Who We Are
We started with a dream.
We're still building it.
Founded in 2009 in South Africa. Operating globally from the UK and South Africa. Driven by the same ambition we started with.
2009
Founded
70+
Team members
7
Countries served
40+
Active client relationships
Where We Started
Built on a straightforward
but ambitious idea.
Bitcube began with a straightforward but ambitious idea: to give a community of talented developers and designers access to international-calibre work without leaving home. Founded in 2009 in South Africa, the company spent its early years proving that world-class software could be built anywhere — if you hired the right people and held yourself to the right standards.
From that Bloemfontein beginning, the team has grown to 70+ people across offices in London, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Pirot, serving clients across 7 countries. We signed our first UK client in 2014 and incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2023. The founding spirit — high standards, genuine innovation, and trust earned through delivery — has not changed.
Today, we combine deep technical expertise with next-generation AI to help our clients move faster, build smarter, and scale with confidence. We're ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certified, and we don't outsource — every line of code is written in-house.
2009
Bitcube incorporated in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
2014
First UK-based client contract signed.
2016
Team grows to 10 full-time members.
2020
Cape Town regional office opens.
2022
25 active retained-services projects as the team scales past 48 people.
2023
Bitcube incorporated in the United Kingdom.
2024
Cyber Essentials certification achieved and a move into a larger Bloemfontein office — 62 team members.
2025
ISO 27001 certification, refreshed brand, and a new implementation team in Serbia — 72 team members.
2026
ISO 42001 and IASME Cyber Baseline certifications achieved; moving to a larger Cape Town office.
What We Stand For
Not just principles.
Actual commitments.
These aren't words on a wall. They're the decisions we make every day about how we hire, how we build, and how we treat the people we work with.
Office-first collaboration
We believe the best software comes from teams that actually talk to each other. Our teams work from the same office most days of the week — not because we distrust remote work, but because we've seen what happens when a team is genuinely in the room together. Tighter communication. Faster decisions. Better outcomes.
Responsible AI
We hold ISO 42001 certification — the international standard for AI management systems. Every AI-assisted process in our delivery pipeline is governed, audited, and accountable. We use AI to make your product better. We don't use it to cut corners and hope you won't notice.
Long-term thinking
We've supported multiple startups from their first line of code to Series A funding. We don't build and disappear. The relationships we value most are the ones that have lasted years — because that's when we can do our best work.
Community investment
We run a structured graduate programme in partnership with the Central University of Technology — a four-month, tutor-led course that turns capable graduates into engineers ready for real client work. Building our own bench is how we invest in people and keep quality high as we grow.
Standards & Certifications
Certified. Verified. Accountable.
These aren't marketing badges. They're commitments with annual audits behind them.
ISO 27001
Information Security Management
Your data and your clients' data are handled to an internationally audited standard. Our information security management system is independently certified and reviewed annually.
ISO 42001
AI Management System
Every AI process we use is governed and accountable. We're certified to ISO 42001 — the international standard for responsible AI management.
Cyber Essentials
UK Government Cybersecurity
Our baseline cybersecurity hygiene meets the UK government's Cyber Essentials standard. These aren't marketing badges. They're commitments with annual audits behind them.
IASME Cyber Baseline
Baseline Cyber Security
Independently assessed against the IASME Cyber Baseline, demonstrating a strong foundation of cyber security controls across the business.
Giving Back
We don't just hire good engineers.
We help build them.
That belief is why we run a structured graduate programme — a four-month, tutor-led course that takes capable graduates and turns them into engineers who can hold their own on real client work. We recruit each cohort in partnership with the Central University of Technology.
Graduates work through the same disciplines we deliver for clients every day — professional and workplace skills, including how to work effectively alongside AI tooling, plus mobile, backend, and frontend development, and eCommerce theme development. They finish with hands-on experience in the areas we actually build in, not just classroom theory.
Those who finish at the top of their cohort are invited to interview for an internship — a real route into the company, not a certificate for the wall. It works both ways: talented graduates get a proper start in a demanding industry, and we gain engineers who understand our standards from day one. Building our own bench is how we keep quality high as we grow.
Inside Bitcube
A look inside our office
Where We Are
Our Offices
London
Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Pirot
Our People
Meet the team behind the work
70+ engineers, designers, and operators. Get to know the people who will actually build your product.
Let's build something that lasts.
Whether you have a clear brief or just an idea, we'd like to hear about it. No obligation, no sales script.
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