I met the founders of Name Your Number at a recent Envestors event in Manchester and was impressed by their simple proposition and the talented team they put together to take the proposition forward.

Of course, the title of this post is slightly misleading as John Vernon and Neil Cooper founded Name Your Number. Keith and I met for a quick drink before Christmas, and its good to see how Keith plans to use his skillset in helping the north west tech entrepreneurs, especially those in the mobile space realise their visions.

Here is the original story from The Insider Media, unedited...

Private equity firm Energize Capital has led a £1.35m equity fundraising syndicate to invest in Manchester-based telecoms software company Name Your Number. Energize led the syndicate alongside the North West Business Investment Scheme (NWBIS) and other private investors. Name Your Number works alongside mobile telephone network operators and offers personal telephone numbers to customers. The company has already established itself in Qatar and is looking to roll out across the globe. It is currently in “advanced negotiations” with networks in Latin and South America and Asia. John Vernon, managing director of Name Your Number, said that the investment package would allow the business “to expand into new markets and increase the scope of existing partnerships with global telecom players”. The Name Your Number deal was Energize Capital’s third investment. Angela Warner and Paul Gower led negotiations for NWBIS, Andrew Page of Page and Co Solicitors acted for Energize, Barney Leaf of Laytons acted for NWBIS and Daniel Varney and Philippa Howard of Pannone acted for Name Your Number.