Nairobi 2026

We build the code and craft the story.

MERQ.node is a tech and media studio software, brand, and film under one roof. Two signals, one frequency.

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What we do

Two disciplines, one build process

Every engagement moves through the same studio engineering and storytelling, working from the same brief.

TECH

Product & Web Engineering

Full-stack apps, e-commerce, M-Pesa & SMS integrations, built for Kenyan infrastructure from day one.

MEDIA

Brand & Content Production

Identity systems, video, and campaign content that carries a company's voice across every channel.

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Digital Experiences

Interactive sites and tools where the engineering and the story are built as one product, not two handoffs.

Recent work

Selected projects

3FTERS.CO.KE
Tech · Marketplace

3FTERS

Thrift clothing marketplace with M-Pesa checkout and SMS order updates.
NICHOLAS.PORTFOLIO
Tech · Portfolio

Portfolio

Personal developer portfolio with a filterable project grid and glass-card pricing tables.
AI ENGINEER
Media · Portfolio

Matrix-Rain Developer Portfolio

Animated portfolio for an AI engineer — live code-rain canvas, typewriter hero, terminal-style UI.
PORTFOLIO FILMS
Media · Brand

Creative Director Reel

Cinematic brand portfolio and identity system for a creative director client.
PORTFOLIO FILMS
Media · Brand

Creative Director Reel

Cinematic brand portfolio and identity system for a creative director client.
AI ENGINEER
Media · Portfolio

Matrix-Rain Developer Portfolio

Animated portfolio for an AI engineer — live code-rain canvas, typewriter hero, terminal-style UI.
3FTERS.CO.KE
Tech · Marketplace

3FTERS

Thrift clothing marketplace with M-Pesa checkout and SMS order updates.
NICHOLAS.PORTFOLIO
Tech · Portfolio

Portfolio

Personal developer portfolio with a filterable project grid and glass-card pricing tables.
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Why MERQ.node

Built Kenya-first, not Kenya-adapted

We design for the payment rails, networks, and languages our clients' customers actually use M-Pesa, Africa's Talking SMS, and Swahili localization are default, not an afterthought.

A three-person studio means direct access to whoever's building your product no account managers between you and the work.

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M-Pesa native

STK push, Till & Paybill integrations shipped in production.

Proof of execution

Trusted by innovators

Here is how our dual engineering and storytelling process delivers tangible results for local brands.

"MERQ.node managed our entire launch. The custom marketplace platform handles M-Pesa automated drop-offs effortlessly, and the accompanying media campaign doubled our projected vendor sign-ups in month one."

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Nicholas Murithi
3FTERS, Co-Founder

"Finding a team that can build low-latency edge AI software while simultaneously articulating our technical value proposition to non-tech investors through video was a game changer for our funding round."

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Amina Mohamed
RESQU, Lead Engineer

"Most agencies specialize in code or content, not both. MERQ.node treated our visual identity and digital portfolio architecture as a single unified product. The execution was flawless."

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Chris Omondi
Independent Filmmaker

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