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Blecon

Cambridge, GB · Founded 2021 · 10 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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Blecon turns the Bluetooth in frontline workers' existing devices into an asset-tracking network, capturing location and sensor data via BLE tags without installing readers or gateways. It offers logging tags for offline data capture, configurable alerts and rules (Blecon Track), and network/hotspot infrastructure that integrates with cloud platforms for operational asset tracking.

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Founders & leadership

Blecon was founded in 2021 by Dan Ros and Donatien Garnier.

DRDan Ros
Dan RosCo-FounderDan Ros previously built web services and developer tools at ARM, and served as a senior solution architect at AWS before founding Blecon, which enables asset tracking through Bluetooth Low Energy technology.
DGDonatien Garnier
Donatien GarnierCo-Founder
SFSimon Ford
Simon FordCEOSimon Ford founded Blecon, which provides asset-tracking solutions using Bluetooth Low Energy on frontline workers' existing devices. Previously, he founded Mbed at Arm (an IoT operating system that grew into a division of hundreds), led initial technical work on the BBC Micro:bit's Bluetooth integration, served as technical lead on Arm's NEON/v7 architecture for mobile processors, and founded Makespace, a community workshop in Cambridge; he holds a first-class master's degree from Southampton University.

Investors · 1

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$4.6M disclosed across 1 round · 2024

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Companies House · registry record

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Registered name
BLECON LTD
Company number
12744311
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 Jul 2020
Registered office
Future Business Centre, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2HY
Nature of business (SIC)
62012 — Business and domestic software development
Previous names
LIMPET AI LTD (2020–2021)
Accounts
last made up to 31 Dec 2025 · next due 30 Sept 2027
Confirmation statement
last made up to 29 Dec 2025 · next due 12 Jan 2027

Current officers · 3

  • Simon Andrew Ford — director, appointed 15 Jul 2020
  • Donatien Garnier — director, appointed 29 Dec 2021
  • Daniel Ros — director, appointed 29 Dec 2021

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 30 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the news

Blecon Shows Bluetooth Means Businessblecon.net · Oct 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Blecon do?
Blecon turns the Bluetooth in frontline workers' existing devices into an asset-tracking network, capturing location and sensor data via BLE tags without installing readers or gateways. It offers logging tags for offline data capture, configurable alerts and rules (Blecon Track), and network/hotspot infrastructure that integrates with cloud platforms for operational asset tracking.
Who founded Blecon?
Blecon was founded by Dan Ros, Donatien Garnier in 2021.
Who are Blecon's investors?
Blecon's investors include MMC Ventures.
How much funding has Blecon raised?
Blecon has disclosed $4.6M raised across 1 round.
Where is Blecon headquartered?
Blecon is headquartered in Cambridge, GB.