# wayra-by-telefonica > Analysis by Optimly for Optimly AI Visibility, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last analyzed September 6, 2026. > Wayra is Telefónica’s Corporate Venture Capital arm, investing in and scaling startups by fostering direct collaboration with Telefónica’s business units to drive innovation and generate real business impact. Originally launched as a startup accelerator in 2011, it evolved in 2018 into Telefónica’s CVC, operating mainly in Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. - Business Profile: https://optimly.ai/brand/wayra-by-telefonica - Publisher: Optimly (https://optimly.ai) - Dataset: Optimly AI Brand Index (https://optimly.ai/brand) - Official website: https://wayra.com/ - Logo: https://logo.clearbit.com/wayra.com - Slug: wayra-by-telefonica - Brand Authority Index tier: Emerging - Category: Venture Capital Firms - Last Analyzed: September 6, 2026 --- ## Full Details / RAG Data ### Overview wayra-by-telefonica has a Business Profile in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Wayra is Telefónica’s Corporate Venture Capital arm, investing in and scaling startups by fostering direct collaboration with Telefónica’s business units to drive innovation and generate real business impact. Originally launched as a startup accelerator in 2011, it evolved in 2018 into Telefónica’s CVC, operating mainly in Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. ### Metadata | Field | Value | |--------------|-------| | Name | wayra-by-telefonica | | Slug | wayra-by-telefonica | | URL | https://optimly.ai/brand/wayra-by-telefonica | | Logo | https://logo.clearbit.com/wayra.com | | Brand Authority Index tier | Emerging | | Category | Venture Capital Firms | | Last Analyzed | September 6, 2026 | | Last Updated | 2026-09-23T18:24:36.633Z | ### Links - Canonical page: https://optimly.ai/brand/wayra-by-telefonica - Official website: https://wayra.com/ - Publisher: https://optimly.ai - Dataset: https://optimly.ai/brand - JSON endpoint: /brand/wayra-by-telefonica.json - LLMs.txt: /brand/wayra-by-telefonica/llms.txt