Artifact Blog · Mar 2026
Product update introducing an 'Update from Library' button in the Properties Pane to highlight differences between diagram data and library definitions.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Artifact is a New York-based, Y Combinator W25 hardware software startup building a collaborative, AI-native ECAD / IDE for electrical system design, harness documentation, and traceable hardware workflows.
Primary product
Collaborative ECAD / hardware IDE for electrical system design and harness documentation
Founded
2025
Headquarters
1239 Broadway, New York, NY, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Engineering Services
Sub-industry
Electrical system design software (ECAD) for hardware teams
Offices
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Business model
Rigorous, deliberate, system-aware, high-context, and fast-paced; strongly customer-driven.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
Public YC job posts list roughly $120k-$170k base pay with 0.30%-1.20% equity for Senior Software Engineer and Forward-Deployed Software Engineer roles, and $95k-$140k base pay with 0.10%-0.70% equity for Software Engineer roles. No explicit benefits package is publicly listed.
Pricing
Subscription-based software / enterprise SaaS
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated monthly visits
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Artifact Blog · Mar 2026
Product update introducing an 'Update from Library' button in the Properties Pane to highlight differences between diagram data and library definitions.
Artifact Blog · Oct 2025
Essay on how a 1993 defense-industry meeting shaped incentives and tooling choices in engineering software.
Artifact Blog · Aug 2025
Discussion of schedules as risk-management tools rather than precise predictions, reflecting Artifact's engineering philosophy.
Artifact Blog · Aug 2025
Artifact announced a $3.5M seed round led by Floodgate with participation from Boost VC, Y Combinator, Rock Yard Ventures, 468 Capital, Moonfire Ventures, and others.
LinkedIn · Jul 2025
Launch announcement for Artifact's hardware IDE, emphasizing integrated design, procurement, and manufacturing workflows.