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About
Zac Valles is Chief Product Officer at Fort. Previously he was a senior engineer at Tesla, where he led body and powertrain subsystems for Cybercab and Cybertruck production programs. He also worked on propulsion and Starlink systems at SpaceX.
Founder at FortYC W26
Intro paths
Zac 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, Zac can intro founders to Fort's investors below.
Fort's investors · 11
Co-founders at Fort
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zac Valles?
- Zac Valles is Chief Product Officer at Fort. Previously he was a senior engineer at Tesla, where he led body and powertrain subsystems for Cybercab and Cybertruck production programs. He also worked on propulsion and Starlink systems at SpaceX.
- Where does Zac Valles work?
- Zac Valles is Founder of Fort.
- What companies did Zac Valles found?
- Zac Valles founded Fort.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of Michigan mafia477
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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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