Anand standing on a table with his MacBook in his hand at an office
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About

Anand Chowdhary is a technology entrepreneur, engineer, and designer.

Anand Chowdhary is an engineer, designer, and entrepreneur from New Delhi, India. He lives in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with his wife Sukriti Kapoor(external link). He is the co-founder, CTO, and CPO of AI sales platform FirstQuadrant(external link).

As an engineer, he's focused on web standards and the JavaScript ecosystem. As a designer, he specializes in user interfaces, branding, and design systems. And as a serial entrepreneur, he's built, scaled, and advised several technology-focused startups around the world.

He is also an open source contributor, awarded by GitHub as a GitHub Star (2021–2023), and was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 (Asia 2018) and in Het Financieele Dagblad's list of most-innovative entrepreneurs and professionals in the Netherlands.

He also makes angel investments through Chowdhary.co(external link) and does non-profit work through Chowdhary.org(external link).

From time to time, he speaks at events and writes articles about entrepreneurship and technology. He has been featured in publications like TechCrunch, Forbes, The Next Web, Hindustan Times, and CSS Tricks(external link).

Startups

  • FirstQuadrant(external link), co-founder, CTO, CPO, 2023–present

    AI sales platform for inbound, outbound, and nurturing sales

  • Pabio, co-founder & CTO, 2020–2023

    Rent-to-own furniture in Europe with personalized interior design

  • Oswald Labs, co-founder & CEO, 2016–2020

    Accessibility technology for the next billion Internet users

  • Melangebox, co-founder & CTO, 2017–2020

    Sustainable, high-quality, and affordable fashion for India

  • Class Rebels, co-founder & CEO, 2014–2016

    Collaborative e-learning platform for CBSE K-12

  • PickQuick, co-founder & CTO, 2012–2013

    Buy, sell, or swap university books safely online and on campus