# Telefónica Open Innovation

> Telefónica Open Innovation is a VC fund backing Software and Machine Learning. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.telefonica.com/es/web/innovation/telefonica-innovacion-abierta

Telefónica Open Innovation is a VC fund focused on Software and Machine Learning. Telefónica Open Innovation is Telefonica’s global area designed to connect entrepreneurs, startups, investors and public and private partners around the world to capture innovation and business opportunities. The programme incorporates all of Telefónica Group’s open innovation, entrepreneurship and investment initiatives through over 50 spaces anddifferent investment vehicles. To date, over 800 startups have been invested. Telefónica Open Innovation is present in 16 countries.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maybein | Maybein directly locates restaurants with available tables and shows them to you by proximity to your geolocation. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 20, 2023 |  |
| Sensing Feeling | Advanced human behaviour sensing products for business.At the core of Sensing Feeling's products is a new IoT (Internet of Things) technology, powered by computer vision and machine learning, that significantly enhances the reliability and effectiveness of measuring aggregated human behaviour of groups of people in physical spaces to enableorganisations to better understand risks, improve safety and enhance customer experiences. | $380K | Seed | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| Aerial | Aerial's technology leverages existing infrastructure to recognize activity without the need for cameras, sensors or wearables. Aerial's patented technology analyzes distortions and fluctuations in the existing wireless signals and uses AI to interpret them and classify human activities. | $3M |  | Nov 08, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bstartup Banco Sabadell](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bstartup-banco-sabadell) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fonds Innovexport](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fonds-innovexport) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Google for Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-for-entrepreneurs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kibo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kibo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SeedRocket](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedrocket) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Telefónica Open Innovation invest in?

Telefónica Open Innovation invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Telefónica Open Innovation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Telefónica Open Innovation closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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