Startup · United Kingdom
JET Connectivity
HQ Bromsgrove, United KingdomFounded 202011-50 employeesUpdated
Delivering pop up, floating maritime 5G communications for a safe and secure, sustainable, smart operational, global blue economy.
Funding6 rounds · ~$2.3M
- Equity raised
- ~$2.3M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$790K
- Latest
- UndisclosedGrant · Jun 1, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | NATO DIANA | — | Reported |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Seed | ~$1.6M | — | TRICAPITAL | — | Reported |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | Offshore Wind Growth Partnership | — | Reported |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Seed | ~$635K | — | Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund | — | Reported |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Grant | ~$780K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Grant | $10K | — | — | — | Reported |
- GrantLed by NATO DIANAUndisclosedJun 1, 2026
- SeedLed by TRICAPITAL~$1.6MApr 17, 2026
- GrantUndisclosedAug 23, 2023
- Seed~$635KAug 15, 2023
- Grant~$780KJun 1, 2022
- Grant$10KFeb 22, 2021
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems5
- 5G-R5G router offered with camera-module and battery-pack options for drone integration.
- JET-1 'Nemo'A small floating platform used for coastal or river deployments to stream real‑time information over 5G.
- JET-3 'Arial'Floating communications platform equipped with underwater cameras and provision for additional sensors.
- JET-4 'Babel'A floating platform for data collection and 5G connectivity.
- JET-5 'Te-Fiti'Offshore floating platform designed to host a 5G base station and additional sensors.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| James Thomas | CEO |
| Martin Ling | CFO |
Sources12
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Profile3
- 1CompanyJET Connectivity
JET Connectivity · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Delivering pop up, floating maritime 5G communications for a safe and secure, sustainable, smart operational, global blue economy.”
- 2
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 20)”
- 3
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "61165fec-59bf-410d-9ccc-c9dddeadffa4"}”
Systems2
- 4CompanyProducts - JET Connectivity
JET Connectivity · Supports System
“Our robust, multi-channel, versatile 5G-R router.”
- 5
JET Connectivity · Supports System
“## *JET-4 'Babel'* *Babel* is one of our mid-sized platforms which can be used for both data collection, and as a 5G base station to provide coverage to a wider area of water.”
Funding6
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CB Insights · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Seed VC”
- 7
Insider Media · Jun 1, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“one of just five companies globally chosen from more than 3,600 applicants for the first phase of the NATO DIANA Mission Track programme”
- 8
LinkedIn (TRICAPITAL Angels) · Apr 17, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“TRICAPITAL Angels has led a £1.2 million Pre-Series A investment into”
- 9
BetaDen · Aug 23, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“have been awarded innovation funding from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP)”
- 10
Nordic9 · Aug 15, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Jet Engineering secures £500k investment to grow presence in Cornwall”
- 11DatabaseJET Connectivity company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · hq city
“funding round: Grant, 2022-06-01, GBP 633,000”
People1
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