Tencent led the Series A financing to support team expansion and international growth at SenSat.
"Using AI-powered digital twin technology to replicate the real world in a digital capacity is the next step towards using data to make better decisions, not only in Infrastructure but in how we impact the world as people. SenSat has scaled rapidly in the past year, and we have big plans for this first major round of investment, adding to our world-class AI expertise, and enabling fresh partnerships with innovators in a range of different fields. With Tencent, we share similar ambitions about the impact of enterprise internet on laggard industries and how that can lead to us operating our world more sustainably."
The funding round was led by Parkwalk Advisors, Universal Partners, Oxford Sciences Innovation and Inovia Capital to support customer demand and company growth.
"We have been tracking YASA’s progress for a number of years and are pleased to have the opportunity to invest in one of the UK’s most exciting high-growth technology companies that is well positioned to take advantage of the rapid move to electrification in both automotive and aerospace sectors."
The Manchester based technology firm has secured debt funding to boost cashflow ahead of major commercial deals.
"Securing this funding will play a key role in our expansion plans, providing us with the financial freedom to develop our tech platforms and target future partnerships. We have seen considerable interest for our ‘Digital Twin’ technology from across the manufacturing and engineering sectors, and with the ongoing support of both NPIF and GC Business Finance, we’re confident that we are in an excellent position to maximise our potential."
EarthSense has secured grant funding from Innovate UK to deliver a partnership air quality project in Wolverhampton.
"Using the information from the app, users can choose to avoid certain high pollution areas, reducing the amount of emissions inhaled, and hopefully divert traffic away from those areas, thereby reducing the levels of pollution – a positive result for everyone."
The funding round was backed by the Development Bank of Wales, angel investors, and Innovate UK.
"The funding package from the Development Bank and other co-investors will help Hexigone achieve full-scale commercialisation and distribution of the product. This makes it a perfect fit for the Wales Technology Seed Fund which supports innovative University spin-out companies and helps them bring their products to market, creating high value jobs and wealth in Wales."
