About
Sandra Lifshits held product roles at e-commerce startups before founding Retrofit. She holds an MBA from Stanford and an undergraduate degree from Brown University.
Founder, CEO at RetrofitYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Sandra went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sandra can intro founders to Retrofit's investors below.
Retrofit's investors · 1
Experience
- Pabst Brewing CompanyBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- Pabst Brewing CompanyGrowth, Strategy & Innovationcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Retrofit (YC W25)Founder & CEO2024 — 2026New York, NY
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2022 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Zola.comGroup Product Manager2022New York, New York, United States
- Zola.comSenior Product Manager2021 — 2022New York, United States
- Zola.comProduct Manager2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- BookBubProduct Manager2017 — 2020Greater Boston Area
- Sard Verbinnen & CoPublic Relations Intern2016Greater New York City Area
- ViacomIntegrated Marketing Intern2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Microsoft Office4Camera4SQLLooker (Software)Leadership7Writing5Social Media6Problem SolvingJournalism2Public Relations1
Languages English · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sandra Lifshits?
- Sandra Lifshits held product roles at e-commerce startups before founding Retrofit. She holds an MBA from Stanford and an undergraduate degree from Brown University.
- Where does Sandra Lifshits work?
- Sandra Lifshits is Founder, CEO of Retrofit.
- What companies did Sandra Lifshits found?
- Sandra Lifshits founded Retrofit.
- Where did Sandra Lifshits go to school?
- Sandra Lifshits studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Brown University (Bachelor's degree, History).
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