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
Co-founders at Forge
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Haris SahmanovicFounder
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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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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