Wayve — Startup Profile

End-to-end AI for autonomous driving

HQ: London, UK | Founded: 2017 | Employees: Not publicly disclosed | Stage: Venture-backed growth company | Website: https://wayve.ai

About

Wayve develops an full-process embodied-AI product for self-driving driving intended to operate across vehicle types, cities, and markets.

The Take

Wayve is betting that a able to work across settings learned driving system can scale more efficiently than heavily hand-coded self-driving technology stacks. Its product approach and automaker partnerships are assets.

safety, validation, deployment timelines, and high computing power requirements are major risks.

Key Metrics

• Founded: 2017
• Founders: Alex Kendall; Amar Shah
• Latest signal: Wayve secures up to $1.5B Series D
• Products: 3

Funding Rounds

• Round: $1.2B, potentially $1.5B (2026-02) — Mobility and technology investors

Key People

• Alex Kendall
• Amar Shah

Key Competitors

• Incumbent platforms —
• Specialist startups —

Timeline Highlights

• 2026-02: Series D
• 2017: Founded

Recent News

• Wayve secures up to $1.5B Series D (2026-02-24)

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