OwnFone

📍 Clitheroe, United Kingdom🗓 Founded 2008👥 3 employees💰 Last funded Jun 2014
OwnFone is part of the Anywhere Group of companies. Our customisable, simple to use mobile phone is providing thousands of people with powerful, easy to use communications when they need it most. The primary focus is on sales to B2B customers- mainly telecare providers, local authorities and hospitals. End users are typically elderly or other care recipients, lone workers or vulnerable hospital patients. We offer fully managed airtime options, with flexibility and support to our customers. We are proud to make the world's simplest mobile phone and a wearable GPS tracker packed full of features. OwnFone Mobile is an easy to use mobile phone with no screen, camera or internet. The World’s Simplest mobile is made just for talking without any unnecessary features. It's a simple, safe and secure way of communicating. OwnFone Mobile can also be linked to Alarm Receiving Centres as a fully mobile alternative to traditional pendant alarms. Handsets can be customised with a company's or council's branding, making them a unique Telecare product. OwnFone Mobile comes fully charged with a micro USB cradle charger and matching lanyard. OwnFone Footprint is a wearable personal device with GPS and GSM/GPRS mobile location technology. It is used to safeguard and communicate with vulnerable people within Telecare or by individuals wanting peace of mind for a family member. It is also used by groups such as lone workers or anyone who may be at risk in the work place. Footprint's primary function is to provide security and peace of mind by providing location information and by the use of the single button to raise an alarm. It can also make and receive calls. All our devices are supplied with Anywhere Sim, the UK's leading multi network mobile service.
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in OwnFone?
OwnFone has 1 investors on record on gritt.io and 1 late-stage investors.
When did OwnFone last raise funding?
The most recent investment in OwnFone recorded on gritt.io was in June 2014.
When was OwnFone founded?
OwnFone was founded in 2008.
What industry is OwnFone in?
OwnFone operates in Telecommunications. Find similar Telecommunications investors on gritt.io.
Where is OwnFone based?
OwnFone is headquartered in Clitheroe, United Kingdom.