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Upen Desai

Upen Desai

Technology evangelist and founder in VFX cloud rendering

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Joined January 2026

Summary

Technology evangelist and entrepreneur in media & entertainment: Upen Desai is presented as a long-time technology leader in the VFX/animation space who has founded studios and is widely described as a technology evangelist in M&E circles. speedgaze+1
Founder and CEO of SpeedGaze: He co-founded SpeedGaze (formerly Baytree Digital) and leads the company’s cloud rendering and cloud services offerings targeted at VFX and animation studios. speedgaze+1
Built production technology and pipelines for studios: At Assemblage and earlier studios he was responsible for setting up technical infrastructure and production pipelines enabling cost-efficient delivery of CGI and animation for feature projects. autodesk+1
Active participant and speaker in industry events: He appears as a speaker and panelist at industry events (e.g., VAM 2023) discussing cloud rendering, supercomputing and the future of Indian VFX. scribd+1

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