When was Airband founded?

Airband was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 9 years after it was founded.

Where is Airband located?

Airband is headquartered in Worcester, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Airband have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Airband is 200.

Is Airband a funded company?

Airband is a funded company, having raised a total of $21M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Aug 01, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Airband?

Airband's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Oct 27, 2021, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Airband rank among its competitors?

Airband ranks 6th amongst 200 active competitors, of which 17 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was GoFibre, which secured $169M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Airband?

Airband's top competitors include Sky, Quickline and Voneus. Among them, GoFibre secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Airband - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Internet service provider which caters to residential and business customers. It offers fixed wireless broadband internet access with data speeds up to 1 Gbps, multiple speed based internet plans, multisite MPLS, managed WiFi, installation, and support services. It provides these services through its own network infrastructure by mainly focusing rural and remote areas. It also provides broadband internet access for internet service provides on a wholesale basis.

Website: www.airband.co.uk/
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Founded Year

2009

Location

Worcester, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$21M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Oct 27, 2021, $*****

Investors

Banco Sabadell & 3 more

Ranked

6^th among 200 active competitors

Employee Count

200 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Redwire.net

Similar Companies

Sky & 3098 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Standard Life Aberdeen (Dec 01, 2020)

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Airband got acquired by Standard Life Aberdeen and Amber Infrastructure on Dec 01, 2020.

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Airband has raised a total funding of $21M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 01, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Oct 27, 2021 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Airband has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Airband:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 27, 2021	4613992	Conventional Debt	7622858	5097090	9964132	3146494
Aug 01, 2018	4142098	Series A	3838743	4949975	9884617	4327124

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Airband's employee count trend

Airband has 200 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Airband's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Airband include Sky, Quickline and Voneus. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Airband, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sky 1990, Isleworth (United Kingdom), Acquired	Television and broadband internet services	-	Elliott Management, Kreos Capital & 8 others	76/100
2nd	Quickline 2006, Hessle (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of broadband services for home & business	$14.5M	-	63/100
3rd	Voneus 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of full fibre and wireless broadband connectivity	$152M	Israel Infrastructure Fund, Tiger Infrastructure Partners ... & 6 others	61/100
4th	Wildanet 2017, Helston (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of wireless broadband internet services for homes and business sectors	$69.4M	CIOSIF, The FSE Group & 3 others	61/100
5th	Connexin 2006, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of wireless internet, phone and Cloud Services	$118M	Whitehelm Capital, Digital Alpha Advisors ... & 3 others	59/100
6th	Airband 2009, Worcester (United Kingdom), Acquired	Internet service provider which caters to residential and business customers	$21M	Banco Sabadell, Norddeutsche Landesbank & 2 others	55/100
7th	Vodafone UK 1982, Newbury (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of fibre broadband internet, calling, and other mobile network services	-	Etisalat	54/100
8th	GoFibre 2017, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of fibre & wireless broadband for homes and businesses	$237M	Gresham House, Hamburg Commercial Bank & 1 others	51/100
9th	County Broadband 2003, Aldham (United Kingdom), Series C	Wireless internet services provider	$170M	Aviva Investors	50/100
10th	Glide 1988, Clevedon (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of fiber broadband connectivity services for multiple sectors	-	Gresham House Ventures, Inflexion & 1 others	50/100