Since 2014 · Bissau · Dakar · Goiânia · Riyadh

Your BIG partner to digital transformation

Multinational holding of software engineering and critical infrastructure.

We design, build and operate the digital infrastructure that governments, banks, telecom operators and international organisations depend on — with partnership models built around your budget, not ours.

  • Applied AI
  • Cloud
  • IoT & Edge
  • Blockchain
  • Cybersecurity
  • ERP · BI
  • Data center
  • VSAT · Fibre
  • 2014in operation since
  • 100+intranet, VoIP & VSAT networks
  • 25+websites delivered
  • 7+public-service platforms
  • 50+active business clients
  • 4countries, 3 continents

Trusted by industry leaders

Strategic partnerships with global technology and development organizations

    Why BIGTechnologies

    Value engineered in from day one.

    Every client gets the same four guarantees — whatever the project, budget or engagement model.

    Proven at scale

    Twelve years and 100+ infrastructure and platform projects for banks, telecoms, NGOs and government.

    One team, end to end

    Strategy, engineering, deployment, training and operations under one roof — no hand-offs between vendors.

    Flexible financing

    From fixed-scope projects to equity partnerships and zero-upfront-cost concessions.

    Built for real conditions

    Systems that keep running through unstable power and patchy connectivity — SMS, USSD and offline-first by design.

    What we do

    Four capabilities that work as one.

    The software that runs the business, the network that connects it, the people who operate it and the strategy that guides it.

    01Software, cloud & AI

    Systems that run your operation — from CRM to payroll to AI.

    Our eLevar platform brings CRM, finance, HR and payroll together. We build web and mobile apps, move systems to the cloud, embed applied AI in real workflows, and connect invoicing, online payments, tax and digital archives to Business Intelligence dashboards.

    • eLevar ERP
    • Cloud & serverless
    • Applied AI
    • Web & Mobile
    • Online payments
    • BI & Analytics
    02Networks & communication

    Infrastructure that holds up every day — even in remote locations.

    We design and install LAN, Wi-Fi, fibre and structured cabling, data centres, VoIP telephony and VSAT links. We supply servers, network equipment and firewalls, with collaboration on Microsoft and Google.

    • LAN / Wi-Fi
    • Fibre optics
    • Data center
    • VoIP
    • VSAT
    • Firewalls

    Equipment from HP · HPE · Legrand · Cisco

    03GB Digital Academy

    We train the teams who will run the technology.

    Tailored courses, a certification lab and workshops for professionals and organisations — with international certifications in partnership with Africa Digital Academy (ADA).

    • Microsoft
    • Google
    • Cisco
    • Oracle
    • CISSP
    • CISM
    04Consulting & cybersecurity

    Technical decisions with measured risk.

    Consulting in digital transformation, cybersecurity and security policy, ICT project management and business-process redesign — delivered on time and on budget.

    • Digital transformation
    • Cybersecurity
    • ICT project management
    • Process redesign
    Core technology

    Engineered on the primitives of modern computing.

    Every product and engagement is assembled from the same five building blocks — hardened for places where power, connectivity and budget can't be taken for granted.

    stack.bigtechnologies.net5 primitives · 1 integrated platform

    Artificial Intelligence

    Applied ML and generative AI inside real workflows — document automation, OCR, computer vision and assistants.

    Applied AI

    Cloud & Serverless

    Elastic, pay-per-use infrastructure that scales public services and B2B platforms without hardware on site.

    Elastic scale

    IoT & Edge

    Connected sensors for energy access, mobility and industrial monitoring — resilient to outages by design.

    Field-hardened

    Blockchain

    Tamper-evident ledgers for election results, carbon credits and provenance — verifiable by design.

    Tamper-evident

    Cybersecurity

    Zero-trust architecture, encrypted backups and ISO/IEC 11801 cabling for institutions handling citizen data and payments.

    Zero-trust
    How we partner

    Four ways to build with us.

    We adapt the engagement model to what the problem — and the budget — actually need.

    01Startup Studio · BIGTech R&D

    In-house product development

    “From idea to solution: our technology innovation, at your service.”

