The financing package from NatWest will support network upgrades, team growth, and debt refinancing.
"We are delighted to be able to continue our support for such an exciting company. Zen has a well-established track record and an ambitious growth strategy. We are pleased that we have been able to provide the financial support needed in order to deliver on its next phase of growth and support another exciting, high growth locally-based business."
Node Technologies secured a six-figure loan from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund to support national growth requirements.
"Having demonstrated the usefulness of our product through the success of the Spinningfields and Windmill Green sites, it’s clear that there will be real desire for Node from landlords across the country. Our innovative solution to problems that many multi-occupancy buildings experience with internet connectivity and choice of provider make this technology a really exciting prospect that drastically improves efficiency and cost savings."
Triple Point Ventures led the seed financing to support product development and commercial expansion.
"The average consumer knows SMS as a simple, quick way to send messages. High open rates offer companies growing possibilities to use this platform. By increasing accountability and efficiency in the delivery of SMS messages, Augnet is in a strong position to help large corporates solve the significant challenge they face in targeting consumers via SMS technology. We look forward to working with Daniel, the management team and Augnet’s other investors to help realise this potential."
The investment round was led by Arm, Calculus Capital, Kendall, MGL, and Guinness Asset Management.
"The strong financial foundation that our investors are giving us will be crucial to our ability to work with our partners to deliver large scale mmWave 5G deployments across a number of key markets. Working closely with our partners and their customers, we are seeing a diverse and growing range of emerging applications for our technology – whether it be for drone-to-drone communications or private enterprise networks. We’d like to thank all our shareholders for their continued support at this pivotal commercialisation phase."