Posted February 4th, 2021 for Telefónica
1.8 million euros were invested in 15 startups in Spain, 29% more than in the previous year.
Countercraft, Ludus, Kymatio, Proppos, Humanox, Pridatec, Galgus, Alias Robots, Kenmei, Payflow and YBVR are the projects Wayra Spain invested in at its headquarters in Madrid and Barcelona, while Wayra X invested in Peoople, Blabla, Nannyfy and Suscrip.
2020 was also the year in which for the first time Telefónica acquired two startups partly owned by Wayra (Govertis and iHacklabs) with the aim of enhancing Telefónica Tech’s cybersecurity capabilities.
Madrid, 4 February 2021.- In 2020, Wayra , Telefónica’s open innovation hub, invested a total of 4.5 million euros in 39 startups in Europe and Latin America. Out of that global amount, 1.8 million euros were invested in 15 startups in Spain, 29% more than in the previous year. The projects are related to artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, vide
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Mtb’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride
The most outspoken man in mountain biking, Chris despaired at the conservative geometry and sizing from mainstream bike brands… so, he founded his own one, GeoMetron. He also runs suspension experts Mojo Rising, and migrates to sunny Spain to see out each winter.
My best trail
In a 30-year riding career there have been many trail highlights share with many people. I chatted motorbikes and got race tips in a ski lift with Sean Palmer at Mt St Anne, I’ve ridden events with Nico Vouilloz, Fabien Barel, Jérôme Clementz, Mark Weir, and more. All big characters and all great rides. I was lucky enough to ride a few early EWS races when we could spend a lot more time with the pros and when the trails and liaisons were actually fun too. I’ve ridden all over the world with a lot of really class riders and I have had a lot of ‘My Best Trails’ etched into my memory.