    We build proprietary platforms — INUNDE, eVote, Question pour un Champion, Ubuntu Kira — then spin them out as Group startups or offer them as a product, service or licence.

    ModelLicence · white-label · spin-off
    02BIGeLever

    Specialised engineering services

    “Boost your productivity and transform your business with cloud, AI, IoT and blockchain.”

    End-to-end transformation: serverless cloud, AI in your processes, cybersecurity, IoT, CRM and ERP — we act as your embedded technical team.

    ModelFixed scope or retainer
    03BIGe-Croissance

    Equity growth partnership

    “Your idea has potential, but budget is holding innovation back? We become your growth partner.”

    We invest our engineering in promising ventures, help shape a sound, profitable business model and take a stake. Our success is tied to yours.

    Typical stake10% – 20%
    04BIGe-BOT

    Build, Operate & Transfer

    “Deploy, operate, transfer: technology at the service of your transactions — with no heavy upfront investment.”

    Turnkey platforms for public services — eGov, passports, licences. We operate them under contract, paid per transaction, then transfer full ownership and know-how to the state.

    RemunerationPer transaction produced

    Find your model in three questions

    Get an instant recommendation, then talk it through with our team.

    Recommended model
    Typical start

    Built in-house

    Platforms designed for local realities.

    We don't only deploy other people's technology. We design our own — for SMS, USSD, WhatsApp and unstable connections.

    Portal COVID-19 GW

    National pandemic-response platform: Android app, USSD, payment integration, connected labs, QR-code digital certificate and SMS notifications.

    With AC COVID-19, InnovaLab & UNDP

    eLevar

    Integrated business management: CRM, finance, HR and payroll in one platform.

    ERP

    eVote

    Election-results collection via SMS, WhatsApp, OCR and call centre, with data mining.

    Civic tech

    Ubuntu Kira

    Collaborative platform linking rural communities, producers and investors to finance green energy.

    Pay4Me · DnD · carbon

    Inunde

    Mobility and delivery super-app for Bissau: meals, parcels, tickets and a city guide.

    Urban mobility
    The Group

    One group, three fronts.

    BIGTechnologies is the anchor company. Since 2024, energy and mobility are run by dedicated subsidiaries with their own management.

    Ubuntu Green Energy

    Green energy

    Clean, reliable and affordable energy for Sub-Saharan Africa. Born from the Ubuntu 2S project, which brought solar kits to more than 300 homes in Guinea-Bissau.

    • Ubuntu Kira: crowdfunding, exchange and carbon-credit trading
    • Support to African governments on green-electrification PPPs

    Inunde

    Mobility · since 2021

    Started as a BIGTechnologies product and, after a one-year pilot, became an independent startup with its own board.

    • Meal and parcel delivery
    • Event tickets and a Bissau city guide
    • Coming soon: iRides, iLojas and InundePay
    1. 2014

      Founded in Bissau. First websites and management apps.

    2. 2016

      HP, HPE and Legrand partnerships. VSAT intranets. The Digital Academy is born.

    3. 2018

      Relaunch: downtown HQ, new partners, 20 full-time staff.

    4. 2021

      Inunde launches. Ubuntu 2S becomes Ubuntu Green Energy.

    5. 2024

      Restructuring and rebrand. Subsidiaries with their own management.

    6. 2026

      BIGTechnologies Global: Dakar, Goiânia and Riyadh — data, applied AI and platforms.

    BIGTechnologies Global

    A West African foundation, a growing global footprint.

    Founded in Bissau, now building from four hubs across Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

    Bissau

    PALOPs Headquarters

    Group leadership, engineering and GB Digital Academy for Portuguese-speaking Africa.

    Dakar

    Africa Hub

    Cloud, data and systems integration across the UEMOA market.

    Goiânia

    Lusophone & LATAM Hub

    Linking Lusophone Africa with Brazil and Latin America's engineering talent.

    Riyadh

    Middle East & OIC

    BIGe-BOT and eGov-grade platforms for the Gulf and OIC member states.

    Get in touch

    Let's build what's next.

    Tell us what you need. We reply within two business days, in English, Portuguese or French.

    Headquarters

    Bairro 24 de Setembro, Rua 12, Bissau

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