About
Alex Gordon holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in mechanical and biomedical engineering. He previously worked as a structural engineer on automotive projects and led applied research initiatives at SickKids, advancing projects through clinical trials before joining Revolve Surgical as COO.
Founder at Revolve SurgicalYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Revolve Surgical's investors below.
Revolve Surgical's investors · 1
Co-founders at Revolve Surgical
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Peter FrancisFounder
MK
Matthew KangFounder
Experience
- Baylis Medical TechnologiesR&D Managercurrent2026 — presentToronto, ON
- Revolve SurgicalCo-founder & COOcurrent2025 — present
- Revolve SurgicalCEO, Co-founder2018 — 2025Toronto
- Creative Destruction LabCDL Alumni, 2019-2020 Health Stream2019 — 2020
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenBiomedical Designer2017 — 2020Toronto, Ontario
- University of TorontoEngineering Design TA2017 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
- Multimatic Inc.Structures and Mechanisms Analyst2014 — 2016Markham, Ontario
Skills & more
Research and Development (R&D)ANSYS8Solidworks6Structural AnalysisMechanical Engineering5Finite Element Analysis (FEA)4Medical Device R&D4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Gordon?
- Alex Gordon holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in mechanical and biomedical engineering. He previously worked as a structural engineer on automotive projects and led applied research initiatives at SickKids, advancing projects through clinical trials before joining Revolve Surgical as COO.
- Where does Alex Gordon work?
- Alex Gordon is Founder of Revolve Surgical.
- What companies did Alex Gordon found?
- Alex Gordon founded Revolve Surgical.
- Where did Alex Gordon go to school?
- Alex Gordon studied at University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering); University of Toronto (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Solid Mechanics).
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