Where does Emir Sahmanovic work?

Emir Sahmanovic is Founder of Forge.

What companies has Emir Sahmanovic invested in?

Investments tracked here include Conduit, Orbital Operations.

Where did Emir Sahmanovic go to school?

Emir Sahmanovic studied at Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator (W24).

Emir Sahmanovic

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Founder at Forge

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedForge · YC

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About

Emir Sahmanovic is co-founder and CEO of Forge. He previously worked as a lead engineer at Blue Origin and Stoke Space, where he contributed to rocket engine design and testing.

Founder at Forge YC W24

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Emir went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Forge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Forge's investors · 6

Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Bitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Boston Seed CapitalBoston FoundamentalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Forge

Haris SahmanovicFounder

Dennis FongFounder

George NgFounder

Kun GaoFounder

Experience

ForgeCo-founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Stoke SpacePropulsion Engineer2021 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
BLUE ORIGINPropulsion Engineer, Turbomachinery2019 — 2021Greater Seattle Area
L3Harris TechnologiesMechanical Engineer2017 — 2019Herndon, VA
Hyperloop at Virginia TechLead Mechanical Engineer2016 — 2017Blacksburg, VA
Virginia TechNASA Langley Research Center/ CRASH Lab – Undergraduate Researcher2016
Virginia TechCenter for Turbomachinery and Propulsion Research – Undergraduate Researcher2015
GE Energy ManagementEngineering Intern2015Plainville, CT

Skills & more

SolidWorks2Matlab3AutoCAD3LabVIEW2ANSYS1C++1Siemens NX1PTC CreoPythonAutodesk Inventor1Finite Element Analysis3

Languages English

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Investor

Conduit Orbital Operations

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emir Sahmanovic?: Emir Sahmanovic is co-founder and CEO of Forge. He previously worked as a lead engineer at Blue Origin and Stoke Space, where he contributed to rocket engine design and testing.
Where does Emir Sahmanovic work?: Emir Sahmanovic is Founder of Forge.
What companies did Emir Sahmanovic found?: Emir Sahmanovic founded Forge.
What companies has Emir Sahmanovic invested in?: Investments tracked here include Conduit, Orbital Operations.
Where did Emir Sahmanovic go to school?: Emir Sahmanovic studied at Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator (W24).