# Telefónica Open Innovation: portfolio, investments and team

> Telefónica Open Innovation is a corporate vc based in United States. 32 investments on record, latest Oct 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/telefonica-innovation-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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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.

Quiet Corporate VC

Seed Series A Internet Market Research Marketing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 32 on record

Since the last cheque **741** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.1M** Rounds led **0 of 32** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 48%**

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## Telefónica Open Innovation highlights

- 01 32 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series D: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $18M
- 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:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Internet Market Research Marketing
- **Based in:** Mountain View, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **32 appearances**

- **2024** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Monogoto](https://millionrounds.com/company/monogoto)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$27M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Nearby Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearby-computing)** Series A · Firms' own news pages **$7.1M** With 6 others
- **2022** 1 round
- **Nov** **[AWORLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/aworld)** IT · Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Zamna](https://millionrounds.com/company/zamna)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[VIVID Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivid-technologies)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[NFWare](https://millionrounds.com/company/nfware)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[VIVID Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivid-technologies)** Seed · GB **$350K** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[SIGFOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/sigfox)** Series D · FR **$115M** With 8 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Monitise](https://millionrounds.com/company/monitise)** GB **$77** With 3 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/box)** Series F · US · gigaom.com **$100M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Rhapsody](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhapsody)** US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[MindMeld](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmeld)** US · allthingsd.com **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Eventstagram (now EventsTag)](https://millionrounds.com/company/eventstagram-now-eventstag)** Seed · GB · techcitynews.com **$51K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[AddFleet](https://millionrounds.com/company/addfleet)** ES **$260K** Sole investor
- **2012** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Taskhub](https://millionrounds.com/company/taskhub)** Seed · GB · finsmes.com **$200K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Hithru](https://millionrounds.com/company/hithru)** Seed · ES · lacatedralonline.es **$50K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[AddFleet](https://millionrounds.com/company/addfleet)** Series A · ES · finsmes.com **$3.9M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[PixelPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixelpin)** Seed · GB · thenextweb.com **$313K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[BOKU](https://millionrounds.com/company/boku)** Series D · DE · businesswire.com **$35M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Joyent](https://millionrounds.com/company/joyent)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$85M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[edenes](https://millionrounds.com/company/edenes)** Seed · ES **$52K** With 1 other
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Quantenna Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantenna-communications)** Series E · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Shopear](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopear)** Seed · AR · cronista.com **$50K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[ASSIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/assia)** Series E · US **$20M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Amobee](https://millionrounds.com/company/amobee)** Series D · US **$18M** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ASSIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/assia)** Series D · US · assia-inc.com **$21M** With 8 others
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Eventful](https://millionrounds.com/company/eventful)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Amobee](https://millionrounds.com/company/amobee)** Series C · US · alleyinsider.com **$22M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Loomia](https://millionrounds.com/company/loomia)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[GestureTek](https://millionrounds.com/company/gesturetek)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte)** Series B · US · scobleizer.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Amobee](https://millionrounds.com/company/amobee)** Series B · US · paidcontent.org **$12M** With 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

- [Telefónica Tech Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telefonica-tech-ventures)

Most recent commitments

- Leadwind
- [Telefónica Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telefonica-tech-ventures)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Eventful](https://millionrounds.com/company/eventful)** Bought by CBS Local Media **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Amobee](https://millionrounds.com/company/amobee)** Bought by [SingTel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singtel) **$321M** Mar 2012

**[Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte)** Bought by KIT digital **Undisclosed** Jan 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$18M**

Led 0 of 32 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** From $150K
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2024
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *9*
- Series D *5*
- Series A said *4*
- Series C *3*
- Series B *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) 6
- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 3
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 3
- [Conrad Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conrad-labs) 2
- [Liberty Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global) 2
- [Rosemont Group Capital Partner LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosemont-group-capital-partner-llc) 2

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## 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.

[**Wayra** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra)[**DFJ** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Conrad Labs** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conrad-labs)[**Liberty Global** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-global)[**Rosemont Group Capital Partner LLC** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosemont-group-capital-partner-llc)[**SunBridge Global Ventures Inc.** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunbridge-global-ventures-inc)[**Swisscom Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swisscom-ventures)[**Vodafone** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vodafone-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Telefónica Open Innovation put money into.

[**Monogoto** $27M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/monogoto)[**Nearby Computing** $7.1M · Jul 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearby-computing)[**AWORLD** Nov 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/aworld)

## 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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