual display. This approach is designed to streamline the search process, enabling users to find relevant information—such as books, articles, and multimedia files—quickly and efficiently. Seesearch personalizes the experience based on users' interests and subject areas, minimizing irrelevant results and significantly reducing search time. The platform is accessible on both computers and mobile devices, making it convenient for users to access information both in libraries and from home.

Harpoon Connect

Seed Round in 2014
Harpoon Connect is an Ireland-based company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate gift voucher purchases for Facebook users, allowing them to share vouchers for their favorite local shops and venues. The company initially launched its product in the entertainment sector, integrating with Facebook Events to enable bars, restaurants, and other venues to create and promote their own events while issuing promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers. By combining social media engagement with local commerce, Harpoon Connect aims to enhance customer experiences and drive revenue for local businesses.

Seesearch

Seed Round in 2013
Seesearch is an Ireland-based company that specializes in an online search and discovery tool aimed at enhancing information retrieval for library customers. The tool allows users to perform a comprehensive search across multiple resources, presenting results in a single interactive visual display. This approach is designed to streamline the search process, enabling users to find relevant information—such as books, articles, and multimedia files—quickly and efficiently. Seesearch personalizes the experience based on users' interests and subject areas, minimizing irrelevant results and significantly reducing search time. The platform is accessible on both computers and mobile devices, making it convenient for users to access information both in libraries and from home.

CipherApps

Seed Round in 2013
CipherApps Limited is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in providing encryption solutions for cloud documents, ensuring secure real-time collaboration. Founded in 2013, it enables users of cloud collaboration services like Google Docs and Office 365 to comply with security, compliance, and regulatory requirements concerning the handling and storage of corporate data in hosted data centers. The company's cloud security gateway offers an invisible encryption service that secures various types of cloud data before it exits the enterprise network and also protects data-at-rest in the cloud. CipherApps' solutions are designed to maintain the collaborative features of cloud services while remaining browser agnostic, eliminating the need for client-side software. In addition, the company provides installation and training services and caters to startups, small businesses, and larger enterprises through both on-site and hosted deployment options.

Hiri

Grant in 2013
Hiri is an Irish enterprise email client provider, headquartered in Dublin. It offers a solution designed to help businesses manage and control their emails more effectively, enhancing communication and freeing up time for users to focus on core tasks. The company graduated from the Wayra Academy, supported by Telefonica, and is currently based at Dogpatch Labs, a workspace run by Polaris Partners.

Trustev

Seed Round in 2013
Trustev Limited is a technology company based in Cork, Ireland, specializing in real-time online customer identity verification to combat e-commerce fraud. Established in 2012, Trustev offers a sophisticated platform that validates the identities of individuals making transactions by utilizing a wide range of dynamic data sources, such as behavioral patterns, transactional history, and social media activity. This innovative approach allows for real-time decision-making, providing a score that indicates the likelihood of fraud. The platform integrates seamlessly with merchants’ systems, enabling them to verify identities without disrupting the customer experience. By focusing on individual verification rather than solely on payment methods, Trustev significantly reduces false positives and enhances revenue opportunities for online businesses. The company operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion Netherlands I B.V. as of December 2015.

Gotcha Ninjas

Seed Round in 2013
Their mission is to create a positive learning environment through the use of technology and gamification to improve engagement and increase teaching time. School should be fun – for teachers and children. A lot of the time it’s not – resource issues and old fashioned systems take the good out of it. Gotcha Ninjas changes all that. Gotcha Ninjas is a cloud based social learning platform. They enhance education by creating a continuous constructive feedback loop. They broaden the reach and transparency of the classroom to parents and principals. They enable a positive and personalised educational journey. Gotcha Ninjas was born from the frustration of teacher and behavioural specialist Tony Riley. Over 25 years of experience working in various primary schools in New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. Tony envisioned making use of the technology that exists your classroom today, to make going to school more fun, and to make it easy to share what's happening in the classroom with home.

StyleFinch

Seed Round in 2013
StyleFinch is an Ireland-based online shopping outlet that supports independent retailers by providing a cloud-based platform to increase their online presence. The company aims to empower boutique stores, designers, and small business owners by simplifying the process of establishing an e-commerce presence. StyleFinch handles essential elements like website design, payment processing, delivery logistics, and search engine optimization, allowing retailers to focus on their brand while enhancing customer experiences both in-store and online. By facilitating connections between suppliers, retailers, and consumers, StyleFinch enables businesses to compete effectively with larger stores and improve their revenue, reduce costs, and optimize cash flow within their supply chains.

Videobot

Seed Round in 2013
Videobot Limited is a Dublin-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in a smart video platform designed for recording, managing, and playing back mobile videos. Its flagship product, the VBOT platform, caters to broadcasters, publishers, and mobile operators by enabling them to curate and syndicate user-generated videos across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, browsers, and smart TVs. Videobot empowers brands to enhance audience engagement and promote products through innovative video content. The platform provides tools for businesses to maintain control over their video assets, from recording and content management to delivery, thereby differentiating itself from major social media networks. With features such as real-time video applications, customizable branding, and streamlined workflows, VBOT significantly reduces deployment time and streaming costs while improving productivity and return on investment for enterprises.

Woopie

Convertible Note in 2013
Woopie Limited is a digital magazine publishing platform headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company enables users to create and export a wide range of publications, including books and magazines, across multiple formats such as ePub, PDF, web, and mobile. Utilizing HTML5 and CSS3 technologies, Woopie ensures that content is optimized for a seamless reading experience on any device. Its platform is designed to help users produce visually appealing digital publications that can be easily shared and accessed, catering to the diverse needs of modern readers.

