Alexander Bell
FounderFounder and CEO at SensorSurf
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSensorSurf · YC
About
Alexander Bell previously founded SensorSurf (Y Combinator W23), which provided data collection software for robotics applications in industrial environments. He now develops ThunderPhone, an AI-powered business call automation platform.
Founder and CEO at SensorSurfYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Alexander went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran SensorSurf's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alexander can intro founders to SensorSurf's investors below.
SensorSurf's investors · 1
Co-founders at SensorSurf
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Noah EpsteinFounder
Experience
- ThunderPhoneCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — present
- SensorSurf (YC W23)Founder & CEO2023 — 2024
- Sea Machines RoboticsMachine Learning Engineer2022
- Expedia GroupMachine Learning Engineer2020 — 2022
- UberSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020
Skills & more
C++Machine LearningComputer Vision
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alexander Bell?
- Alexander Bell previously founded SensorSurf (Y Combinator W23), which provided data collection software for robotics applications in industrial environments. He now develops ThunderPhone, an AI-powered business call automation platform.
- Where does Alexander Bell work?
- Alexander Bell is Founder and CEO of SensorSurf.
- What companies did Alexander Bell found?
- Alexander Bell founded SensorSurf.
- Where did Alexander Bell go to school?
- Alexander Bell studied at Y Combinator (W23); University of Colorado Boulder (M.S., Computer Science); The Ohio State University (B.S. Computer Science & Engineering).
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