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Who invested in Wayve?
Wayve's investors include Eclipse, Balderton Capital, NVIDIA, Alven and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and 19 more on record.
20172019202120232025
$455KSeed$20MSeries A$500MSeries D$1.2BSeries D$60MRound
United Kingdom · Series D startup
Who invested in Wayve
5 rounds we have observed, with the 24 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 7 months agoValuation: $8.6B, Mar 2026
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$1.8Braised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 8 sources
$500MSeries D$1.2BSeries D
- Latest round
- Round, $60MApr 2026
- Biggest round
- $1.2BSeries D · Feb 2026
- Investors
- 24 (8 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $455K Sept 2015
- Biggest round
- $1.2B Series D · Feb 2026
- Usual gap between rounds
- 4.2 years the median of 4
The rounds
- Apr 2026
- Feb 2026Series D$1.2B14 new3 returning
Balderton CapitalLead
AlvenLead
EclipseLead- SoftBank Vision Fund 2Lead
Mercedes BenzLead
StellantisLead
NissanLead- NVIDIA
Qualcomm Ventures
Icehouse Ventures
SE Ventures
Microsoft
British Business Bank
Baillie Gifford
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan- Schroders Capital
- Capital Group funds
Reported by TechCrunch and 3 others
- Sept 2025
- Nov 2019Series A$20M5 new
Reported by VentureBeat
- Sept 2015
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Seed2015Series A2019Series D2025Series D2026Round2026EclipseLLBalderton CapitalLNVIDIALAlvenLSoftBank Vision Fund 2LMercedes BenzLStellantisLNissanLQualcomm VenturesIcehouse Ventures
EclipseLLBalderton CapitalLNVIDIALAlvenLSoftBank Vision Fund 2LMercedes BenzLStellantisLNissanLQualcomm VenturesIcehouse VenturesEveryone who backed them
NVIDIACompany2rounds, led 1
SoftBank Vision Fund 2Growth equity1round, led 1
Schroders CapitalHedge fund1round
Compound VenturesVC firm1round
Capital Group fundsGrowth equity1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 8 firms list Wayve as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Wayve
How much has Wayve raised?
Wayve has raised $1.8B across 5 rounds since 2015.
When did Wayve last raise?
Wayve's most recent round, $60M, was in Apr 2026.
What was Wayve's biggest round?
Wayve's largest round on record is $1.2B (Series D), in Feb 2026, led by Balderton Capital.
Who backed Wayve first?
Wayve's first round on record, in Sept 2015, was backed by Mercia Fund Management.
What stage is Wayve at?
Wayve's latest named round is a Series D, in Feb 2026.
Where is Wayve based?
Wayve is based in the United Kingdom.
Who led Wayve's rounds?
Eclipse led the Series A in 2019; NVIDIA led the Series D in 2025; Balderton Capital led the Series D in 2026.
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