For founders and CEOs with a growing operation

We automate
processes with AI
to save time
and gain margin.

AI agents and automations tailored to your operation, built to last in production — not an experiment that works sometimes.

Free 20-min diagnostic How we work
Trusted by 50+ teams
20 min
Diagnostic, free
7 days
To a validated team
Technical partnerAnthropic — Claude
Technical partnerOpenAI — GPT
Technical partnerGoogle — Gemini
Technical partnerCursor for Teams
PartnerMicrosoft Partner
CertificationISO 27001 · GDPR-ready
02 / Cases

Work delivered in production.

Established companies that put automation and AI to work with us. Relationships that continue and grow.

B2B Distribution · Brazil

Platform, data and AI agents in production.

UT's largest partnership — and still expanding into new fronts.

OpenAI GPTSQL ServerGoogle Sheets
Industry

CRM, data and AI agents, integrated.

A dedicated team, ongoing, extending the operation front by front.

n8nMakeAnthropicHubSpotMeta AdsSQL ServerGoogle Sheets
Real estate

Automation and AI in the real-estate operation.

Faster commercial processes, less manual work.

n8nClickUpAirtableSlackGoogle Sheets
Training · HR

A custom platform, shipped to production.

From discovery to delivery, with senior engineering.

Next.jsNode.jsTanStackOpenAI
03 / Solutions

We solve real problems.

If you recognise any of these challenges, you're in the right place.

Repetitive tasks

Solution: Back-office process automation (invoicing, onboarding, data entry).

Impact: Your team stops losing hours and focuses on what grows the business.

Slow back-office

Solution: AI agents that handle documents and emails autonomously.

Impact: Faster responses and fewer manual errors.

Inconsistent sales follow-up

Solution: A sales copilot that drafts emails and schedules follow-ups.

Impact: A consistent cadence and more personalised communication.

Scattered knowledge

Solution: A centralised, AI-searchable knowledge base.

Impact: Instant answers for customers and team — no more digging.

Manual reporting

Solution: Dashboards that gather and cross data from multiple sources, automatically.

Impact: Real-time, data-driven decisions with no manual work.

Limited customer support

Solution: An AI assistant that resolves frequent questions, any time.

Impact: Happier customers and a team free for the hard cases.

04 / Symptoms

The signs your operation is bleeding time and opportunity.

It's not a lack of people. It's a lack of systems that can keep up with growth. These are the patterns we see in established companies — real estate, clinics, retail, construction, B2B services — before they work with us.

01 / Processes

Manual tasks eating up the team's day.

Leads, follow-ups, data copied from one system to another. Every hour spent on repetition doesn't grow the business.

02 / Team

Hiring stopped scaling.

You've hired — and it got more expensive, not faster. More people without better systems is just more noise.

03 / Stalled POC

You tried AI but it stayed a prototype.

An n8n test, an agent that only works sometimes. No one can make it run reliably, every day.

04 / Visibility

Decisions made on stale data.

Hand-built reports, from systems that don't talk to each other. You can't see where you're winning or losing in real time.

05 / Dependency

Everything depends on one or two people.

If those one or two people leave, everything stops. That's not an operation — it's fragility disguised as robustness.

06 / Vendors

You've tried agencies and freelancers.

They promised a lot, delivered work no one can maintain. You don't want another vendor — you want a partner who thinks for the business.

05 / Services

What we offer.

Clear, packaged solutions for every stage of your AI journey.

Audit & Roadmap

We map your operation and prioritise the 3–5 biggest AI opportunities — you leave with an action plan and estimated ROI.

For those who want clarity before investing.

Retainer (Continuous Optimisation)

We work as an extension of your team: maintaining, optimising and building new automations for growing, sustained impact.

For those looking for a long-term partner.

Miguel Marques, founder and engineer
Miguel Marques
Founder & Engineer
Lisbon
06 / Who we are

Who's behind Unlocking Tech.

