Embodied AI for autonomous driving — zero-shot generalization across 500+ cities
London-based autonomous driving startup pioneering end-to-end deep learning that generalizes to new cities without HD maps or city-specific engineering.
| Industry | AI & Machine Learning |
| Type | Tech Startup |
| Size | Growth (51-500) |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Funding | |
| Stage | Series D |
| Valuation | $8.6B |
| Raised | ~$3B+ |
| Lead investors | EclipseBalderton Capital |
| Website | Visit Wayve |
Where Wayve sits against the other names we cover on this beat. Each line is that company’s verdict, not a summary of it.
The 2026-07-30 print settled four of the five questions the prior dossier said it could
Cash $78.2B
The bear case arrived a year early and the bull case grew a new leg in the same quarter
Cash $90.3B
The buildout stopped being paid for by the ad business and started being paid for by the capital markets
Cash $90.3B
NOT ASSESSED — this is a pre-print evidence refresh, not a call.
A genuinely great business priced as a perfect one