It was announced today that the BDO Development Capital Fund is funding a €10 million investment in Blueface, the leading Unified Communications-as-a-Service Provider to businesses, enterprises and carriers.
The investment will be used to accelerate significant international expansion plans by Blueface. Blueface currently has over 50 high-skilled employees operating from its headquarters in Dublin. It plans to increase this number by 80 to over 130 by 2022 across its markets in Ireland, Europe and the US.
The project is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland’s investment in the BDO Development Capital Fund which provides development and growth capital for established, mid-sized and profitable Irish companies to assist them to achieve and accelerate their export-led growth plans.
As well as facilitating its ambitious international expansion plans, the BDO Development Capital Fund will enable Blueface to take full advantage of the increasing shift to cloud communications.
Blueface’s international expansion strategy is driven by the significant and projected uptake of UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) solutions by SME and Enterprise customers moving from on-premise solutions to cloud-based delivery models.
Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Dublin, Blueface’s proprietary cloud voice platform services business customers of all sizes ranging from SME’s through to large multinational enterprises.
Announcing the investment, Head of Investments of the BDO Development Capital Fund, Andrew Bourg said, "The BDO Development Capital Fund is delighted to announce details of this significant investment in a highly ambitious Company and management team. We are backing Blueface’s goal of becoming a significant international player in its chosen market segments with the objective that this sizable investment in conjunction with the support of our Funding Partners will drive, exploit and maximise Blueface’s international growth opportunities."
Enterprise Ireland CEO, Julie Sinnamon added, "Enterprise Ireland has worked closely with Blueface over the last 10 years to support their growth journey and build a strong international customer base. This innovative and ambitious company has grown from strength-to-strength with further plans for recruitment and R&D development here in Ireland. Enterprise Ireland will continue to work closely with Blueface as they expand their global market reach, and we wish them continued success for the future."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
