Emir Sahmanovic

Emir Sahmanovic is the co-founder and CEO of Forge, a B2B supply chain technology startup based in New York. Founded in 2023, the company operates with a three-person team and participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2024 batch to automate duty drawback processes for imported goods. Prior to launching his own venture, Sahmanovic worked as a lead engineer at Blue Origin, where he focused on designing, building, and testing advanced rocket propulsion systems. He also held a key engineering role at Stoke Space, contributing to a small technical team that achieved the aerospace industry's fastest recorded development timeline from initial seed funding to a rocket engine hot fire test. Sahmanovic's current focus centers on leveraging his aerospace engineering background to scale early-stage B2B logistics software and streamline complex tariff recovery operations for global importers.