Our Story

Hear About Our Story and the Experience We Bring.

For us, the name Upanup sums up our desire to do business with honesty and integrity, and to work with organizations that do the same. That principle is behind everything we do and has been with us from the start, when a meeting in a public library space between co-founders Peter Knapp and Richard Hammond inspired both the start of the company, and our name.

Richard Hammond and Peter Knapp

Our Journey So Far

We opened our first office in Victoria, B.C. in January 2012, and started our evolution from a two-person partnership to a diverse and talented team of designers, developers, strategists, and marketing professionals. We now have offices spanning three different North American time zones, and take great pride in working with hundreds of local governments and utilities across Canada and the United States. We're still a proudly independent company that stays true to our bootstrapped history.

Our years of experience in providing digital solutions has translated into exceptionally high-quality work. As an established industry leader, we enjoy working with leading organizations and offering our expertise in digital website solutions that prioritize user experience, accessibility, and responsiveness. Our clients love the solutions and services we provide, and they tell us how refreshing it is that we always do what we say we're going to do.

Building a team and a culture that shares and reflects our values has been essential to our success, and as our team grows, so do our ambitions. We are constantly looking for new opportunities to do work that has a positive impact, both within our communities and on a global scale. Today, we continue to deliver solutions that help clients reach their goals and products that help people, but we are not ones to rest on our successes. We believe in continuous improvement, and we put our analytical, creative, and technical skills to work each day to make it happen.

Get to know the talented designers, developers, content experts, and marketing strategists that make up Upanup.

Meet our team

Upanup team wearing matching black sweaters.
Part of the Upanup team standing outside and smiling.

Our five core values keep us on track and delivering the best possible solutions. We refer back to these values for every project we do, and ensure they are the foundation for each project to be a success. These values are quality, integrity, efficiency, progress and friendliness. Read more about our values.

We’re proud that the custom solutions we build have won over 80 awards (and counting!) in international creative competitions.

See our awards