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.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
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
1239 Broadway, New York, NY, United States
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Business model
subscription SaaS
Funding
People & investors
Work & culture
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.
Product & market
Pricing
Subscription-based software / enterprise SaaS
Differentiators
- —Single source of truth for design, procurement, and manufacturing
- —Version-controlled, multi-layer ECAD workspace
- —AI datasheet parser and engineering copilot
- —Real-time collaboration with unlimited viewers
- —Automated harness drawings, pin tables, and BOM generation
- —Electrical and project rule checks
- —Bidirectional CAD integrations and sync across fidelity levels
- —ITAR and CUI-compliant deployments with GovCloud / customer-cloud options
Technology
React
TypeScript
Python
Next.js
AWS EC2
LangChain
Customers
aerospace
defense
robotics
satellites
rockets
nuclear reactors
power systems
aircraft
marine robots
supersonic engines
Competitors
PowerPoint
Excel
Visio
draw.io
Lucidchart
legacy ECAD tools
Scale & contact
Estimated monthly visits
188
Latest news
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.
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