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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.
CTO at FortYC W26
Intro paths
Paul 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, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Fort's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Paul can intro founders to Fort's investors below.
Fort's investors · 11
Co-founders at Fort
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 CTO of Fort.
- What companies did Paul Schneider found?
- Paul Schneider founded Fort.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Tesla mafia188
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University of California, Riverside mafia42
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Rivian mafia16
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