Where does Miranda Nover work?

Miranda Nover is Founder of Fort.

Where did Miranda Nover go to school?

Miranda Nover studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Mechanical Engineering); Stanford Online High School (High School Diploma, High School).

Miranda Nover

Founder

Founder at Fort

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFort · YC

About

Miranda Nover is the founder and CEO of Fort. She previously worked as a product design engineer at Tesla, focusing on battery cell development. She holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Founder at Fort YC W26

Intro paths

Miranda went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Fort's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Miranda can intro founders to Fort's investors below.

Fort's investors · 2

XSLA VenturesSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Fort

Paul SchneiderFounder

Zac VallesFounder

Experience

Fort (YC W26)CEO, Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
FuseSpecial Projects2024San Francisco Bay Area
TeslaMechanical Design Engineer2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
TeslaMechanical Design Intern2021San Diego, California, United States
Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Associate at AiPEX Lab2021
HoneywellBusiness Systems Analyst Intern2021Datacenter and Networking Tower

Skills & more

Go-to-Market Strategy4Operations1Market AnalysisProduct DevelopmentQuantitative AnalyticsDesign of Experiments (DOE)Product SpecificationRenewable EnergyProject ReportingSustainable DevelopmentEntrepreneurship2Rapid Prototyping1

+12 more

Mechanical Product DesignProduct DesignBattery DesignAnalytical SkillsPublic SpeakingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeSOLIDWORKSPython (Programming Language)ANSYSAdobe Creative SuiteMATLAB

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Miranda Nover?: Miranda Nover is the founder and CEO of Fort. She previously worked as a product design engineer at Tesla, focusing on battery cell development. She holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Where does Miranda Nover work?: Miranda Nover is Founder of Fort.
What companies did Miranda Nover found?: Miranda Nover founded Fort.
Where did Miranda Nover go to school?: Miranda Nover studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Mechanical Engineering); Stanford Online High School (High School Diploma, High School).