Ian Brown
We invested in Bombiix because we recognised the strength of its PLM offer and the impending EU requirement for Digital Product Passports.
With decades of experience investing in SMEs – from starting at 3i, to opening the Bahrain Development Bank and now co-owning Anticus – I’ve seen the challenges businesses face and the opportunities that come with them. Our role is to be a supportive investor, guiding Lucy in growing Bombiix and in future fundraising.
Sue Page
With experience across manufacturing, financial services, SaaS, e-commerce, and retail, I help Bombiix navigate growth while keeping a close eye on cash flow, performance and strategic alignment.
From the first time I met Lucy, I knew I wanted to work with her – she’s a breath of fresh air and the passion that fills her is infectious. It’s a pleasure to complement her skills in delivering the vision of Bombiix.
Zowaid Rauf
I make sure our software meets your needs, spotting areas for improvement and helping your team streamline and grow.
Having worked in hospitality, manufacturing, supply chain and agriculture, I bring a wealth of experience when it comes in creating digital solutions that tackle real-world challenges.
Neil Weaver
I joined Bombiix after being a customer – it’s hugely refreshing to see a platform that focuses on the needs of product people. After managing many global teams across multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, toiletries and cosmetics, sporting goods and apparel and fashion, I can see real potential in Bombiix, and I’m excited to lead the business and achieve it.
Lucy Blackley
I created Bombiix because I was an exhausted, frustrated Head of Product who knew there had to be a better way to work
My experience is in garment technology, pattern cutting, product development and technical design and I understand the everyday struggles our customers face – the chaotic workflows, confusing email threads and out of date spreadsheets. So I created Bombiix to change all of that.
Why Bombiix?
The concept for Bombiix was born from one product developer’s frustrations with outdated legacy PLMs. So, when we say we get it, we really do. Whether you’re a growing start up or experienced enterprise, our team is with you every step of the way with personalised onboarding and ongoing support. My experience is in garment technology, pattern cutting, product development and technical design and I understand the everyday struggles our customers face – the chaotic workflows, confusing email threads and out of date spreadsheets. So I created Bombiix to change all of that.
Manage your entire product lifecycle, from initial concept and design through to development, manufacturing and bringing it to shelves.
Automate your Digital Product Passports in a way that’s affordable, scalable and removes the need for multiple complex systems.
Unify all your product information with an automated PIM that ensures consistency and accuracy while reducing workload and manual data entry.
Organise, store and access all your digital assets into a single, easy-to-use hub so you can effortlessly find, share and use content whenever you need to.
If your product data lives across a tangle of spreadsheets, shared drives and email threads, you're not alone - and you're not stuck. Migrating from Excel to a dedicated PLM gives your team one reliable source of truth, cuts the admin that slows your product cycles down, and frees you up to focus on building great products.
Bombiix is built to make that move straightforward, with fast onboarding, no setup fees, and support from people who've been in your shoes.
Most product teams start in Excel because it's flexible, familiar and free. But as your range grows, that flexibility starts working against you:
Managing BOMs across several spreadsheets, keeping track of supplier updates over email and entering data manually.
You’re not alone, it’s a common thing we see in the industry.
But, spreadsheets were never built for the way product development actually works, and there's a better way.
Staying in Excel costs you time, accuracy, visibility and eventually, trust in your own data.
Spreadsheets get duplicated, emailed and edited in isolation, so teams are never certain which version is current.
A nightmare scenario that’s more common than you think: a supplier works from a BOM that's two revisions old, produces to the wrong spec, and nobody catches it until the delivery lands.
Every hour spent copying, updating and cross-checking spreadsheets is an hour not spent on design, sourcing, or on the work that actually moves your range forward. Excessive admin and duplicated effort are two of the biggest frustrations product teams tell us about - and they're almost always a symptom of scattered data.
What worked for a small range becomes a real risk once you start to scale.
As SKU counts, supplier lists and team sizes grow, Excel becomes increasingly fragile. A single tab that worked for 20 products breaks down quickly at 200, and there is no audit trail or accountability built in.
| Excel | PLM (Bombiix) | |
|---|---|---|
| Data centralisation | Scattered across files, drives and inboxes | One connected source of truth |
| Collaboration | Manual, version-by-version | Real-time, shared and live |
| Traceability | No consistent audit trail | Every change logged - who, when and why |
| Supplier communication | Email chains and attachments | Direct, in-platform collaboration |
| Scalability | Fragile past a certain size | Built to grow with your range |
Will migrating to a PLM take months? Will something get lost along the way?
These are the questions that keep product teams stuck in spreadsheets long after they know they need to move.
After supporting many brands make the switch from spreadsheets, here’s what we’ve learnt:
It depends on your data, but with the right approach, it's far more manageable than it sounds.
Start by listing everywhere your product data currently lives - BOMs, specs, supplier contacts, compliance docs, shared drives, even the file someone keeps "just in case."
From there, decide what's genuinely worth migrating and what can be archived or left behind.
Next, choose between migrating just the latest state of each product or bringing full version history with you.
If you're in a regulated category and need audit trails for compliance, you'll likely want more history to come across. If you're mainly focused on moving forward, the current state may be all you need.
Before anything moves, clean up duplicate entries, correct inconsistent field names and remove outdated records.
Bad data in Excel becomes bad data in your PLM if you skip this step - so it's worth protecting the integrity of your new system from day one.
Import a subset of data first - validate it against your source, fix any mapping issues and then move forward in batches. Many PLMs - including Bombiix - have bulk upload options to further simplify the process.
And you're never doing this alone - Bombiix supports you through direct chat and live sessions, not a ticketing queue.
Traditional PLM has a reputation for being slow, expensive and built for enterprise IT teams.
Bombiix was built differently.
Enterprise PLM implementations can take months and pull in dedicated IT resources you may not have. Bombiix's modern, single-stack platform means you can start seeing real value in weeks, not months.
Bombiix was born from one product developer's frustrations with outdated, legacy PLMs. Our founder lived the late nights, the chaotic workflows and the constant fear of missed details. So when we say we get it, we really do - and when you need support, you're talking to people who understand your workflow, not a generic software helpdesk.
Bombiix is fully user-defined, meaning it flexes as your SKU count, supplier list and team grow - without forcing you into paid upgrades or new feature tiers. It's not just a spreadsheet replacement. It's a long-term home for your product data.
Let's get started. The first step is low-commitment - a conversation with a real product person, not a sales pitch.
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