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Grapevine

AcquiredTechstars '16

Cambridge, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 6 known investors

Influencer marketing platform connecting brands with social content creators for performance-measured, whitelisted paid social campaigns.

Also known as Grapevine · Grapevine Logic

Founders & leadership

Grapevine was founded in 2014 by Brendan Lattrell.

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Brendan LattrellFounder

Board

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David BalterBoard director

Investors · 6

Also in the syndicate · 2

Peak XVScrewvala family office

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$5.7M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2014–2026

$385KraisedDec 2015 · 5 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Brendan LattrellExecutive Officer, Director
  • David BalterDirector
Offering amount
$800K
Amount sold
$385K
First sale
Dec 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2014
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$1.2MraisedFeb 2015 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Brendan LattrellExecutive Officer, Director
  • David BalterDirector
Offering amount
$1.2M
Amount sold
$1.2M
First sale
Jan 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2011
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$50KraisedJul 2014 · 2 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Brendan LattrellExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$1M
Amount sold
$50K
Minimum investment
$25K
First sale
Jun 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Massachusetts, 2011
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Grapevine (grapevinelogic.com), also referred to as Grapevine Logic and Grapevine.AI, is an influencer marketing company that connects advertisers with social media content creators to produce promotional content at scale. Advertisers use Grapevine's workflow management software together with proprietary tracking and analytics to measure direct response and conversion rates from content distributed on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. As of 2019 the company described a network of more than 170,000 creators generating over 7 billion monthly views.

In October 2019, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ideanomics Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEX), the company launched Grapevine Village, an end-to-end global e-commerce marketplace intended to convert brand–creator relationships into product sales. The marketplace launched with a network of nano-influencers, defined as creators with fewer than 10,000 followers, and used revenue-share attribution to link sales to creator content.

More recently the company has been described as a creator-powered performance content network built for paid social, working with a curated roster of more than 700 performance-focused creators, managing pre- and post-production and optimization in-house, and distributing advertorial-style creator content through whitelisted paid social channels. Reported brand work includes WeightWatchers, Keeps, Prose and Fabletics. In February 2026, New Engen announced its acquisition of the company.

Business model

Grapevine operates a technology-plus-services model: it maintains a network of social content creators and provides advertisers with workflow management software, tracking and analytics used to measure direct response and conversion from promotional content. In its later positioning it handles pre- and post-production, optimization and distribution of creator content in-house, running whitelisted paid social campaigns on behalf of brands. The Grapevine Village marketplace launched in 2019 used a revenue-share model for goods sold through influencers, with the company promoting low fees on those sales.

Advertiser spending on influencer campaigns and platform/software usage, with reported platform costs and commissions on campaigns; the Grapevine Village marketplace applied fees on goods sold through influencers under a revenue-share structure.

Traction

As of the October 2019 Grapevine Village launch, the company reported a network of more than 170,000 creators generating over 7 billion monthly views. By the February 2026 acquisition announcement it was described as working with a curated roster of more than 700 performance-focused creators and brands including WeightWatchers, Keeps, Prose and Fabletics.

Latest developments

In February 2026, New Engen announced it was acquiring Grapevine to expand its creator-led paid social capabilities, citing Grapevine's roster of more than 700 performance creators, full-service production and whitelisted paid social distribution expertise. Financial terms were not disclosed. Grapevine CEO and co-founder Caroline Levere said the transaction gives the company additional scale and infrastructure while it continues to focus on creator-led performance.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Grapevine has described itself as a leading end-to-end influencer marketing platform. A third-party review characterized it as a mid-range performer in its category, competing with affiliate and influencer marketing platforms such as ClickBank, ShareASale, CJ, Impact and Flexoffers. The company's 2026 acquirer positioned it as an asset in the shift of paid social budgets toward creator-led and whitelisted content.

Grapevine has positioned itself around measurable performance rather than brand-awareness placements: proprietary tracking and analytics for direct response and conversion measurement, revenue-share attribution in its e-commerce marketplace, and whitelisted paid social distribution that allows brands to run creator-authored content beyond brand-handle-only campaigns. Its later roster was described as curated and performance-focused rather than large-scale, combined with in-house production and optimization. A third-party review noted weaknesses including limited search functionality and influencers with fraudulent audiences.

Technology

Grapevine provides workflow management software for running influencer campaigns plus proprietary tracking and analytics that measure direct response and conversion rates from promotional content on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. The Grapevine Village marketplace added revenue-share-based attribution linking influencer content to product sales.

Go-to-market

The company sells to advertisers, brands and agencies directly, supported by a creator network it recruits and curates. Its later model emphasizes servicing direct-to-consumer and performance-oriented brands with end-to-end creator content production and paid social activation; shared client relationships with New Engen (arrae and Rugiet) preceded the 2026 acquisition.

Advertisers, agencies and direct-to-consumer brands seeking creator-produced promotional content and paid social distribution; reported brand clients include WeightWatchers, Keeps, Prose, Fabletics, arrae and Rugiet. On the supply side, the platform serves social media content creators, including nano-influencers with followings under 10,000.

Geography

Announcements have been datelined Boston and, for the acquiring party New Engen, Seattle. The Grapevine Village marketplace was presented as a global, cross-border e-commerce offering. Parent company Ideanomics was headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing.

History

The company was operating as Grapevine Logic and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ideanomics Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEX), under which it launched the Grapevine Village e-commerce marketplace in October 2019 with Kristen Standish as CEO. It later positioned itself as Grapevine / Grapevine.AI, a creator-powered performance content network led by CEO and co-founder Caroline Levere. In February 2026, New Engen announced it was acquiring Grapevine, which joined New Engen's creator ecosystem alongside Donut Studios and New Engen Influencer; financial terms were not disclosed.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Creators in networkOct 2019170,000 creators
Monthly views generated by creator networkOct 20197,000,000,000 views per month
Performance-focused creators on rosterFeb 2026700 creators

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Feb 2026
New Engen acquires Grapevine

Digital marketing firm New Engen announced the acquisition of Grapevine, a creator-powered performance content network specializing in whitelisted paid social distribution. Financial terms were not disclosed. Grapevine joins New Engen's creator ecosystem alongside Donut Studios and New Engen Influencer.

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Oct 2019
Grapevine Logic launches Grapevine Village e-commerce marketplace

Grapevine Logic, then a wholly owned subsidiary of Ideanomics Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEX), launched Grapevine Village (gv-village.com), an end-to-end global e-commerce marketplace connecting direct-to-consumer brands with nano-influencers (social followings under 10,000) on a revenue-share attribution model.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
GrapevineDelaware

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Grapevine do?
Influencer marketing platform connecting brands with social content creators for performance-measured, whitelisted paid social campaigns.
Who founded Grapevine?
Grapevine was founded by Brendan Lattrell in 2014.
Who are Grapevine's investors?
Grapevine's investors include Bantam Group, Kae Capital, Techstars, Atlas Venture.
How much funding has Grapevine raised?
Grapevine has disclosed $5.7M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Grapevine headquartered?
Grapevine is headquartered in Cambridge, US.