Anand Upender

Building Towards a More Vibrant & Curious World.

Remote Company, San Francisco, California 94016, United States

https://www.anandupender.com

Anand Upender Overview

Number of Employees: Under 49

Minimal Budget: Inquire

Average Hourly Rate: Inquire

Year Founded: 2016

Anand merges reflective design with hands-on interaction, prototyping websites, apps, and culinary experiences that foster human connection. Drawing on roles at TED (Healthy Internet Project), IDEO CoLab, Facebook (first Design Engineering intern), Urgent.Agency (Copenhagen), and Stanfords d.school, he builds live prototypes and dynamic systems that go beyond visual polish to solve real interaction and emotional challenges. He embraces a holistic methodologywhere design, code, storytelling, and food intersect to shape community-driven experiences.

Anands creative output spans interactive web experiences (notably his cursor-tracking, physics-driven personal site), immersive food pop-ups focused on South Asian heritage, and community events like York Street Cafe and Just Some Folks. Featured by DesignRush for his portfolios experimental micro-interactions and by Homegrown for his community-based culinary playground, his work fosters belonging and delight through experiential design.