# Wayve funding: rounds and investors > Wayve has raised $1.8B across 5 rounds since 2015. Investors include Eclipse, Balderton Capital and NVIDIA. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/wayve (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Automotive & EVs Logistics Robotics Raised 6 months ago Valuation: $8.6B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$1.8B** raised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 8 sources **$455K** Seed **$20M** Series A **$500M** Series D **$1.2B** Series D **$60M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $60M Apr 2026 - **Biggest round:** $1.2B Series D · Feb 2026 - **Investors:** 24 (8 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$455K** Seed **$20M** Series A **$500M** Series D **$1.2B** Series D **$60M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $455K - **Biggest round:** $1.2B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.2 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Round **$60M** *3 new* [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) [AMD](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amd) [Arm Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm-holdings) Reported by TechStartups - **Feb 2026** Series D **$1.2B** *14 new* *3 returning* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) Lead [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) Lead [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) Lead [SoftBank Vision Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-vision-fund-2) Lead [Mercedes Benz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercedes-benz) Lead [Stellantis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stellantis) Lead [Nissan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissan) Lead [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) [Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-teachers-pension-plan) [Schroders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroders-capital) [Capital Group funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-group-funds) Reported by TechCrunch and 3 others - **Sept 2025** Series D **$500M** *1 new* [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Nov 2019** Series A **$20M** *5 new* [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) Lead [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) [Fly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fly-ventures) [Compound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-ventures) Reported by VentureBeat - **Sept 2015** Seed **$455K** *1 new* [Mercia Fund Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-fund-management) From a historical funding record ## 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. **Seed** 2015 **Series A** 2019 **Series D** 2025 **Series D** 2026 **Round** 2026 [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) L L [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) L [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) L [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) L [SoftBank Vision Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-vision-fund-2) L [Mercedes Benz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercedes-benz) L [Stellantis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stellantis) L [Nissan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissan) L [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) VC firm **2** rounds, led 2 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **2** rounds, led 1 [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [SoftBank Vision Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-vision-fund-2) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Mercedes Benz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercedes-benz) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Stellantis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stellantis) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Nissan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissan) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) Corporate VC **1** round [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) VC firm **1** round [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Corporate VC **1** round [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) Corporate VC **1** round [Fly Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fly-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) Asset manager **1** round [Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ontario-teachers-pension-plan) VC firm **1** round [Mercia Fund Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-fund-management) VC firm **1** round [Schroders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroders-capital) Hedge fund **1** round [AMD](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amd) Growth equity **1** round [Arm Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm-holdings) Growth equity **1** round [Compound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Capital Group funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-group-funds) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=wayve). ## 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. [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) VC firm Per its own site [Air Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Ice Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ice-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Fark Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fark-labs) Accelerator Per its own site [Flucas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flucas-ventures) Angel network Per its own site [Frontive Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontive-services) Incubator Per its own site [KI capital GmbH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ki-capital-gmbh) Corporate VC Per its own site [WOLFMAN.ONE VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wolfman-one-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Wayve ### Who invested in Wayve? Wayve's investors include Eclipse, Balderton Capital, NVIDIA, Alven and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and 19 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Wayve In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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