Where does Alex Sands work?

Alex Sands is Founder of Plasticity.

Where did Alex Sands go to school?

Alex Sands studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science & Bachelor of Science in Economics); Y Combinator (YCAI); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Alex Sands

Founder

Founder at Plasticity

United States

FoundedPlasticity · YC

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Lee JacobsunlockedAlex: together at Truemed (2025–2026)

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About

Alex Sands is co-founder of Plasticity, a natural language understanding software company. Previously held product and engineering roles at Apple, Google Nest, and Comcast.

Founder at Plasticity YC S17

Intro paths

Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Plasticity's investors · 4

Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2018 U.S. Air Forcesince 2018 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Plasticity

Ajay PatelFounder

Experience

TruemedVice President of Product Managementcurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
TruemedGM, Truemed Health2025 — 2026Austin, Texas, United States
PlasticityCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer2016 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
AppleEngineering Product Manager2016Cupertino
ComcastStrategic Development Intern2015Philadelphia, PA
GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2014

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship32Web Development19Web Design11Marketing21Digital Media4E-commerce9Social Media Marketing6SEO5Web 2.04Microsoft Office3Java4Python4

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Who is Alex Sands?: Alex Sands is co-founder of Plasticity, a natural language understanding software company. Previously held product and engineering roles at Apple, Google Nest, and Comcast.
Where does Alex Sands work?: Alex Sands is Founder of Plasticity.
What companies did Alex Sands found?: Alex Sands founded Plasticity.
Where did Alex Sands go to school?: Alex Sands studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science & Bachelor of Science in Economics); Y Combinator (YCAI); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

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Founder at PlasticityYC S17

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