Matthew Dempsey

Matthew Dempsey is the Director of Product at Nested. Prior to joining Nested, Matthew was a Co-founder, Designer & Product Lead at Togethera & Upshot from June 2013 to December 2016.

At Togethera, Matthew collaborated closely with their co-founder on business and product strategy. Matthew conducted product research and user interviews, wireframed, prototyped, copy wrote and tested ideas with users. Matthew also designed polished user interfaces and interactions for iOS, Android and web. In addition, they worked closely with the engineering team to plan the implementation and spec engineering work, ran engineering sprints, handled QA and product launches.

When Togethera shut down, Matthew helped launch Upshot. Upshot was aimed at party-going students and allowed groups to switch live-streaming on whenever together and closed the app. All the photos taken with your normal camera app were automatically synced with the group in the background. The Apple Editorial Team featured Upshot under 'Editor's choice' globally at launch; however, live-streaming your camera roll proved a little too 'risky' for users and the company shut down in 2016.

At Nested, Matthew is responsible for overseeing all aspects of product development from conception to launch. Matthew works closely with the engineering team to ensure that products are delivered on time and meet high standards of quality. In addition, they manage a team of product designers and is responsible for ensuring that products are intuitive and easy to use.

Matthew Dempsey has a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Portsmouth and a Foundation degree in Art & Design from Ravensbourne University London. Matthew also attended St Olaves Grammar School.

Matthew Dempsey reports to Matt Robinson, CEO. They are on a team with Benjamyn Bailey - Head of Brand, James Turford - COO & Co-Founder, and William Thomas - Head of Design.