Wayra

Wayra UK Limited is an accelerator focused on early-stage technology startups, operating since 2012 and based in London. It offers various programs aimed at different sectors, including healthcare, information technology, cyber security, smart transport, and 5G. The Wayra Call provides funding of up to €0.25 million for innovative digital products and services. The Velocity Health program specifically targets healthcare startups, offering £34,000 in investment along with a potential cash prize. Other programs like Wayra Fair By Design and GCHQ Cyber Accelerator also provide financial support tailored to their respective industries. Wayra has a global presence, operating in ten countries and leveraging its affiliation with Telefónica to foster connections between entrepreneurs and industry leaders, thus facilitating collaboration and business opportunities.

Victoria Navazo Morrondo

Financial and Portfolio Controller

Past deals in Smart Cities

HOPU Smart Cities

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
HOPU aims to create Human Oriented Products (HOPU), it means putting people in the centre and the creation of solutions, thinking always about user experiences and value engineering. We generate urban innovations through the latest technologies such as AI, IoT and Data-Quality. We engage citizens and decision makers, to guarantee that data is understandable by everybody, intuitive and usable. We are there to support any decision for urban development and digital transformation through data-powered tools with dashboards, decision support tools and genuine IoT devices to monitor impact, sustainability, environment, noise, weather, air quality status etc. We mix data, technology and people to get a really powerful urban innovation tool. We aim to support the creation of Smart Cities in the present and the future, where citizens and visitors really feel that they are in a Smart City. The main problem that we targeting is to support technicians and urban planners in their decision making process, thereby we aim to guarantee that decisions are considering the right sustainability, climate change, air quality and human-centric indicators. The solution is called Smart Spot which is an integral solution for human-centralised sustainable and scalable Smart Cities. Environmental monitoring solution; covering digital services with dashboard and decision support tools based on AI algorithms compatible with reference platforms as FIWARE. These digital services are complemented by in-situ environment monitors based on IoT technology enabling to monitor noise, people affluence/density and gases: nitrous vapours (NO/NO2), sulphides (H2S/SO2), carbon monoxide/dioxide (CO/CO2), Ozone, and other toxic substances as alcohols, ouds (VOCs); particulate matter (PM) to identify specific nanoparticulate such as dust (PM10), pollens (over PM40), pollutants (PM2.5) and viruses (under PM1). Being able to monitor levels of toxicity, pollution and air quality; with high reliability and data quality (certified and verified by our own certified labs).

Flash Park

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Flash Park SL provides a revolutionary solution to efficiently find parking spots in the streets of crowded urban areas using a network of renewable energy-powered parking sensors. Our innovative parking locator app helps inhabitants and workers of busy cities around the globe who want to quickly park their car in the street by displaying available spaces on the app. Unlike our competitors, we offer an automatic parking detection system that works without user interaction and retains a zero carbon footprint due to its solar panels.

HOPU Smart Cities

Seed Round in 2020
HOPU aims to create Human Oriented Products (HOPU), it means putting people in the centre and the creation of solutions, thinking always about user experiences and value engineering. We generate urban innovations through the latest technologies such as AI, IoT and Data-Quality. We engage citizens and decision makers, to guarantee that data is understandable by everybody, intuitive and usable. We are there to support any decision for urban development and digital transformation through data-powered tools with dashboards, decision support tools and genuine IoT devices to monitor impact, sustainability, environment, noise, weather, air quality status etc. We mix data, technology and people to get a really powerful urban innovation tool. We aim to support the creation of Smart Cities in the present and the future, where citizens and visitors really feel that they are in a Smart City. The main problem that we targeting is to support technicians and urban planners in their decision making process, thereby we aim to guarantee that decisions are considering the right sustainability, climate change, air quality and human-centric indicators. The solution is called Smart Spot which is an integral solution for human-centralised sustainable and scalable Smart Cities. Environmental monitoring solution; covering digital services with dashboard and decision support tools based on AI algorithms compatible with reference platforms as FIWARE. These digital services are complemented by in-situ environment monitors based on IoT technology enabling to monitor noise, people affluence/density and gases: nitrous vapours (NO/NO2), sulphides (H2S/SO2), carbon monoxide/dioxide (CO/CO2), Ozone, and other toxic substances as alcohols, ouds (VOCs); particulate matter (PM) to identify specific nanoparticulate such as dust (PM10), pollens (over PM40), pollutants (PM2.5) and viruses (under PM1). Being able to monitor levels of toxicity, pollution and air quality; with high reliability and data quality (certified and verified by our own certified labs).

MOTIONTAG

Series A in 2019
MotionTag GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in smartphone-based mobility analytics and ticketing applications. The company, which was previously known as MotionTag UG (haftungsbeschränkt) until its name change in March 2017, leverages its proprietary technology, MOTION OS, to analyze data from smartphone sensors. This technology provides insights into transportation usage patterns, helping clients understand customer behavior, optimize existing transport systems, and develop innovative mobility solutions. By focusing on seamless and sustainable urban mobility, MotionTag aims to enhance the overall transportation experience for users.

Sensing Feeling

Seed Round in 2018
Advanced human behaviour sensing products for business. At the core of Sensing Feeling's products is a new IoT (Internet of Things) technology, powered by computer vision and machine learning, that significantly enhances the reliability and effectiveness of measuring aggregated human behaviour of groups of people in physical spaces to enable organisations to better understand risks, improve safety and enhance customer experiences.

Becheckin

Venture Round in 2017
BeCheckin provides digital developments and digital transformation to smart-buildings and multimedia, connected to a mobile device. The company provides systems for hotels, garages and access to communities, companies, gyms and community parking through mobile, which users can manage and automate any access action, air conditioning, lighting, electricity, security, telecommunications, allowing clients to get a connected system where everything could be technologically controlled and get useful information about what happens in each room.

Inipop

Seed Round in 2016
Inipop is a technological hub that drives innovation from Latin America to the world. We work to help companies optimize their systems and with governments to create more efficient and smart cities. We automatize processes and develop artificial intelligence based on the interconnection that IoT allows, and the generation of Big Data. Inipop have developed the first self-driving car in Latam Our Vision: To be the leading company in development of Hard Tech products and solutions in Latam.

Smartaxi

Grant in 2015
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Smarttaxi

Grant in 2015
Taller de Innovación Abierta (Smarttaxi)

Smartaxi

Grant in 2014
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Smartaxi

Grant in 2014
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Smartaxi

Grant in 2014
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Smartaxi

Convertible Note in 2014
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Smartaxi

Grant in 2014
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Smarttaxi

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Taller de Innovación Abierta (Smarttaxi)

Smartaxi

Seed Round in 2013
Smartaxi offers taxi drivers with a mobile application that is able to predict potential customer locations in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to provide information for taxi drivers. Smartaxi is created by Open Innovation Workshop. Smartaxi was founded in 2012 by Valeriya Zaytseva and Federico Esquibel. And it is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.

Descubre.la

Seed Round in 2012
Descubre.la is an online platform that enables users to explore cities virtually.