Wayve valuation, funding and investors

Wayve works in embodied AI technology development, based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2017, it has about 1,030 employees.

Tech Companies London Series D

VALUATION · TODAY

$801M +15% after Series D

Range $464M – $1.40B · Grade B

TODAY

+12 MO

$5.00B

$10.00B

$15.00B

$20.00B

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Series A $20.0M

Series B $200M

Series C $1.05B

Series D $60.0M

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY1,034 employees

+21%6m growth

+56%1y growth

+234%2y growth

500

1,000

1,500

Data from Jan 2021

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $918M +15% vs today

Predicted next raise $110M if a round comes

Winding-down probability 0%

Last round: Series D · $60.0M · Apr 2026
Valuation at last round: $688M · implied
Headcount: 1,034 · growing
Grade: B
Founded: 2017

How VCMC values companies →

Wayve valuation today

VCMC values Wayve at $801M today, with a range of $464M to $1.4B and a grade of B. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series D round in Apr 2026.

Valuation by date (123 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

Wayve: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2017	$4.06M	$1.48M – $11.2M	$5.57M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2017	$4.17M	$1.52M – $11.5M	$5.72M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2017	$4.27M	$1.56M – $11.7M	$5.86M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2017	$4.39M	$1.60M – $12.1M	$6.02M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2017	$4.51M	$1.64M – $12.4M	$6.18M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2017	$4.63M	$1.68M – $12.7M	$6.34M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2017	$4.75M	$1.73M – $13.0M	$6.51M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2017	$4.88M	$1.78M – $13.4M	$6.69M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2017	$5.01M	$1.82M – $13.8M	$6.87M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2017	$5.14M	$1.87M – $14.1M	$7.05M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2017	$5.28M	$1.92M – $14.5M	$7.24M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2017	$5.42M	$1.97M – $14.9M	$7.43M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2018	$5.57M	$2.03M – $15.3M	$7.63M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2018	$5.72M	$2.08M – $15.7M	$7.84M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2018	$5.86M	$2.13M – $16.1M	$8.03M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2018	$6.02M	$2.19M – $16.5M	$8.25M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2018	$6.18M	$2.25M – $17.0M	$8.47M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2018	$6.34M	$2.31M – $17.4M	$8.70M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2018	$6.51M	$2.37M – $17.9M	$8.93M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2018	$6.69M	$2.43M – $18.4M	$9.02M (+35%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2018	$6.87M	$2.50M – $18.9M	$9.10M (+32%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2018	$7.05M	$2.57M – $19.4M	$9.18M (+30%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2018	$7.24M	$2.64M – $19.9M	$9.27M (+28%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2018	$7.43M	$2.71M – $20.4M	$9.35M (+26%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2019	$7.63M	$2.78M – $21.0M	$9.43M (+24%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2019	$7.84M	$2.85M – $21.5M	$9.52M (+21%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2019	$8.03M	$2.92M – $22.1M	$9.60M (+19%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2019	$8.25M	$3.00M – $22.7M	$9.69M (+17%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2019	$8.47M	$3.08M – $23.3M	$9.77M (+15%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2019	$8.70M	$3.17M – $23.9M	$9.86M (+13%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2019	$8.93M	$3.25M – $24.5M	$9.95M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2019	$9.02M	$3.28M – $24.8M	$10.0M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2019	$9.10M	$3.31M – $25.0M	$10.1M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2019	$9.18M	$3.34M – $25.2M	$10.2M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2019	$9.27M	$3.37M – $25.5M	$10.3M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
19 Nov 2019	$102M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+80%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2019	$104M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+76%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2020	$109M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+68%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2020	$115M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+60%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2020	$121M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+52%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2020	$127M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+45%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2020	$133M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+38%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2020	$140M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+31%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2020	$147M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+25%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2020	$154M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+19%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2020	$162M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+13%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2020	$170M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+8%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2020	$179M	$67.0M – $279M	$183M (+3%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2020	$183M	$65.5M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2021	$183M	$62.2M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2021	$183M	$59.1M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2021	$183M	$56.5M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2021	$183M	$53.7M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 May 2021	$183M	$51.1M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 Jun 2021	$183M	$48.6M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 Jul 2021	$183M	$46.2M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 Aug 2021	$183M	$43.9M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 Sep 2021	$183M	$41.7M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 Oct 2021	$183M	$39.7M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	C	0%
