Wayra Germany
wayra.de Direct investor
Wayra Germany is the open innovation hub of Telefónica Deutschland, connecting startups with the corporation to develop and validate solutions. It supports startups through venture clienting and investment, with a global portfolio of over 530 startups.
Wayra Germany is a corporate venture arm headquartered in Munich, Germany. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in telecommunications, innovation and technology. €260 million under management and 530 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“Wir geben alles, um Telefónica Innovationen zu liefern und daraus profitable Wirkung zu erzielen.”
— Wayra Germany, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Invests in
- Germany, global
- Sectors
- telecommunications, innovation, technology
- Assets under management
- €260 million
- Portfolio
- 530 companies
Team, as Wayra Germany publishes it
- Florian Bogenschütz CEO
- Nora Alfen Head of Venture Development
- Franziska Kraft Head of Marketing
- Javier Santana Head of Strategy and Internal Relations
- Gonzalo Pérez Head of Investment
- Phillip Plannet Venture Development Manager
- Beatriz Rodríguez Ventosa Venture Development Manager
- Jorge García Salgado Investment Manager
- Christin Wenke-Ahlendorf Senior Marketing Manager
- Chiara Canavesi Community Lead
Names and roles exactly as listed on wayra.de. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Wayra Germany publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.wayra.de/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, description, aum, portfolio_count
- https://www.wayra.de/about-usthesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, people
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