Since its deployment, Telefonica Open Future_ has evolved its investment strategy to the interests of Telefónica, and today it only invests in startups that have a clear fit with the global corporate strategy or with the local strategy of its different units of business. Thus, to date, more than 62 Latin American startups are doing business with the Telefónica Group.
Wayra Chile invested US$500k across three startups: ZappingTV, PostedIn, and Cloner. (Press Release) La compañía sumó a su portafolio a Zapping TV, plataforma de televisión vía streaming; “Cloner” servicio automático…
Digio, a digital credit card owned by CBSS bank, has acquired Brazilian cashback startup Poup. Wayra Brazil accelerated the company in its first batch. (E-commerce News) Digio, a digital credit…
After participating in Y Combinator, Hogaru, a subscription cleaning service for small businesses in Colombia, is consolidating operations in Colombia, where it already operates at profitability, and eyes potential expansion markets.
Axon Partners made an undisclosed investment in Neumarket, a tire e-commerce platform operating in Mexico and Colombia. (Press Release) Axon Partners Group, through the Amerigo Ventures Pacífico Fund, invested in…
Grupo RFP invested US$500k in Joinnus, a Peru-based mobile and web full-service event platform accelerated by Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, and UTEC Ventures. Watch an Entrepreneur Session…
The government of Jujuy in northwest Argentina partnered with Wayra-accelerated startup uSound to launch “Jujuy Escucha,” an initiative to improve the quality of life for people with hearing impairments. (Usound-…
SocialTools, an Argentina-based social media management platform, has been acquired by a U.S. fund for an undisclosed amount. Investors in SocialTools include Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, and…
Agruppa, a Colombian produce start-up accelerated by Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, represented Colombia and won El Future Agro Challenge 2017. • La solución colombiana Agruppa es una…
Two mexican youth won Telefonica Open Future_ and Opciona’s initiative, Premio Innovación Anticorrupción, for their anticorruption minimum viable product. The prize included MXN$225k in cash and MXN$125k in services from…