Renato receives £210,000 loan from MEIF Maven Debt Finance

Funding will be used to support the company's next phase of growth, develop its innovative product portfolio and expand its sales and marketing function

MEIF Maven Debt Finance has provided Renato, creator of the cloud-based platform; senso.cloud, which provides remote monitoring, management and safeguarding of school computers, with a £210,000 debt solution. The funding will be used to support the company’s next phase of growth, develop its innovative product portfolio and expand its sales and marketing function, creating 11 new jobs. The deal was introduced by Goodman Corporate Finance, a corporate finance boutique that provides a full suite of commercial finance solutions to businesses. Goodman Corporate is a member of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), the professional association of choice for all commercial finance brokers and lenders servicing the needs of business borrowers.

Renato’s core product, senso.cloud, is a network and classroom management software package that helps teachers, technicians, senior management and school librarians’ better manage student and employee activity during school computer use. An all-in-one software solution for safeguarding and asset management, the platform can manage and monitor Windows and Chrome devices from a centralised web portal in real-time, with plans to extend Operating System support to Apple iOS and Mac devices in the very near future.

^{(L-R): Graham Hall - Investment Manager at Maven Capital Partners, Jonathan Lowe and Rrchard Altoft, Investment Directors at Maven Capital Partners}

Renato is a fast growing, fast paced and innovative software developer that has already partnered with some of the EdTech sector’s biggest players including Microsoft, Capita and other education-specific managed service providers, giving it an unprecedented lead in this currently untapped market.  Renato’s vision is to continuously improve the quality of teaching, learning and the seamless integration of tools to keep children safe in the digital world.

The rise of Multi-Academy-Trusts (MATs) has meant the ability to centralise the management and reporting of computing devices that exist in different schools has become a top priority of trust leaders. Already installed into more than 1000 schools worldwide, senso.cloud has shown to be a huge disrupter in the education sector and has given its customers a much needed solution that did not previously exist.

Run by a strong management team led by founder and Managing Director, Jon Valentine, is the founder and former CEO of Impero Software Operations Director. Mike Payne was previously head of technical support and customer service at Impero where he successfully built a team of over 25 staff to support and care for customers.  Sales Director, Kevin Sheppard, was previously part of the board at Ergo Computers and has worked for over ten years with Jon as a value-added reseller at Impero.

Richard Altoft, Investment Director at Maven said: “We are delighted to provide Jon and the team with this funding, which will help to further develop the software portfolio and expand Renato’s sales and marketing function. With a proven track record in developing software solutions to address a specific market need, Jon has created a phenomenal product, which goes beyond the usual confines of local network-based systems, and is robust, flexible and reliable for all network and classroom management needs. This funding package an exciting step forward in Renato’s growth plans and we look forward to working with the team to support their next phase in development.”

Jon Valentine, Founder and Managing Director said: “I am delighted to have secured this funding package from Maven MEIF Debt Fund, which will support the company’s next phase of growth and enable us to further enhance our portfolio of products and services. This is an extremely exciting time for Renato – the funding marks the real start of our journey and will enable us to execute the growth strategy and help our vision come to fruition sooner rather than later.