About
Paul Schneider is co-founder and CTO at Fort. He previously worked on millimeter-wave radar and electrical fire detection at Tesla, where he also led systems design and autonomy architecture for the Semi and Robotaxi programs.
Founder at FortYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Paul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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, Paul can intro founders to Fort's investors below.
Fort's investors · 2
Co-founders at Fort
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Miranda NoverFounder
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Zac VallesFounder
Experience
- FortCTO, Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TeslaSenior System Integration Engineer2020 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- UC Riverside FSAEHardware & Software Lead2017 — 2020Riverside, CA
- RivianElectrical Engineering Intern2019San Jose, CA
Skills & more
Shipping
From Paul's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Schneider?
- Paul Schneider is co-founder and CTO at Fort. He previously worked on millimeter-wave radar and electrical fire detection at Tesla, where he also led systems design and autonomy architecture for the Semi and Robotaxi programs.
- Where does Paul Schneider work?
- Paul Schneider is Founder of Fort.
- What companies did Paul Schneider found?
- Paul Schneider founded Fort.
- Where did Paul Schneider go to school?
- Paul Schneider studied at University of California, Riverside (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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