Telefónica, the Spanish telecoms giant, is well-known for its Wayra accelerator programme, introduced in 2011 and something of a European counterbalance to the dominance of Silicon Valley. In those 10 years it has helped along some 800 startups who have generated more than €285m in revenues and 10,000 high-skilled jobs.
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