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 ForgeYC W24
Intro paths
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, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Forge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Emir can intro founders to Forge's investors below.
Forge's investors · 2
Co-founders at Forge
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
Education
- Virginia TechBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering2013 — 2017
- Y CombinatorW24
Skills & more
Languages English
From Emir's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
+ 8,661 more
Virginia Tech mafia27
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
+ 20 more
Stoke Space mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Virginia Tech99
+ 93 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Forge2
Also worked at Stoke Space18
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