GRAPEVINE.AFRICA · Est. 2003

Our roots, replanted in Africa.

Grapevine is a dream born of an African seed. Four decades later, its fruits support clients, partners, and employees across America and Asia. Now we've come home — planting our first African office in Kigali, Rwanda — so the fruits of our aspiration can support, inspire, and create opportunity for the people and communities it was always meant to serve.

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More than a sign. An affirmation that the future we've always been shaped by is now taking shape.

The founder's journey

From East Africa, and back again.

The story of Mulugeta (Mike) — and the journey that ultimately
brought Grapevine back home.

EAST AFRICA

Born in East Africa

Mike Abran's story begins in East Africa — roots that remained with him even after leaving for the United States at an early age.

STUDY ABROAD

Computer Science at Northeastern

A full scholarship to study computer science at Northeastern University provided the technical foundation for everything that followed.

DO THE WORK

From PC repair to technology support

It started small: one founder repairing computers in people's homes and offices. Before long, that work grew into technology support for local businesses.

CREATE THE COMPANY

Technology support becomes marketing

Those businesses needed more than working technology — they needed customers. What began as technical support evolved into marketing, and eventually into the digital marketing and software company Grapevine is today.

BUILD A GLOBAL TEAM

A team across the world

Today, Grapevine brings together a team of more than a dozen people across America, Africa, and Asia, serving businesses throughout the United States and beyond. What began as one child's dream has grown into a company that supports clients, partners, employees, and their families around the world.

RETURN HOME

The dream comes home

Grapevine is a dream born of an African seed. After decades of growing abroad, that dream has come home. Our first African office is now planted in Kigali — so the fruits of our aspiration can support, inspire, and create opportunity for the people and communities through whom that dream is being realized.

Partner with us. Grow with us.

Built by us. Owned by us.

We build the tools that empower people, businesses, and communities to succeed.

From marketing and automation to payments, booking, and learning — we build technology that solves real problems, creates opportunity, and helps turn ambition into achievement.

Software

The all-in-one platform running CRM, AI, marketing, and communication.

Billing

Payments, invoicing, and subscriptions — managed under our own roof.

Isaac

Our AI engine — the intelligence behind chat, voice, and automation.

Booking

Our reservation and scheduling engine, powering service businesses.

Marketing

The 20-year agency where it all began — strategy, SEO, ads, and brand.

Our purpose in Africa

Support. Inspire. Create.

We came home to build something that lasts — creating opportunity today while investing in the people, businesses, and ideas that will shape Africa's future.

Support

Give African businesses and organizations the tools, technology, and partnership to compete, grow, and reach beyond borders.

Inspire

Show the next generation that something built in Africa can reach the world — and that something built abroad can come home.

Create

Create careers, transfer skills, grow businesses, and open opportunities that continue long after our first investment in Kigali.

Karibu — come see us

Our home in Kigali.

The logo is on the wall, the team is at work, and the door is open. Stop by, say hello, and let's talk about what we can build together.

The team at 22-B KK 15, Kigali

22-B KK 15Kicukiro, Kigali, Rwanda

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To our partners

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit;Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

— Schopenhauer

To aspiring talent

“Read, study lessons and build your inner power.The next level doesn't tolerate cowards.”

— Guru

Let's grow together

Looking for like-minded partners.

We believe the strongest partnerships are built around a shared vision — not only of where we are today, but of the future we want to create. Grapevine has always been inspired, motivated, and shaped by our future. We're looking to partner with people, businesses, and organizations who share that mindset — building with purpose, embracing technology, creating opportunity, and investing in Africa's next generation.

That vision is already taking shape. In collaboration with DPO Pay, we created Grapevine Billing — Rwanda's first fully automated recurring billing platform — an example of what can happen when like-minded partners come together to solve real problems and build for the future.