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Blueface provides a full service hosted unified communications platform solutions. Founded in 2004 and based in Dublin, Blueface started with the mission of challenging and developing innovate solutions to the telecommunication sector.
In 2017, Development Capital invested €10 million for a minority stake in Blueface to support its international expansion. In 2018, Blueface merger with US rival giant Star2Star Communications and as part of the transaction Development Capital realised its investment in the business.
In 2017, Development Capital invested €10 million for a minority stake in Blueface to support its international expansion. In 2018, Blueface merger with US rival giant Star2Star Communications and as part of the transaction Development Capital realised its investment in the business.
Overview
Location
Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Total raised
$10.58M
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 8
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| Oct 5, 2021 | To the Edge and Beyond: Evolution of SASE for Supporting Today's Distributed Work Force | Blueface's "Business Communications Technology Insights Report 2018" predicted that by 2025 remote working will rival fixed office locations.1 If researchers could have predicted the events of 2020, they might have pegged the year... |
| Jan 3, 2018 | Blueface Merges With US Peer Star2Star | Dublin-based cloud telephony firm Blueface has announced a merger with US peer Star2Star. The new business will be called StarBlue and have a combined workforce of more than 500 people. Both operating companies will retain their existing tr... |
| Jul 31, 2017 | The EY Entrepreneurs: How Much Money Do They Make? | What does doing well in business look like? Nick Mulcahy trawls through the finalists in the three categories of the 2017 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme to find out INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY Harry Hughes, Portwest If bookies were offeri... |
| Mar 6, 2017 | BDO Fund Leads €10m Blueface Finance Round | The BDO Development Capital Fund is leading a €10m finance round in Blueface to accelerate international expansion plans by the company. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Dublin, Blueface’s proprietary cloud voice platform services busin... |
| Mar 6, 2017 | Blueface Raises €10M in Funding | Blueface, a Dublin, EIRE-based Unified Communications-as-a-Service Provider to businesses, enterprises and carriers, raised €10m in funding. BDO Development Capital Fund made the investment. As part of the round, Anthony O’Driscoll, Investm... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Blueface Looking Stateside In Planned Expansion | Blueface, an Irish cloud telephony service, is to launch its services in the US and three other countries in the coming months, following the launch of its new unified communications (UC) platform. According to the company, the new Blueface... |
| Mar 4, 2016 | €400k Profit For Blueface | Blueface, a specialist in IP telephony, booked a net profit of €409,000 in the year to March 2015, according to filed accounts. Led by founders Alan Foy (pictured) and Feargal Brady, Blueface was an early mover in the IP telephony space. Th... |
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FAQ about Bluefa
How much funding has Bluefa raised?
Bluefa has raised $10.58M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Bluefa?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Bluefa, among them “To the Edge and Beyond: Evolution of SASE for Supporting Today's Distributed Work Force” (Oct 5, 2021) and “Blueface Merges With US Peer Star2Star” (Jan 3, 2018).
Is Bluefa still active?
Bluefa is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 20, 2024.