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Hestus, Inc. (YC S24) — An AI-powered CAD software

Hestus is AI-powered CAD software that speeds up hardware development. While engineers are typically quick at coming up with initial design concepts, they are bogged down getting from idea to the final design due to countless tedious and repetitive tasks.

Hestus, Inc. is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2024 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: An AI-powered CAD software. The founders listed are Sohrab Haghighat (Founder/CEO), Kevin Chu (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, July 29, 2024).

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Hestus, Inc.

New accelerator entry · 2024-07-29 · the record

Summer 2024
batch
3
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchSummer 2024
Announced2024-07-29
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size3
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttps://www.hestus.co
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Hestus is AI-powered CAD software that speeds up hardware development. While engineers are typically quick at coming up with initial design concepts, they are bogged down getting from idea to the final design due to countless tedious and repetitive tasks. We are building CAD software that automates these mundane tasks and speeds up the design execution process, while letting engineers spend more time on the creative part of the design process.

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