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

What they're building

Firmware simulation for AI agents

Batch
Y Combinator Fall 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
4
Based
Waterloo, ON, Canada

Founders

simantic.dev ↗

See their funding details ↗

Simantic on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Simantic is modernizing the embedded firmware industry with hardware simulation developed for the adoption of AI in hardware engineering. Simantic gives both humans and AI the visibility into hardware previously limited by the physical world. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Simantic is the AI-native firmware simulation platform: run, test, and debug embedded firmware on emulated MCUs and peripherals — STM32, ESP32, nRF and more — with AI agents validating every build, no physical hardware in the loop." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Seungmin Hong, Founder/CEO: Founder at Simantic (YC F26). Previously firmware engineer at Tesla, Simbe Robotics, and Rapyuta Robotics. ML at Ericsson. BASc Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo. (source)
  • Ahnaf Shahriar, Founder/CTO: Founder at Simantic (YC F26). Previously Embedded Software Engineer at Neuralink (Implant/Charger) and AI Hardware Engineer at Tesla (Dojo/Autopilot). Computer Engineer from the University of Waterloo. (source)
  • 1 open role listed on its YC jobs page when the profile was read (2026-09-05). (source)

Timeline

  1. 2025: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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Where else to launch Simantic

  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Dev Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • No Code Founders ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

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