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.
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.
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.
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.
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design and I understand the everyday struggles our customers face – the chaotic workflows, confusing email threads and out of date spreadsheets.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.
The concept for Bombiix was born from one product developer’s frustrations with outdated legacy PLMs.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design and I understand the everyday struggles our customers face – the chaotic workflows, confusing email threads and out of date spreadsheets.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.
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) in design is a strategic approach that unifies people, data, and processes - from the initial spark of an idea, through to the final manufacturing handoff. By acting as a single source of truth, it replaces chaotic email threads and spreadsheet tracking with real-time CAD integration, automated version control, and seamless team collaboration. For design teams, this means less time spent hunting for files and more time focused on creating exceptional products.
From the first sketch to the final production file, a product passes through dozens of hands, tools and decisions. Without a system that ties all of this together, even the most talented teams find themselves drowning in admin rather than innovating.
If you’ve ever sent a supplier an outdated design file, spent an hour tracking down the “final_FINAL_v3” version, you already know the cost of working without a proper PLM system.
Legacy systems were simply not built for the pace of modern product design. Files are treated as static documents rather than living assets, data doesn’t flow between departments and designers are forced to spend creative energy on admin tasks that should be automated.
The result is delays, duplicated work and a lack of confidence in your own data.
A modern PLM platform changes this entirely. Instead of design files living in one place, BOMs in another and supplier communications in a long email thread, everything exists in one connected space - live, searchable and always up to date.
For design teams, this means that when a spec changes, every other team - sourcing, production, QA - sees that change instantly. There’s no more chasing emails, missed updates or forwarding final files. And when it comes to compliance or audit time, every decision and approval is already documented.
Organisations adopting modern PLM platforms reduce time-to-market by 30-50%.
Source: https://nucleusresearch.com/research/single/assessing-the-value-of-plm-platforms/
Not all PLM systems are built with designers in mind. Below are the features that you need to look for to genuinely move the needle for creative teams.
Your designers live in CAD software. Your operation teams live in your ERP. A PLM that bridges both eliminates the manual handoffs that slow everything down.
Bombiix supports direct integration with design tools, allowing designers to upload files straight from their creative environment without breaking flow. On the operations side, API access points connect Bombiix to ERP systems, ensuring design data flows into production planning without the need for manual re-entry.
Your BOM is the backbone of your product. But, manually building and maintaining BOMs is time-consuming and error-prone, especially when specs change midway through development.
In Bombiix, BOMs are dynamic and directly connected to your product data. When a component changes, the whole system stays in sync - the BOM updates, costings recalculate, and testing requirements are flagged. Everyone in your team has an accurate, up-to-date picture of what goes into every product.
Design briefs, tech packs, annotated sketches, measurement specs, colourways - all of this should live in one place, connected to the product it belongs to. When it’s scattered across drives, emails and individual desktops, details get missed and teams fall out of sync.
Bombiix gives every product its own personalised space for design detail, specifications, care instructions and more. Annotations carry through version changes, comments are tracked and the full history is always accessible.
Every design goes through iterations. But the challenge is tracking them without creating more work. Bombiix logs every change automatically, including who made it, when and what changed. You get full traceability without needing to maintain a separate change log. Meanwhile, designer managers get the oversight they need, and designers stay focused on designing.
If “final_FINAL_v2.ai” looks familiar, you’re not alone. Without a proper system, version control is messy and prone to error.
PLM replaces this with structured, automatic versioning. The latest file is always clearly identified, previous versions archived and accessible, making it impossible to accidentally work from an outdated asset.
One of the most frustrating experiences in product design is watching a great concept lose its integrity as it moves through the product design workflow. Details change, context gets lost and by the time the product reaches production, it’s a diluted version of the original vision.
A well-implemented PLM for design keeps the thread running from concept to manufacturing. Every design decision, annotation and approval is documented and connected, meaning nothing gets lost in translation.
Engineering changes are inevitable - materials become unavailable, tolerances need adjusting and suppliers propose alternative components. How you handle these changes determines how much disruption they cause.
With PLM, engineering change management becomes a structured process. Changes are logged, impacts are visible across connected BOMs and specs and the right people are notified automatically. You stay in control rather than constantly playing catch up.
Most PLM systems were built for enterprises, not creative teams. Bombiix was designed by real product people, who have lived and breathed product development. Our PLM places people at its heart - the designers, buyers, developers and sourcing managers.
Our pricing is clear from the beginning - we don’t do hidden tiers or surprise onboarding charges. Simply pay for the package you signed up for, all of which include installation fees and support.
Bombiix builds traceability into the heart of your product data, giving you visibility of your supply chain right down to Tier 4 sourcing. With Digital Product Passport (DPP) functionality built in, your team is already ahead of incoming regulatory requirements without adding to your workload.
Introducing new PLM software to your business is pointless if your teams struggle to adopt it. Bombiix is built to fit the way design teams actually work, with customisable modules, drag-and-drop dashboards and configurable fields that reflect your own terminology and processes.
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