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Telefónica Open Innovation

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

SeedSeries AInternetMarket ResearchMarketing

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 32 on record
Since the last cheque741days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.1MRounds led0 of 32Sole investor5 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 48%
Pitch Telefónica Open Innovation

Telefónica Open Innovation highlights

  1. 01

    32 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series D: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $18M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Telefónica, empresa multinacional de telecomunicaciones, con sede central en la ciudad de Madrid.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
From $150K as they say
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
InternetMarket ResearchMarketing
Based in
Mountain View, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first32 appearances

  1. 2024

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    MonogotoSeries A · US · TechCrunch$27MWith 11 others
  3. Jul
    Nearby ComputingSeries A · Firms' own news pages$7.1MWith 6 others
  4. 2022

    1 round

  5. Nov
    AWORLDIT · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 6 others
  6. 2019

    1 round

  7. Oct
    ZamnaSeed · GB · TechCrunch$5.0MWith 4 others
  8. 2015

    4 rounds

  9. Oct
    VIVID TechnologiesVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    NFWareSeed · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    VIVID TechnologiesSeed · GB$350KWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    SIGFOXSeries D · FR$115MWith 8 others
  13. 2014

    1 round

  14. Nov
    MonitiseGB$77With 3 others
  15. 2013

    5 rounds

  16. Dec
    BoxSeries F · US · gigaom.com$100MWith 6 others
  17. Sept
    RhapsodyUS · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    MindMeldUS · allthingsd.comUndisclosedWith 6 others
  19. Mar
    Eventstagram (now EventsTag)Seed · GB · techcitynews.com$51KWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    AddFleetES$260KSole investor
  21. 2012

    7 rounds

  22. Dec
    TaskhubSeed · GB · finsmes.com$200KWith 1 other
  23. Oct
    HithruSeed · ES · lacatedralonline.es$50KWith 1 other
  24. Sept
    AddFleetSeries A · ES · finsmes.com$3.9MWith 1 other
  25. Jun
    PixelPinSeed · GB · thenextweb.com$313KWith 1 other
  26. Mar
    BOKUSeries D · DE · businesswire.com$35MWith 7 others
  27. Jan
    JoyentSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$85MWith 7 others
  28. Jan
    edenesSeed · ES$52KWith 1 other
  29. 2011

    4 rounds

  30. Oct
    Quantenna CommunicationsSeries E · US$25MSole investor
  31. Oct
    ShopearSeed · AR · cronista.com$50KWith 1 other
  32. Sept
    ASSIASeries E · US$20MSole investor
  33. Mar
    AmobeeSeries D · US$18MSole investor
  34. 2010

    1 round

  35. Oct
    ASSIASeries D · US · assia-inc.com$21MWith 8 others
  36. 2008

    3 rounds

  37. Oct
    EventfulSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 2 others
  38. Aug
    AmobeeSeries C · US · alleyinsider.com$22MWith 6 others
  39. Apr
    LoomiaSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  40. 2007

    3 rounds

  41. Dec
    GestureTekSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MSole investor
  42. Dec
    KyteSeries B · US · scobleizer.com$15MWith 4 others
  43. Nov
    AmobeeSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$12MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 31 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

2 fund commitments on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: an LP list.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

EventfulBought by CBS Local MediaUndisclosedJul 2014
AmobeeBought by SingTel$321MMar 2012
KyteBought by KIT digitalUndisclosedJan 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Telefónica Open Innovation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

WayraCorporate VC6rounds togetherDFJVC firm3rounds togetherIntel CapitalCorporate VC3rounds togetherConrad LabsVC firm2rounds togetherLiberty GlobalCorporate VC2rounds togetherRosemont Group Capital Partner LLCInvestment firm2rounds togetherSunBridge Global Ventures Inc.VC firm2rounds togetherSwisscom VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherVodafoneVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Telefónica Open Innovation put money into.

Monogoto$27M · Oct 2024Nearby Computing$7.1M · Jul 2024AWORLDNov 2022

Quick answers about Telefónica Open Innovation

What does Telefónica Open Innovation invest in?

Telefónica Open Innovation invests most often at Seed and Series D (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet, Market Research and Marketing.

How active is Telefónica Open Innovation?

32 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

What has Telefónica Open Innovation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Monogoto (Series A, Oct 2024), Nearby Computing (Series A, Jul 2024) and AWORLD (Nov 2022).

How big are Telefónica Open Innovation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.1M.

Does Telefónica Open Innovation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 32 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Telefónica Open Innovation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (48%), the United Kingdom (23%) and Spain (13%).

Is Telefónica Open Innovation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

Who does Telefónica Open Innovation invest alongside?

Most often Wayra (6 rounds together), DFJ (3 rounds together) and Intel Capital (3 rounds together).

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