# Telefonica

> Telefonica is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/telef%C3%B3nica
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Telefonica
- Website: http://www.telefonica.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/telefonica/

Telefonica is a VC fund in Madrid focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Telefónica is a leading multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and one of the largest service operators globally by market capitalization and number of customers. The company provides a comprehensive range of services, including fixed and mobile telephony, high-speed broadband, and pay television.Operatingprimarily across Europe and Latin America, Telefónica manages its portfolio through globally recognized premium brands such as Movistar (in Spain and Latin America), O2 (in the UK and Germany), and Vivo (in Brazil).At the core of its strategy, Telefónica is driving a profound digital transformation centered on providing excellent connectivity through the continuous development of next-generation networks, including extensive fiber optic (FTTH) and 5G deployments.Beyond connectivity, the company has a strong focus on new digital services. Through its Telefónica Tech division, it offers a powerful suite of integrated solutions for B2B clients in high-growth areas, including Cybersecurity, Cloud, IoT, and Big Data.Telefónica is also at the forefront of open innovation through Wayra, its corporate venture capital (CVC) arm. Wayra invests in and scales disruptive technology startups across the globe, integrating them into Telefónica's ecosystem to foster innovation and develop new business opportunities.As a publicly-traded company, Telefónica is committed to generating sustainable value for its stakeholders and empowering digital inclusion with a mission to "make our world more human by connecting people's lives."

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $44k–$3.3M |
| Series A | $2.7M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 | 28% |
| Software | 10 | 25% |
| SaaS | 7 | 18% |
| Mobile | 7 | 18% |
| Machine Learning | 7 | 18% |

98 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 30% |
| Series A | 7 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 4 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 5% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 33% |
| United States | 10 | 25% |
| Spain | 6 | 15% |
| Ireland | 2 | 5% |
| Argentina | 2 | 5% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Julian Vinue | Digital Innovation Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-vinue |
| Alberto Gomez | Managing Director | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberto-gomez |
| Angel Boix | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngel-vil |
| Borja Gómez Zarceño | Global Head of IoT Smart Mobility Solutions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/borja-g%C3%B3mez-zarce%C3%B1o |
| Chang Xiaobing | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chang-xiaobing |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Openlayer | Openlayer is helping ML teams build the future of reliable, performant, and ethical machine learning. | $14.5M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Nearby Computing | NearbyComputing commercializes NearbyOne, an Edge IT fabrics orchestration platform that seamlessly manages the lifecycle of infrastructure, the VNFs and the applications, controlling their deployment and associated resources. NearbyOne addresses all these orchestration issues in a holistic and intertwined way. Applications and VNFs provided bythird party ISVs are onboarded to create a rich ecosystem of pre-integrated services, that get deployed in one-click. Service assurance and KPI monitoring are natively integrated into the platform to automatically control service SLAs. Infratructure, Network, Apps and KPIs are managed from a single pane of glass, and smart placement and configuration policies dynamically adjust service levels. | $7.1M | Series A | Jul 18, 2024 |  |
| Upword | Upword is an artificial intelligence-powered reading tool for college students and learners. Their services include NLP, artificial intelligence, education, e-learning, reading comprehension, machine learning, college students, consumer products, universities, and lifelong learning. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| Ori Industries | Ori is building the AI backbone for the future, enabling teams to advance groundbreaking technology. We believe the true potential of AI will be unlocked by how seamlessly teams can access and deploy the infrastructure they need to train, serve, and scale models. As a trusted partner, Ori provides end-to-end AI infrastructure—combining powerfulGPU compute with a flexible software layer that optimizes resources. With Ori, teams can explore, build, and scale AI innovations effortlessly, transforming how software and hardware work together to drive the next wave of AI breakthroughs. | $33M | Convertible Note | Feb 04, 2024 |  |
| Internxt | Here at Internxt, we're helping shape an Internet that truly respects you. Our first service, Internxt Drive, is a free & fully private cloud storage service and is part of our disruptive cloud infrastructure. Distributed, Trustless. Switch for free. | $3.3M | Seed | Jan 15, 2024 |  |
| Nexfibre | Nexfibre is a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband company that delivers high-speed internet service connections to homes and businesses. It is a joint venture created by InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global, and Telefónica. | $1.8B |  | Jul 17, 2023 |  |
| Raylo | Raylo is a smartphone subscription startup that aims to make mobile simple, smart, and more sustainable. When customers are ready to upgrade, they return their old products, which are refurbished and re-sold in Raylo's circular process for maximum lifespan and sustainability. It enables consumers to gain access to the most recent productsthrough a monthly subscription that is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Raylo's retailer pipeline spans several categories, including consumer electronics. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 30, 2023 |  |
| Nexfibre | Nexfibre is a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband company that delivers high-speed internet service connections to homes and businesses. It is a joint venture created by InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global, and Telefónica. | $1.7B | Private Equity | Dec 17, 2022 |  |
| Bit2Me | Bit2Me is the leading blockchain services suite in Spain since 2014 and one of the first blockchain companies in the world. Proud creators of Bit2Me Academy, the largest blockchain academy in Spanish in our mission to promote the mass adoption. We’ve already reached 21 services, +1M unique users, +100.000 clients, +100M euros invoiced, +250physical points of sale | $29.5M | Corporate Round | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Unmanned Life | Unmanned Life is the leading software platform for seamless orchestration of autonomous robotics. It is changing the way autonomous robotics is being deployed by large corporations thanks to its autonomy-as-a-service orchestration platform powered by AI and 5G. Unmanned Life software platform is capable of integrating different technologies, suchas AI, 5G and Edge computing with multiple robots such as drones and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and variety of capabilities to enable autonomous operations across multiple industries, in particular Industry 4.0 and Smart Cities. |  |  | Nov 11, 2021 |  |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Almaz Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaz-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Maxfield Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maxfield-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Santander](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-santander) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Conrad Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conrad-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Telefonica invest in?

Telefonica invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Telefonica's check size?

Telefonica typically joins rounds of $44k–$3.3M at Seed and $2.7M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Telefonica participates in.

### How do I contact Telefonica?

Public channels for Telefonica include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Telefonica?

The team at Telefonica includes Julian Vinue (Digital Innovation Manager), Alberto Gomez (Managing Director) and Angel Boix (COO), among 19 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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