Unlocking Tech is founded and led by Miguel Marques, an engineer with 18 years of experience designing and shipping software to production.

Today, UT delivers digital and AI transformation for founders and CEOs who want a partner who thinks for the business, not one who just executes tasks. In practice, the head of your AI department — without having to hire one.

  • Master's from IST
    Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Career
    Portuguese software houses
  • Former technical director
    CRMs, SaaS platforms, teams from scratch
  • Current focus
    Digital + AI transformation in established companies (PT & Brazil)
18+
Years of experience
50+
Projects delivered
2
Core markets
Portugal and Brazil
1
Mission
Giving ambitious companies more time and profit
07 / Process

From conversation to product, without risky shortcuts.

We don't start building before understanding what can go wrong. Every step exists to reduce risk — not to create a feeling of progress.

01
Discovery→ next step

Technical diagnostic.

20 minutes. We identify the three biggest technical risks and the main blocker. You leave with a written action plan.

Free
02
Roadmap→ next step

AI roadmap.

Analysis of your operation, an ROI-prioritised roadmap and an architected solution. You leave with a clear plan of what to do next.

Actionable plan
03
Build→ next step

Trial or AI Agent.

First fixed-scope project or automation and AI implementation. Defined scope, controlled risk, validated delivery.

Fixed-scope project
04
Scale∞ ongoing

Your AI department.

We become your AI department, without the hire: the founder as department head and senior engineers embedded in your operation, shipping month after month.

Ongoing retainer
08 / Comparison

We're not an agency. We're the technical partner you haven't found yet.

Criterion Generic agency Freelancer Unlocking Tech
Ownership of the technical outcome Ships code, not outcomes Limited to scope Full accountability
AI-native profiles Generic Case by case Specialized, with Claude and Cursor licenses
Mandatory technical discovery Start without understanding the risk Rarely We never proceed without discovery
Satisfaction guarantee No guarantees No guarantees Full guarantee, no risk
Time to a validated team Weeks to months Variable 7 days
Honest technical pushback Always say yes Rarely It's part of the service
Money-back guarantee
1,000
Full refund
if the output doesn't meet the scope
Fixed cost. No surprises.
Know exactly what you'll invest before starting.

Shared risk on the AI roadmap.

The AI roadmap has a fixed cost of €1,000 and delivers an analysis of your operation, an ROI-prioritised roadmap and a documented solution architecture.

If the output doesn't match the agreed scope, the full amount is refunded in full. That's what lets us turn down roadmaps that don't make sense — and lets you engage with controlled risk.

Focus on what matters

Roadmap prioritised by ROI and impact.

Everything documented

Detailed analysis and solution architecture.

Risk on our side

Full money-back guarantee if we don't deliver.

09 / FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How much does it cost?

It depends on scope. We always start with the free 20-min diagnostic; if you move forward, the roadmap has a fixed cost (money-back guarantee) and projects or the retainer are sized to what you need. No surprises.

We tried AI and it stayed a prototype. Why now?

That's the most common problem we solve. The difference is real engineering: we take AI from "works sometimes" to a reliable system in production, accountable for the outcome — not a demo.

We have no technical team and don't understand AI. Can we still do this?

Yes — most of our clients are exactly like this. We speak the language of the business and the founder acts as your head of AI. You bring the problem, we handle the rest.

How long until we see results?

The diagnostic is 20 minutes. From there, the first delivery lands in weeks, not months, and a dedicated team is working in about 7 days.

Do we own what you build?

Yes. The code and solutions are yours, with no vendor lock-in.

Do you work with our tools and data?

Yes. We integrate with your stack (CRM, ERP, spreadsheets, internal tools) and use the right models for each case (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google).

10 / Contact

Let's talk. A 20-min diagnostic, no strings attached.

No pitch, no forced proposal. Leave the context and a senior engineer replies the same day.

Limited availability · Same business-day reply

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