Upendra Shardanand
InvestorManaging Partner at Alpha Edison
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About
Upendra Shardanand is an entrepreneur who has founded multiple startups and incubators. He co-founded Firefly Network (an MIT Media Lab spinoff acquired by Microsoft), The Accelerator Group, and Daylife (acquired by Squarespace), and previously held roles as Director of Technology at Time Warner, CEO-in-residence at Samsung Next, and a consultant for Meta working on AR/VR strategy. He is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
Colleagues at Alpha Edison
Angela Jones
Partner at Alpha Edison
Britt Danneman
Principal at Alpha Edison
Fen Zhao
Chief Financial Officer at Alpha Edison
Fen Zhao, PhD
Principal at Alpha Edison
Jami Hunt
Managing Partner at Alpha Edison
Mukesh K. Parekh
General Partner at Alpha Edison
Nate Redmond
Partner at Alpha Edison
Nick Grouf
Partner at Alpha Edison
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Upendra Shardanand?
- Upendra Shardanand is an entrepreneur who has founded multiple startups and incubators. He co-founded Firefly Network (an MIT Media Lab spinoff acquired by Microsoft), The Accelerator Group, and Daylife (acquired by Squarespace), and previously held roles as Director of Technology at Time Warner, CEO-in-residence at Samsung Next, and a consultant for Meta working on AR/VR strategy. He is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
- Where does Upendra Shardanand work?
- Upendra Shardanand is Managing Partner at Alpha Edison.