1 Nov 2021	$183M	$37.8M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	D	0%
1 Dec 2021	$183M	$36.0M – $279M	$183M (0%)	after a round	50	flat	D	0%
1 Jan 2022	$183M	$34.2M – $279M	$181M (-1%)	after a round	50	flat	D	0%
19 Jan 2022	$999M	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+50%)	after a round	50	flat	B	0%
1 Feb 2022	$1.0B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+48%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2022	$1.0B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+43%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2022	$1.1B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+38%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 May 2022	$1.1B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+34%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2022	$1.2B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+29%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2022	$1.2B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+25%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2022	$1.2B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+21%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2022	$1.3B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+17%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2022	$1.3B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+13%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2022	$1.4B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+9%)	after a round	120	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2022	$1.4B	$703M – $2.1B	$1.5B (+6%)	after a round	120	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2023	$1.6B	$778M – $2.4B	$1.7B (+2%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2023	$1.7B	$782M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2023	$1.7B	$791M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2023	$1.7B	$800M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 May 2023	$1.7B	$810M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2023	$1.7B	$820M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2023	$1.7B	$829M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2023	$1.7B	$839M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2023	$1.7B	$564M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	190	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2023	$1.7B	$766M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	220	up	B	0%
1 Nov 2023	$1.7B	$762M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	220	up	B	0%
1 Dec 2023	$1.7B	$758M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	220	up	B	0%
1 Jan 2024	$1.7B	$754M – $2.4B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	220	up	B	0%
1 Feb 2024	$1.7B	$642M – $2.5B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	230	up	C	0%
1 Mar 2024	$1.7B	$636M – $2.5B	$1.7B (0%)	after a round	240	up	C	0%
1 Apr 2024	$1.7B	$624M – $2.5B	$1.7B (-1%)	after a round	240	up	C	0%
1 May 2024	$1.7B	$613M – $2.5B	$1.7B (-1%)	after a round	240	up	C	0%
8 May 2024	$7.3B	$5.1B – $13.4B	$9.4B (+30%)	after a round	240	up	B	0%
1 Jun 2024	$7.4B	$5.1B – $13.4B	$9.4B (+28%)	after a round	240	up	B	0%
1 Jul 2024	$7.5B	$5.1B – $13.4B	$9.4B (+25%)	after a round	240	up	B	0%
1 Aug 2024	$7.8B	$5.4B – $14.2B	$10.0B (+28%)	after a round	310	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2024	$8.0B	$5.4B – $14.2B	$10.0B (+24%)	after a round	310	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2024	$8.2B	$5.4B – $14.2B	$10.0B (+21%)	after a round	310	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2024	$8.6B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+20%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Dec 2024	$8.9B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+17%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Jan 2025	$9.2B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+13%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2025	$9.4B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+10%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2025	$9.7B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+7%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2025	$10.0B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+4%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 May 2025	$10.3B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (+1%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2025	$10.4B	$5.6B – $14.7B	$10.4B (0%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2025	$10.4B	$5.7B – $14.7B	$10.4B (0%)	after a round	370	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2025	$11.5B	$6.4B – $16.4B	$11.5B (0%)	after a round	602	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2025	$11.8B	$6.5B – $16.7B	$11.8B (0%)	after a round	661	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2025	$11.8B	$6.6B – $16.7B	$11.8B (0%)	after a round	661	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2025	$11.9B	$6.7B – $16.9B	$11.9B (0%)	after a round	701	growing	B	0%
1 Dec 2025	$11.9B	$6.7B – $16.9B	$11.9B (0%)	after a round	701	growing	B	0%
1 Jan 2026	$11.9B	$6.8B – $16.9B	$11.9B (0%)	after a round	701	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2026	$12.5B	$7.1B – $17.7B	$12.5B (0%)	after a round	857	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2026	$12.5B	$7.1B – $17.7B	$12.5B (0%)	after a round	857	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2026	$12.5B	$7.2B – $17.7B	$12.5B (0%)	after a round	857	growing	B	0%
16 Apr 2026	$689M	$452M – $1.4B	$894M (+30%)	after a round	857	growing	B	0%
1 May 2026	$696M	$452M – $1.4B	$894M (+29%)	after a round	919	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2026	$712M	$452M – $1.4B	$894M (+26%)	after a round	919	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2026	$728M	$455M – $1.4B	$900M (+24%)	after a round	944	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2026	$745M	$455M – $1.4B	$900M (+21%)	after a round	944	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2026	$762M	$455M – $1.4B	$900M (+18%)	after a round	944	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2026	$786M	$464M – $1.4B	$918M (+17%)	after a round	1,034	growing	B	0%
24 Oct 2026	$801M	$464M – $1.4B	$918M (+15%)	after a round	1,034	growing	B	0%

Key facts about Wayve

Founded: 2017
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Employees: about 1,030 +56% in a year
Total raised: $1.34B
Funding rounds: 5
Last round: Series D Apr 2026

Wayve was founded in 2017 by Alex Kendall and Amar Shah.

