Aussie Salesforce specialist Skie swooped up by Bluprintx
UK-based consultancy Bluprintx has bought Australian Salesforce partner Skie, with lender ThinCats funding the deal; Skie co-founder Adam Troughear moves into a Bluprintx executive role.
Startup · $10.4m raised
Liverpool, OS
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Every published round Bluprintx took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Bluprintx has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
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Fund closes reported for Bluprintx, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Bluprintx has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Bluprintx did.
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Companies Bluprintx acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
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| Skie | Acquisition | May 2025 | $12.9m | lbndaily.co.uk, ARN (ARNnet) (20 Jun 2025), ARN (ARNnet) (30 May 2025) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
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| Lee Hackett | CEO · Founder | lbndaily.co.uk, ARN (ARNnet), bluprintx.com, listennotes.com |
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