Bigtimesoft
Chicago, US Β· Founded 2002 Β· 165 employees on LinkedIn Β· 5 known investors
BigTime is a project and resource management platform that helps professional services firms track time and expenses, manage projects from quote to cash, and optimize margins and cash flow through a unified system.
Also known as BigTime Inc. Β· BigTime Software Β· BigTime Software, Inc. Β· Edison's Attic, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Bigtimesoft was founded in 2002 by Brian Saunders.
Board
Investors Β· 5
Reported raises Β· per SEC filings
Form D private placements$413.2K disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds Β· 2011β2022
βΆ$413.2KraisedJun 2014 Β· 3 investors Β· Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- John S. Howell, Jr.Director
- John PinkertonExecutive Officer
- Peter BauertDirector
- Joel DryerDirector
- Lewis Joseph MatyasExecutive Officer
- Edward Jeffrey LyonsDirector, Promoter
- Brian L SaundersExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $500K
- Amount sold
- $413.2K
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- May 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026BigTime Software, Inc. develops SaaS-based professional services automation (PSA) software that manages the quote-to-cash lifecycle for services firms: scoping and quoting, resource scheduling and utilization, time and expense capture, project and portfolio management, WIP accounting, invoicing, online payments, and reporting. The platform is positioned around financial logic tied to the customer's general ledger, with budget-versus-actual tracking, rate cards, statement-of-work generation from approved quotes, and one-click conversion of quotes into live projects.
The product is sold as a modular suite so firms can begin with core time, billing and project functions and add resource management (BigTime Foresight) or scoping and quoting (BigTime Quotes) as needs grow. Reporting and analytics are supported through BigTime Data Hub and connections to Power BI, Tableau and Excel. An embedded AI layer includes AVA, a context-aware AI orchestrator and in-product assistant, an Expense Agent for autonomous expense submission, a Resourcing Agent that matches staff to projects based on seniority, availability, margin impact and project history, an Insights Agent for natural-language reporting, and BigTime MCP for extending AI connectivity to external systems.
The company states native integration with both QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online, with roughly 2,000 active QuickBooks integrations representing about 75% of customers, and it maintains an in-house implementation team rather than outsourced partners.
Founding story
Brian Saunders founded the company as Edison's Attic, Inc. in 2002. The business was renamed BigTime Software, Inc. in 2010 and shifted from on-premise software to a cloud-based model in 2011.
Business model
BigTime sells subscription software to professional services organizations, structured as a modular platform with tiered plans and add-on modules (resource management, scoping and quoting, data/analytics, online payments). Implementation is delivered by an in-house team.
Recurring software subscriptions for the SaaS PSA platform, with additional modules and add-ons purchased as firm requirements expand; the platform also processes online client payments.
Traction
More than 3,000 professional services firms are cited as customers on the company website, with the About page referencing more than 2,700 firms and over $8 billion in billable time tracked annually. Roughly 2,000 customers run active QuickBooks integrations. Headcount grew from 65+ in 2020 to 90+ in 2021, 150+ in 2022 and 200+ in 2023. BigTime appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing US companies four times through 2023.
Latest developments
During 2025 BigTime launched BigTime Quotes for scoping and selling, introduced BigTime Data Hub for reporting and analytics, and released AVA, a context-aware AI orchestrator, alongside Expense, Resourcing and Insights agents and the BigTime MCP connectivity layer. It was recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as a Best Place to Work in 2025 and selected among Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work in Boston and Chicago. Leadership is headed by CEO Don India.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
BigTime describes itself as serving more than 3,000 professional services firms and cites recognition as G2's #1 professional services automation software (2021) and a 4.5/5 rating across 366 Intuit Marketplace reviews. Acquisitions of Projector PSA, Primetric and WorkRails expanded its PSA, resource management and quote-to-cash capabilities.
The company emphasizes being the only PSA with native integration to both QuickBooks Desktop and Online, a finance-first configuration approach in which billing rules and GL mapping are set before time is tracked, modular adoption, an in-house implementation team with two decades of professional services expertise, and AI agents embedded inside the financial workflow rather than layered above it.
Technology
A cloud-based PSA platform organized around the customer's general ledger, with real-time budget-versus-actuals, WIP accounting that syncs to the GL, drag-and-drop scheduling with availability heatmaps, scenario planning, margin-informed quote building, and a mobile app. AI capabilities are embedded in the workflow layer via AVA, Expense, Resourcing and Insights agents, plus an MCP interface for secure connections to external tools. Native integrations exist with QuickBooks Desktop and Online, and reporting connects to Power BI, Tableau and Excel.
Go-to-market
Direct sales supported by free product demos and a self-serve product walkthrough on the website, distribution through the Intuit marketplace via the QuickBooks integrations, and an in-house implementation organization that configures billing logic, rate cards and GL mapping.
Professional services firms that need more than a time tracker but less than an ERP, including accounting, architecture and engineering, consulting, creative, government contracting, IT services and law firms.
Geography
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in Phoenix, Boston and Poland. The company moved to a remote workforce in March 2020.
History
After its 2002 founding as Edison's Attic and 2010 renaming, BigTime moved to the cloud and raised a $4 million Series A in 2011, launched a mobile app in 2013, and passed $2 billion in annual billable hours tracked in 2016. A $14 million growth equity investment followed in 2019. In 2022 the company announced a $100 million strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners and acquired Projector PSA; it acquired Primetric in 2023 and WorkRails in 2024, and launched the BigTime Foresight resource management product in 2024. In 2025 it released BigTime Quotes, BigTime Data Hub and the AVA AI orchestrator.
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Key figures
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Timeline Β· 16
launches, deals, and filingsAI orchestrator to automate back-office processes for professional services firms; also offered as an in-product AI co-pilot.
Primetric provides resource management and financial planning software.
Acquisition described as making BigTime an operating platform for professional services organizations.
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In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 6
primary sources listed
- Bigtimebigtime.net Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Bigtimesoft do?
- BigTime is a professional services automation platform covering quoting, time tracking, resourcing, billing and project accounting.
- Who founded Bigtimesoft?
- Bigtimesoft was founded by Brian Saunders in 2002.
- Who are Bigtimesoft's investors?
- Bigtimesoft's investors include Vista Equity Partners, Level Equity, MassMutual Ventures, Runa Capital, Wavecrest Growth Partners.
- How much funding has Bigtimesoft raised?
- Bigtimesoft has disclosed $413.2K raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Bigtimesoft headquartered?
- Bigtimesoft is headquartered in Chicago, US.