Wayve funding history

Wayve has 5 funding rounds on record, from Nov 2019 to Apr 2026, $1.34B in total. None disclosed a valuation.

Series D 15 Apr 2026
With AMD, Arm, Qualcomm Ventures.
Sources: wayve.ai, cnbc.com, transportxtra.com and 3 more
$60M
Series C 7 May 2024
Led by SoftBank Group; with NVIDIA, Microsoft, Eclipse.
Sources: wayve.ai, firstminute.capital, electronicsweekly.com and 8 more
$1.05B
Series B 18 Jan 2022
Led by Eclipse; with D1 Capital Partners, Baillie Gifford, Moore Strategic Ventures, Linse Capital, Microsoft, Virgin, Compound, Balderton Capital, Ocado Group. Individuals: Sir Richard Branson, Rosemary Leith, Linda Levinson, David Richter, Pieter Abbeel, Yann LeCunn.
Sources: balderton.com, wayve.ai, techcrunch.com and 3 more
$200M
Other 15 Oct 2021no round page
With Ocado Group.
Sources: cbtnews.com, techcrunch.com, en.wikipedia.org
$14M
Series A 18 Nov 2019
Led by Eclipse; with Balderton Capital, Compound, Fly Ventures, firstminute capital.
Sources: venturebeat.com, balderton.com, therobotreport.com and 1 more
$20M

Wayve investors

17 investors have backed Wayve; Eclipse and SoftBank Group led at least one round.

Eclipse lead, 3 rounds
SoftBank Group lead
Balderton Capital 2 rounds
Microsoft 2 rounds
Ocado Group 2 rounds
AMD
Arm
Baillie Gifford
D1 Capital Partners
Moore Strategic Ventures
NVIDIA
Qualcomm Ventures
Virgin

What Wayve does

Wayve works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in automotive.

Wayve Technologies Ltd is a British technology company engaged in the development of autonomous driving solutions. The company specializes in creating mapless, vehicle-agnostic software for automakers, enabling the deployment of autonomous vehicles across various vehicle types. Wayve also develops proprietary AI architectures and frameworks for autonomous vehicle technology, and operates as a software licensor. Its activities include research and development in AI and autonomous driving, as well as the deployment of autonomous vehicles in public road testing and the expansion of autonomous vehicle services in multiple international markets.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

Embodied AI Technology Development
Autonomous Driving Software Licensing
AI Driver Software Development
Fleet Learning Platform Development
Automotive Safety Framework Development
AI Model Research and Development
Proprietary Driving Architecture Development
Autonomous Vehicle Integration Services
Over-the-Air Software Update Services
Robotaxi Deployment Services
Autonomous Vehicle Testing Services
Automotive AI Research and Development
Ethical AI Development Services
Sustainable Mobility Solutions Development
Automotive Technology Partnership Services

Markets

Automotive

Technology

End-to-End Deep Learning for Autonomous Driving
Data-Driven Autonomous Vehicle Learning
Proprietary AI Models for Autonomous Driving
Fleet Learning for Autonomous Vehicles
Proprietary AV2.0 Architecture for Autonomous Vehicles
Proprietary Safety 2.0 Framework for Autonomous Vehicles

Business model

Business-to-Business
Software-as-a-Service
Enterprise
Licensing

Industry codes (NAICS)

513210 Software Publishers 70% match
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 30% match

Questions about Wayve

What is Wayve worth?

Valuation $801M (range $464M to $1.4B), as of 24 Oct 2026.

Has Wayve raised money?

Wayve has 5 funding rounds on record, from Nov 2019 to Apr 2026, $1.34B in total. None disclosed a valuation.

Who has invested in Wayve?

Eclipse, SoftBank Group, Balderton Capital, Compound, Microsoft and Ocado Group, and 11 more. Lead investors include Eclipse and SoftBank Group.

How many people work at Wayve?

About 1,030, up 56% over the last year. Headcount grew from 50 in Jan 2021 to 1,034 in Sep 2026.

What does Wayve do?

Wayve works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in automotive. Its main offerings are embodied AI technology development, autonomous driving software licensing and AI driver software development.

When was Wayve founded, and where is it based?

Wayve was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It has about 1,030 employees, up 56% over the last year.

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