# upeo.ai > upeo.ai builds practical, applied AI for real business operations — software that takes the boring, repetitive work off a team's plate and has to earn its keep in the real world. Grounded in the discipline of the African market and built to work anywhere, from Nairobi to clients abroad. The through-line: no hype, solid ground, substance over adjectives. ## What upeo.ai does - Connects AI to a business's communications (WhatsApp, email, web), workflows, and data, then handles repeatable work while humans keep control of the decisions that matter. - Core capability areas: AI customer communication, AI sales operations, AI workflow automation, and AI operational intelligence (reporting and business questions in plain language). ## Products - **GariSuite** — software for car yards: stock, leads, and customer conversations in one place. - **UpeoRetail** — retail management for shops: sales, stock, and customers handled together. - **ISHI** — real estate and tenant management: units, leases, rent, and tenant communication. - **Wavu** — lets any business sell online. Orders come in, Wavu talks to each customer to understand what they need, and connects them to the right shop. ## Key pages - [Home](https://www.upeo.ai/): What upeo.ai is and how it works. - [Solutions](https://www.upeo.ai/solutions): AI communication, sales operations, workflow automation, and operational intelligence. - [Rai](https://www.upeo.ai/rai): An AI business analyst inside UpeoRetail - ask about your shop in plain language and get a report from your own numbers, on WhatsApp in English, Swahili or Sheng. - [AI in Action](https://www.upeo.ai/ai-in-action): Live demos and real use cases. - [Industries](https://www.upeo.ai/industries): Car dealerships, retail, real estate, SACCOs, garages, hospitality, logistics, service businesses. - [Marketplace](https://www.upeo.ai/marketplace): Apps and integrations for ERPNext, sold at https://marketplace.upeo.ai. - [Blog](https://www.upeo.ai/blog): Practical writing on AI adoption for African businesses. - [About](https://www.upeo.ai/about): Principles, approach, and the products we ship. - [Questions you can ask](https://www.upeo.ai/questions): Example plain-language questions about sales, stock, cash flow, customers, profitability, and risk. - [Book a strategy session](https://www.upeo.ai/strategy-session): A free 60-minute consultation. ## Marketplace apps Apps for ERPNext v15 and v16, made by upeo.ai (UPEOAI LIMITED, Nairobi, Kenya) and sold at https://marketplace.upeo.ai. Pay once; each licence covers one ERPNext site and includes 12 months of updates and support. Pay by card or M-Pesa, in KES or USD. Every purchase has a 14-day money-back guarantee. Optional setup support costs $50 / KES 6,250, once. - [ERPNext OpenCart integration](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/opencart-connector-for-erpnext): OpenCart Connector for ERPNext. The ERPNext OpenCart integration: web orders, stock and prices in one place. On sale, $59 / KES 7,375. - [ERPNext WooCommerce integration](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/woocommerce-connector-for-erpnext): WooCommerce Connector for ERPNext. The ERPNext WooCommerce integration: web orders, stock and prices in one place. Coming soon, listed at $59 / KES 7,375. - [ERPNext Shopify integration](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/shopify-connector-for-erpnext): Shopify Connector for ERPNext. The ERPNext Shopify integration: web orders, stock and prices in one place. Coming soon, listed at $69 / KES 8,625. - [ERPNext login restrictions (Lango)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/lango): Lango. ERPNext login restrictions by branch network, working hours and device. On sale, $69 / KES 8,625. - [Automatic ERPNext backups (Hifadhi)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/hifadhi): Hifadhi. Automatic ERPNext backups, emailed to you and opened only with a code on your WhatsApp. On sale, $49 / KES 6,125. - [ERPNext bank reconciliation (Sawa)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/sawa): Sawa. Bank reconciliation for ERPNext. Coming soon. - [ERPNext payment notifications (Arifa)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/arifa): Arifa. Payment notifications and reconciliation for ERPNext. Coming soon. - [Safe bulk deletion for ERPNext (upeoPurge)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/upeopurge): upeoPurge. Safe bulk data deletion for ERPNext. Coming soon. - [ERPNext v15 to v16 upgrade assistant](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/erpnext-v15-to-v16-upgrade-assistant): ERPNext v15 to v16 Upgrade Assistant. Move an ERPNext site from v15 to v16. Coming soon. - [ERPNext receipt and expense capture (upeoXpense)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/upeoxpense): upeoXpense. Receipt and expense capture for ERPNext. Coming soon. - [Omnichannel inbox for ERPNext (upeosocial)](https://marketplace.upeo.ai/products/upeosocial): upeosocial. An omnichannel inbox for ERPNext. Coming soon. ## The Invisible Workforce - [The Invisible Workforce](https://www.upeo.ai/the-invisible-workforce): A no-hype video series by Karani — "No hype. No doom. Just solid ground — AI explained honestly, for the people who run things." Episodes answer the real questions people have about AI: what actually counts as AI, whether it will take your job, where it's genuinely useful versus where it makes things up, whether it's "thinking", whether you need to become technical, whether you're already behind, and who to believe. - [Episode 1 — Everything's Called AI Now](https://www.upeo.ai/the-invisible-workforce/everythings-called-ai-now): The label problem — what actually is AI versus marketing, the three buckets (plain rules, pattern-learners, and the genuinely new wave like ChatGPT), and a one-question gut-check before you buy anything "AI-powered": "What does it actually do that it couldn't do before?" ## Contact - Email: hello@upeo.ai - WhatsApp / phone: +254 116 888 777 - Based in Nairobi, Kenya; serving clients there and on other continents.