BQE Software
“Can a 30-year-old time-billing tool become the all-in-one embedded financial OS for architecture and engineering firms?”
Founded1995
HQWest Hollywood, California, United States
FoundersShafat Qazi
Total raisedundisclosed
Latest roundSerent Capital growth investment (2021)
Valuationundisclosed
IndustryVertical SaaS / Architecture & Engineering
The story
Founded in 1995 as BillQuick — a time-billing and project management tool. In 2009 acquired ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice to become the go-to firm management vertical SaaS for architecture and engineering firms. The all-in-one BQE CORE platform now bundles project management, accounting, billing, CRM, HR, and — increasingly — embedded finance modules (ePayments via Stripe since 2019, Embedded Payroll via Gusto in 2025). Serent Capital-backed since 2021.
Product timeline
1995
Founded by Shafat Qazi; launched BillQuick for time billing and project management.· founding
2009
Acquired ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice, expanding into architecture and engineering verticals.· acquisition
2019
Partnered with Stripe to launch BQE ePayments in BQE CORE.· payments
2021
Received significant growth investment from Serent Capital.· funding
2025
Launched Embedded Payroll in CORE powered by Gusto.· payroll
Acquisitions
The stack
4 layers disclosed in BQE Software’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
StripeBQE ePayments (self-operated PayFac)
Money movement
in the full report
Payroll
in the full report
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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