Fondo · Feb 2026
Launch recap describing Godela as an AI-native physics engine for engineering, with CAD uploads, experimental data, and natural-language queries.
AI Physics Engine to replace simulations and prototypes
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
YC-backed San Francisco startup building a physics foundation model / AI physics engine that turns simulation, experiment, CAD, and equations into solver-level engineering predictions; public sources disagree slightly on headcount and funding timestamps.
Primary product
AI-powered physics engine / physics foundation model for engineering simulations and design optimization
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Research Services
Sub-industry
AI-powered physics simulation / engineering software
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise pilots
custom annual contracts
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Jul 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Jul 2025 · Y Combinator
Jul 2025
Jan 2025
People & investors
Leadership
CEO, Cofounder
CTO, Co-founder
Azamat Berdyshev
Founding Machine Learning Engineer
Atharva Aalok
Founding Simulation Engineer
Work & culture
Small, mission-driven team with a strong emphasis on autonomy, ownership, speed, and direct impact on product, roadmap, and culture. Messaging repeatedly frames the work as frontier AI for physics and engineering.
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public YC job postings list founding roles at $120K-$180K salary with 0.08%-1.50% equity; at least one ML Systems role explicitly says visa sponsorship is available.
Product & market
Pricing
Pilot / custom enterprise contract pricing; one public report describes a $25,000 annual contract.
Differentiators
- —Physics-constrained models rather than black-box predictions
- —Solver-level accuracy in seconds instead of days
- —Inputs include simulation data, experiments, CAD files, and equations
- —Designed to cover multiple physical domains such as thermals, aerodynamics, electromagnetics, and structures
- —Aims to replace or materially augment traditional simulations and prototypes
Technology
MLOps
Flask
Python
Docker
Kubernetes
Slurm
TensorFlow
CUDA
IAM
OpenFOAM
PyTorch
JAX
FastAPI
AWS
GCP
Customers
engineering teams facing simulation bottlenecks
aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics teams
an unnamed engineering firm reported to have signed a $25,000 annual contract to replace Ansys
Competitors
Ansys
SimScale
PhysicsX
Luminary Cloud
World Labs
BeyondMath
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$220K ARR (GetLatka estimate)
Latest news
CLAI VC · Jul 2025
Announces CLAI's investment and claims Godela signed its first contract to replace Ansys, with discussions at Apple, Amazon, Intel, and ESA.
Scroll.media · Jun 2025
Reports Network VC backed Godela and recaps the founders' backgrounds and the company's physics-engine positioning.
TBPN Digest · Jun 2025
Describes Godela's speed claims, a $25,000 annual contract, and target sectors including aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics.
American Bazaar · Jun 2025
Explains the product as an AI physics engine that turns natural-language queries and physics data into simulation-quality models.
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