About · Capabilities · Team
BackSpaceStudios is a Zambian scientific and technology company. The core team is led by four computer scientists, supported by legal and communications expertise. We design, build, deploy and operate complex multi-role systems — from national platforms to cloud infrastructure and data pipelines. We operate what we build, and we document everything we hand over.
Based in Kitwe, Zambia · operating across Zambia & SADC
Four connected engineering capabilities. Each one is delivered by the same senior team, using the same production-grade practices.
Registries, portals and workflow systems for organisations with complex permissions, multiple user roles, audit requirements and long-running operational processes.
React and React Native front-ends paired with Java/Spring Boot or PHP back-ends, sharing types and code across web and mobile. APIs, integrations and offline-first design.
AWS infrastructure, Terraform, containerisation, automated CI/CD, monitoring and backups. We design and operate the environments our platforms run in.
Data pipelines, warehousing, dashboards and system integration. We connect operational data from multiple systems into a coherent, queryable whole.
These are real systems, in real environments. Some are live, one is pilot-deployed and currently hibernating to reserve cost, one is deploying, and one is a client website delivered end-to-end. Each one demonstrates the same capability: we design, build, deploy and support what we commit to.
Sport · Flagship platform
Pilot · HibernatingNational football administration platform
Deployed to production as a live pilot to validate our deployment pipeline, backup and recovery, security controls and multi-role access at national scale. The system is production-ready; its infrastructure is currently hibernating to reserve cost while we onboard early partners.
Explore Flame →Education
LiveUniversity student management system
A secure portal managing academic catalogues, enrolment, results and governance for institutions and their students — with role-based access, audit logs and automated backups.
Explore Student Portal →Agriculture
Three paths. One platform.
Connecting Zambian agriculture students, farmers and agribusinesses through chapters, a verified marketplace and expert knowledge. Currently in deployment.
Explore UniAgric →Client work
DeliveredWebsite & digital presence
A full service catalogue, industry-specific solutions, case studies and expert profiles for a Kitwe-based health, safety and environment consultancy — delivered end-to-end.
Visit foshe.org.zm →Capability is not just what we build. It is the discipline behind it — the practices that make a system secure, maintainable and operational after launch, not just on demo day.
Every commit runs through automated testing and deploys via GitHub Actions. No manual deployments, no "it works on my machine".
Our cloud environments are defined in Terraform. Reproducible, reviewable and versioned — not clicked together in a console.
Unit, integration and end-to-end tests run before every release. We catch regressions before your users do.
Role-based access control, audit logging, CSRF protection, keyless CI deployments and secrets management are part of the base build, not add-ons.
Health checks, log aggregation, cost alerts and automated database backups. We operate what we build, and we know when something goes wrong.
Full documentation, runbooks and admin training at project close. You own the code, the data, the domain and the cloud accounts.
A senior team based in Kitwe. Four computer scientists lead engineering, supported by legal and communications expertise. The people you meet on the first call are the same people who architect, build and support your software.
Leads the studio and designs the architecture behind our platforms — from domain models and system design through to deployment pipelines and long-term operations.
Designs and runs the cloud environments our platforms live in — networking, scaling, security and cost control — so client systems stay fast and reliable.
Builds the interfaces people actually use — from student portals to match-day tools — with a focus on clarity, speed and low-bandwidth performance.
Builds user-facing features and leads how we present the studio to clients, partners and the market — from proposals and case studies to product storytelling.
Advises on contracts, compliance and the legal side of shipping software — from client agreements and data protection to intellectual property — so the studio and its products stay protected.
Leads how the studio communicates with clients, partners and the public — shaping messaging, media relations and stakeholder engagement so our work is clearly and consistently represented.
We are building a Zambian technology company with real products, a senior engineering team and a clear expansion path. This is where we are, and what we're looking for.
Investors · Next step
We share a fuller document covering our platforms, financials, roadmap and specific partnership opportunities with serious investors and early partners. Get in touch to arrange a meeting.
Our platforms already generate and process structured data at scale. We are exploring AI, IoT and advanced data intelligence as a strategic direction — areas we believe will matter most in mining, agriculture and education across Africa. We are not selling these as services today. We will share more as our work matures.