BragBet

Grant in 2013
BragBet Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operates an online platform that combines social networking with sports betting. The company's website facilitates group discussions on sporting events, enabling users to collectively decide which events are worth wagering on. Each user contributes a set amount to a shared betting fund, with a different member acting as the fund manager each week. The fund manager then places bets based on suggestions from group members, using a partner bookmaker for transactions. The platform offers a leaderboard to foster competition among teams and tipsters, allowing users to track performance and engage in friendly banter.

Harpoon Connect

Convertible Note in 2013
Harpoon Connect is an Ireland-based company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate gift voucher purchases for Facebook users, allowing them to share vouchers for their favorite local shops and venues. The company initially launched its product in the entertainment sector, integrating with Facebook Events to enable bars, restaurants, and other venues to create and promote their own events while issuing promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers. By combining social media engagement with local commerce, Harpoon Connect aims to enhance customer experiences and drive revenue for local businesses.

Woopie

Grant in 2013
Woopie Limited is a digital magazine publishing platform headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company enables users to create and export a wide range of publications, including books and magazines, across multiple formats such as ePub, PDF, web, and mobile. Utilizing HTML5 and CSS3 technologies, Woopie ensures that content is optimized for a seamless reading experience on any device. Its platform is designed to help users produce visually appealing digital publications that can be easily shared and accessed, catering to the diverse needs of modern readers.

OptiWi-fi

Grant in 2013
OptiWi-fi Ltd., based in Dublin, Ireland, is a software company specializing in Wi-Fi network management solutions. Founded in 2011, the company provides a platform that offers real-time performance diagnostics, bandwidth management, and optimization for Wi-Fi networks. OptiWi-fi's technology addresses congestion issues in high-density areas by autonomously monitoring and optimizing Wi-Fi hotspot performance. The company serves telecom providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, mobile network operators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enhancing user experience and improving service quality even in congested environments.

BragBet

Convertible Note in 2013
BragBet Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operates an online platform that combines social networking with sports betting. The company's website facilitates group discussions on sporting events, enabling users to collectively decide which events are worth wagering on. Each user contributes a set amount to a shared betting fund, with a different member acting as the fund manager each week. The fund manager then places bets based on suggestions from group members, using a partner bookmaker for transactions. The platform offers a leaderboard to foster competition among teams and tipsters, allowing users to track performance and engage in friendly banter.

PipelineCheck.com

Seed Round in 2013
PipelineCheck.com is a technology company based in Dublin, Ireland, with additional offices in New York and London. Founded in 2012, it specializes in developing sales management tools specifically designed for business-to-business sales teams in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers a unique application that continuously monitors the health of sales pipelines by scoring the engagement and effort related to accounts, contacts, and opportunities. By leveraging gamification techniques, PipelineCheck.com encourages sales representatives to forecast more accurately and transparently, which enhances the overall sales process. The application integrates with Salesforce.com, analyzing updates to the CRM system and comparing them against expected engagement levels to provide valuable insights into the quality of the sales pipeline. Through its innovative approach, PipelineCheck.com aims to improve sales forecasting and ultimately help teams win more deals.

Trustev

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Trustev Limited is a technology company based in Cork, Ireland, specializing in real-time online customer identity verification to combat e-commerce fraud. Established in 2012, Trustev offers a sophisticated platform that validates the identities of individuals making transactions by utilizing a wide range of dynamic data sources, such as behavioral patterns, transactional history, and social media activity. This innovative approach allows for real-time decision-making, providing a score that indicates the likelihood of fraud. The platform integrates seamlessly with merchants’ systems, enabling them to verify identities without disrupting the customer experience. By focusing on individual verification rather than solely on payment methods, Trustev significantly reduces false positives and enhances revenue opportunities for online businesses. The company operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion Netherlands I B.V. as of December 2015.

BragBet

Seed Round in 2013
BragBet Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operates an online platform that combines social networking with sports betting. The company's website facilitates group discussions on sporting events, enabling users to collectively decide which events are worth wagering on. Each user contributes a set amount to a shared betting fund, with a different member acting as the fund manager each week. The fund manager then places bets based on suggestions from group members, using a partner bookmaker for transactions. The platform offers a leaderboard to foster competition among teams and tipsters, allowing users to track performance and engage in friendly banter.

Hiri

Seed Round in 2012
Hiri is an Irish enterprise email client provider, headquartered in Dublin. It offers a solution designed to help businesses manage and control their emails more effectively, enhancing communication and freeing up time for users to focus on core tasks. The company graduated from the Wayra Academy, supported by Telefonica, and is currently based at Dogpatch Labs, a workspace run by Polaris Partners.

Woopie

Seed Round in 2012
Woopie Limited is a digital magazine publishing platform headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company enables users to create and export a wide range of publications, including books and magazines, across multiple formats such as ePub, PDF, web, and mobile. Utilizing HTML5 and CSS3 technologies, Woopie ensures that content is optimized for a seamless reading experience on any device. Its platform is designed to help users produce visually appealing digital publications that can be easily shared and accessed, catering to the diverse needs of modern readers.

OptiWi-fi

Convertible Note in 2012
OptiWi-fi Ltd., based in Dublin, Ireland, is a software company specializing in Wi-Fi network management solutions. Founded in 2011, the company provides a platform that offers real-time performance diagnostics, bandwidth management, and optimization for Wi-Fi networks. OptiWi-fi's technology addresses congestion issues in high-density areas by autonomously monitoring and optimizing Wi-Fi hotspot performance. The company serves telecom providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, mobile network operators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enhancing user experience and improving service quality even in congested environments.
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