The story
Anand has spent more than seven years building technology products and the businesses around them, across AI, blockchain, B2B SaaS, consumer platforms, gaming and healthtech, in India, Canada and the Middle East.
He started in healthtech, digitising health records and hospital operations for 50+ facilities. He went on to found HECOD Blockchain Inc. in Vancouver, building digital identity, document verification and blockchain-as-a-service products that reached 2M+ users and USD 4.2M in peak annual revenue. As AI moved into every product, he led HECOD's AI portfolio, including HE VALUSHI, an evaluation and governance platform for LLM applications, agentic AI and robotics.
In parallel, he founded Glazer Labs, a consumer gaming and engagement company, launching THRYL to 450,000+ users in 60 days and closing 100+ brand partnerships across India and the Middle East.
Today he works as an AI product manager on a B2B SaaS platform, owning activation, conversion and retention, and leads VEXLARI Digital, bringing the same systems thinking to businesses in Surat and beyond.
"Technology should solve a problem, save time, reduce cost, improve a decision or create measurable business value. It shouldn't exist just because it's possible."