Augnet

Name

Augnet

Website

https://augnet.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Augnet is a London-based private technology startup founded in 2018, focused on modernizing SMS communications. It has raised approximately $2.5 million in early-stage funding but currently shows no active web presence or disclosed customers or products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Augnet is a London-based startup working to modernize SMS communications, positioning itself around the tagline "bringing SMS into this century." The company develops SMS-focused technology intended for business/enterprise use, though specific product surfaces (APIs, dashboards, integrations) are not detailed in the available source material because the company's web domain currently shows only a Wix placeholder page.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SMS Modernization Platform An SMS-modernization technology offering implied by Augnet's positioning ("bringing SMS into this century") — aimed at business customers that rely on SMS as a communications channel. Specific product surfaces, APIs, pricing tiers, and integration details are not evidenced because the company's website is currently inactive.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Plivo: US-based cloud communications platform providing SMS and voice APIs to developers and enterprises. Comparable as a similarly-sized CPaaS competing on developer-grade SMS.
• MessageBird (Bird): Amsterdam-headquartered omnichannel CPaaS offering SMS, WhatsApp and voice APIs globally. Closest direct peer to Augnet given its SMS-centric developer API positioning and European roots.
• CM.com: Dutch-headquartered CPaaS offering messaging, voice, payments and authentication. Comparable as a European-focused SMS API and conversational messaging peer.
• Telesign: US-based communications platform specializing in messaging and digital identity/verification via SMS and voice. Comparable as a focused SMS and authentication modernization player.

Broad incumbents

• Sinch: Swedish-listed CPaaS providing messaging, voice and verification APIs globally. Comparable as a publicly listed SMS-modernization incumbent pursuing M&A-driven scale.
• Twilio: US-listed CPaaS leader providing Programmable Messaging (SMS, MMS, WhatsApp) APIs. Defines the dominant reference point in the SMS API market Augnet targets.
• Infobip: Croatia-based global CPaaS with strong A2P SMS, RCS and carrier relationships. Comparable as a large-scale SMS infrastructure competitor with enterprise focus.
• Vonage (Ericsson): Communications APIs platform (now part of Ericsson) offering SMS, voice and video. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing programmable SMS infrastructure.
• Bandwidth: US-based communications platform offering messaging APIs, 911 and enterprise voice services. Comparable as an SMS-and-voice infrastructure incumbent with carrier-grade capabilities.

Emerging players

• Telnyx: US-based emerging CPaaS offering programmable SMS, voice and networking over its own private global IP backbone. Comparable as a developer-focused challenger positioning around carrier-grade SMS infrastructure modernization.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/augnetltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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