Software & AI studio · Kinshasa, DRC

We engineer software that moves Africa forward.

Websites, web & mobile apps, custom software and AI — designed, built, deployed and maintained by one team, for companies and institutions across Africa.

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Websites
Apps
Software
AI
Cloud & DevOps

We’ve worked with

(01) Who we are

Since 2019, we have partnered with startups, institutions and communities to turn real-world problems into reliable software — from maternal health and agritech to data platforms and blockchain finance.

Headquartered in Kinshasa, UPDEV combines engineering, design, AI and training to bring technology where it matters most — with international reach through our group partner in Mauritius.

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Since 2019

KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo

(02) In numbers

Our journey since 2019, in numbers.

Safrochain

Millions

of transactions

processed on Safrochain, the blockchain developed by Uptodate Developers.

50+

Software, apps & websites delivered

25+

Partners

20+

Developers

10+

Services

(03) What we do

We build, ship and run your software.

Websites, applications and custom software — with AI built in, deployed to production and maintained over time by the same team.

All services

Website development

Fast, secure, SEO-ready websites — corporate sites, landing pages, e-commerce and CMS your team can update.

Corporate & institutional sites · E-commerce · CMS (Strapi, WordPress)

Web applications & platforms

Custom platforms, dashboards, portals and APIs built to scale with your organisation.

SaaS & portals · Dashboards & back-offices · APIs & integrations

Mobile app development

iOS and Android apps with a native feel, designed for real-world connectivity and devices.

iOS & Android · Flutter & React Native · Offline-first

Custom software

Business software that automates your processes — ERP, CRM, management and desktop tools.

ERP & CRM · Process automation · Desktop applications

AI solutions & integration

AI built into your products: assistants, document automation, smart search and predictive features.

AI assistants & chatbots · LLM integration · Document automation

AI training

Hands-on AI training for teams, students and leaders — from everyday AI tools to building with LLMs.

Workshops for teams · Programs for students · Prompting & AI tools

Deployment, hosting & maintenance

We ship to production and keep it running: cloud hosting, CI/CD, monitoring, security updates and support.

Cloud hosting & servers · CI/CD pipelines · Monitoring & backups

Blockchain & Web3

Blockchains, smart contracts, wallets and decentralized apps — from Safrochain to the Cardano ecosystem.

Blockchain development · Smart contracts · Wallet integration

(04) Selected work

Products that make a difference.

Platforms, websites and apps we have designed, built and deployed — for institutions, startups and communities.

All projects

Website

Fonds Social RDC

Bilingual institutional website for the Social Fund of the DRC: projects, news, publications, job and tender notices with online applications, all run from a custom back-office.

React · TypeScript · Vite

Website

MRHE

Official bilingual website of the DRC Ministry of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity: the ministry, sectors and projects, regulation, hydropower site mapping, news and investment opportunities.

Next.js · React

Web app

SYGED

Electronic document management and archiving platform for the Social Fund of the DRC: multi-channel capture, OCR, validation workflows, immutable versions and a tamper-evident audit trail.

NestJS · TypeScript · Prisma

Blockchain

Safrochain

Africa-first Layer-1 blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK: CosmWasm smart contracts, IBC interoperability and a public mainnet, with an explorer, faucet, docs and dApps around it.

Go · Cosmos SDK · CometBFT

Platform

Zedeal Annonce

Classifieds marketplace for Mauritius with AI-assisted listing creation, advanced search and filters, real-time buyer–seller messaging, seller reviews and business pages.

Next.js · React · TypeScript

Platform

DevCommunity

Community platform where Web3 developers publish, follow ecosystems and discover hackathons, events and opportunities, with sign-in through Safrochain or Cardano wallets.

React · TypeScript · Vite

(05) How we work

From the first idea to years in production.

Understand

An in-depth study of your problem, your users and your goals before writing a single line of code.

Design & build

UX, architecture and development in short iterations, tested continuously, with you in the loop.

Deploy & train

We put the solution into production and train its users, so that it is actually adopted.

Maintain & evolve

Monitoring, security updates, support and new features — for as long as the product lives.

(06) Artificial intelligence

AI, built into what we deliver.

We integrate AI into the software we build, and we train teams and students to use it well.

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AI integration

Assistants, document automation, smart search and predictive features — added to new or existing software.

AI assistants & chatbots
LLM integration
Document automation
Data & machine learning

AI training

Hands-on workshops and programs for teams, students and leaders, from everyday AI tools to building with LLMs.

Workshops for teams
Programs for students
Prompting & AI tools
Building with LLMs

Zedeal Group Hub Ltd · Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius
Our group partner in Mauritius — a technology hub for AI tools, training workshops and software development, through which we serve international clients.

(07) Technology

A modern stack, chosen for the job.

We pick proven tools for each project — and keep our skills up to date as the ecosystem evolves.

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OpenAI (GPT)

Claude (Anthropic)

Google Gemini

Llama (Meta)

Mistral AI

Hugging Face

LangChain

Ollama

TypeScript

JavaScript

Haskell

Plutus

Java

SQL

Python

C++

Php

Dart

Kotlin

HTML

Json

GraphQL

CI/CD

Vercel

Heroku

DigitalOcean

Docker

Kubernetes

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

Keras

Jupyter

pandas

NumPy

OpenCV

CircleCI

MongoDB

Mysql

Prisma (ORM)

PostgreSQL

Firebase

MS SQL Server

Amazon S3

Redis

Adobe Xd

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Node Js

React Js

Next Js

Vue Js

Express

Laravel

Asp.net

Flutter

Generative AI & LLMs 8
Machine learning & data 8
Languages 15
DevOps 7
Databases 8
Design 4
Other technologies 8

(08) Clients & partners

We’ve worked with

Institutions, foundations, startups and companies we have designed, built and shipped with.

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Web3 · Cardano

Building Africa's on-chain future.

We build blockchains, not just on them: Safrochain, developed by Uptodate Developers, has processed millions of transactions. We also deliver smart contracts, wallets and decentralized apps on Cardano.