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Emir Sahmanovic

Founder

Founder at Forge

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedForge · YC

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89 people in our graph share verified history with Emir — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Santo PolitiunlockedEmir: together at Stoke Space (2021–2023)
×3Emir: together at Virginia Tech
×7Emir: together at Stoke Space
Emir: together at GE Energy Management

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

YC

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

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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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In turn, Emir can intro founders to Forge's investors below.

Forge's investors · 2

Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Forge

HSHaris Sahmanovic
Haris SahmanovicFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

SolidWorks2Matlab3AutoCAD3LabVIEW2ANSYS1C++1Siemens NX1PTC CreoPythonAutodesk Inventor1Finite Element Analysis3

Languages English

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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.
Where did Emir Sahmanovic go to school?
Emir Sahmanovic studied at Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator (W24).

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