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ProvenMetal launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

Fast-turn, American made PCBs

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
Industrials
Team size
4
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA

Founders

provenmetal.com ↗

See their funding details ↗

ProvenMetal on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: ProvenMetal manufactures the fastest circuit boards in the United States. Domestic circuit board manufacturing is slow and expensive, and while reshoring is happening, the supply chain isn't there yet. We automate the bottlenecks - part procurement, DFM review, and assembly - delivering circuit boards in days instead of weeks. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Fast-turn PCB assembly and test in the US. ProvenMetal manages sourcing and qualified domestic or overseas fabrication, with fully domestic builds available when required." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Johnny Doyle, Founder/CEO: Co-Founder & CEO at ProvenMetal (YC S26). Previously shipped IoT building management systems. Dropped out of Engineering with Management @ Trinity College (source)
  • Will Carkner, Founder/CTO: Co-Founder at ProvenMetal (YC S26). Previously Electrical Engineer at Lumindt working on hydrogen battery systems, studied Electrical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, and researched metagenomics at ICL. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)
  2. 2026-08-06: "Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks" posted to Hacker News by willcarkner, 237 points and 156 comments. (source)

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Where else to launch ProvenMetal

  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • BetaList ↗
    Self-promotion allowedPaid
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • CoFoundersLab ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Invincible Product Hunters (Global) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Telegram channel readers; URL-first, attention-light
  • Launching Next ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree, with paid options
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • LaunchPedia ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • MicroLaunch ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree, with paid options
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories

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