The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Wayve: $2.3B raised. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
UK embodied-AI / autonomous-driving company (London; founded 2017) building the AI Driver end-to-end driving Foundation model + GAIA generative world models; OEM-agnostic licensed brain (SoftBank/Nvidia-backed).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries D extension post-money
Key facts
Models
Distinction
Backerssee investors →
Focus area
AI Driver architecture
Fundingsee investors →
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Research
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Partnerships
Every company Wayve has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Uber3× joint31 total
- 2Eclipse Ventures1× joint2 total
- 3Microsoft1× joint350 total
- 4Nissan1× joint
- 5Nissan Motor1× joint1 total
- 6NVIDIA1× joint1108 total
Most recent
- Uber x Wayve autonomous driving London2026-08-21with Uberjust announced
- Stellantis x Wayve x Uber2026-06-18with Stellantisjust announced
- Wayve x Uber x Nissan (Tokyo Robotaxi)2026-03-12with Uberjust announced
- Tangram Vision x Wayve2026-02-26with Tangram Visionoperating
- Wayve Series C (2024)2024-05-07with NVIDIAoperating
Relationships
Current leadership (13)
- Dennis Jackson Engineering Directorsecondary-verified
- Alex Kendall Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Erez Dagan PresidentIR-verified
- Max Warburton Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
- Jamie Shotton Chief ScientistIR-verified
- Vijay Badrinarayanan VP of AIIR-verified
- Silvius Rus Senior VP of EngineeringIR-verified
- Rob Flenniken VP of Vehicle Softwaresecondary-verified
- Emma Baillie Chief People OfficerIR-verified
- Dan McCloskey VP of HardwareIR-verified
- Kaity Fischer VP of Commercial and OperationsIR-verified
- Simone Fabris VP of Product and DeliveryIR-verified
Founders (2)
- Alex Kendallcofounderfounded 2017-08-21
- Amar Shahcofounderfounded 2017-08-21no longer at company
Board (2)
- Kentaro Matsui director
- Seth Winterroth director
Former / Previously (1)
- Amar Shah Co-founder & initial CEO (2017-2020)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Wayve.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Brains developed (1)
- Wayve AI Driver (and GAIA)foundation-model · pilot
Recent coverage
Wayve in third-party press
Financial state
- Total funding
- $2.3B
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
7 total · 4 operating · 3 just announced
Every company Wayve has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Uber x Wayve autonomous driving London2026-08-21with Uberjust announced
- Stellantis x Wayve x Uber2026-06-18with Stellantisjust announced
- Wayve x Uber x Nissan (Tokyo Robotaxi)2026-03-12with Uberjust announced
- Tangram Vision x Wayve2026-02-26with Tangram Visionoperating
- Wayve Series C (2024)2024-05-07with NVIDIAoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Uber3× joint31 total
- 2Eclipse Ventures1× joint2 total
- 3Microsoft1× joint350 total
- 4Nissan1× joint
- 5Nissan Motor1× joint1 total
- 6NVIDIA1× joint1108 total
All 7 partnerships
open in the atlas →- development2026-08-21just announced
- technology2026-02-26operating
- investment2024-05-07operating
- development2024-01-01operating
- Wayve x UberwithUber31technology2024-01-01operating
- joint venture2026-06-18announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (3)
Wayve’s 3 disclosed rounds, $2.3B in total, oldest to newest.
- Series D extension2026-04-15
$60M(reported) · $720M post
Investors: Arm (strategic), AMD (strategic), Qualcomm Ventures (strategic)
- Series D2026-02-25
$1.2B(reported) · $8.6B post
Investors: Eclipse Ventures (lead), Balderton Capital (lead), SoftBank Vision Fund (co_lead), Microsoft (strategic) (strategic), NVentures (NVIDIA) (strategic), Uber (strategic) (strategic), Mercedes-Benz (strategic), Nissan (strategic), Stellantis (strategic)
- Series C2024-05-01
$1.1B · $10.5B post
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Wayve’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipStellantis x Wayve x Uber
2026-06-18Stellantis, autonomous-driving startup Wayve, and Uber struck a deal to jointly develop and deploy driverless robotaxis, combining Wayve's AI driving software, Stellantis vehicle platforms, and Uber's ride-hailing network.
Funding roundSeries D extension funding round
2026-04-15Series D extension raising $60000000
PartnershipWayve x Uber x Nissan (Tokyo Robotaxi)
2026-03-12Wayve, Uber, and Nissan signed an MOU to collaborate on robotaxis for Tokyo, marking Uber's first AV partnership in Japan. Wayve provides its end-to-end AI Driver, Nissan provides the LEAF base vehicle, and Uber provides the ride-hailing platform. A pilot with safety operators is planned for late 2026, subject to regulatory discussions.
PartnershipTangram Vision x Wayve
2026-02-26Wayve built production calibration infrastructure using MetriCal to support 24/7 training data collection for its embodied AI autonomous driving system.
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2026-02-25Series D raising $1200000000
PartnershipWayve Series C (2024)
2024-05-07Wayve closed a $1.05 billion Series C (announced May 7, 2024), led by SoftBank Group with participation from NVIDIA and existing investor Microsoft, to advance its embodied-AI autonomous-driving technology.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2024-05-01Series C raising $1050000000
PartnershipWayve x Nissan
2024-01-01Wayve is supplying its AI driving software for Nissan's next-generation driver-assistance systems (development partnership).
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Ride The Wayve: Autonomous Driving in busy Central London
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Senior Field EngineerOperations
Detroit
- Shift LeadOperations
Detroit
- Solutions ArchitectBusiness
London
- Lead Technical Program Manager, DataBusiness
Sunnyvale
- Research & R&D
- Research & R&D
+4 more open roles tracked
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- preprint
- Preprint
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Wayve.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Wayve from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Video
This milestone reflects a broader shift toward end-to-end AI as a scalable path to autonomy, aligning leading technology companies, global automakers and mobili
Heat Index
Category contender87/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Wayve against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $2.3B raised and recent funding activity. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 8, 2026