Ben Sand
FounderFounder at Strong Compute · Founder/Co-CEO at Meta
United States
FoundedMeta · YCStrong Compute · YC
About
Ben Sand is a co-founder of Meta, which was part of Y Combinator's S13 batch. He is currently focused on cloud infrastructure and AI development through Strong Compute.
Founder at Strong ComputeYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Strong Compute's investors below.
Strong Compute's investors · 6
Founder/Co-CEO at MetaYC S13
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Meta's investors below.
Meta's investors · 2
Co-founders at Meta
MG
Meron GribetzFounder/CEO
RL
Raymond LoFounder/CTO
Experience
- Strong ComputeFoundercurrent2020 — present
- University of Technology SydneyHonorary Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering & ITcurrent2017 — presentSydney, Australia
- High Growth Venture AdvisoryBuilding and Coaching Technology Teamscurrent2015 — presentGlobal
- Western Sydney UniversityEntrepreneur In Residence2018 — 2019Sydney, Australia
- TelstraEntrepreneur in Residence / General Manager2016 — 2017Sydney, Australia
- MetaCo-CEO, co-founder2013 — 2015Silicon Valley
- BrainworthFounder & CEO2010 — 2013
Skills & more
Capital Raising1Business Coaching2Recruiting1Product ManagementVenture CapitalVenture FinancingEarly-stage StartupsStrategy2Product Development6KeynoteSalesExtreme Programming
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User Experience (UX)Agile MethodologiesConsultingDesign ThinkingFrom Ben's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Sand?
- Ben Sand is a co-founder of Meta, which was part of Y Combinator's S13 batch. He is currently focused on cloud infrastructure and AI development through Strong Compute.
- Where does Ben Sand work?
- Ben Sand is Founder/Co-CEO of Meta and Founder at Strong Compute.
- What companies did Ben Sand found?
- Ben Sand founded Meta, Strong Compute.
- Where did Ben Sand go to school?
- Ben Sand studied at Y Combinator (W22 - Strong Compute - High Performance Compute for AI/ML training); Y Combinator (S13 - Meta, Augmented reality hardware driven by real time AI - SLAM); University of Sydney (Computer Science - 3.5 years completed.).
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University of Sydney mafia35
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Strong Compute mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Technology Sydney22
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Matthew KoertgeManaging Director at Titanium VenturesSteve SchmidtGeneral Partner at Titanium VenturesMarcus BartramGeneral Partner at Titanium VenturesPhil MorlePartner at Main Sequence VenturesSol TrujilloManaging Partner at L'ATTITUDE VenturesLorenzo ManesHead of Operations at Rialto Ventures
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