Iliad · Jul 2026
The homepage currently highlights Aqueduct, a white-box, editable node-based procedural material engine that works with agents like Claude and Codex and is rolling out in early access.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Iliad builds AI-assisted procedural material and texture tools for creative workflows, centered on Aqueduct, a white-box node-based engine for editable procedural materials, plus texture, PBR, and reference-to-texture tools for game, VFX, and design teams.
Primary product
Aqueduct
Founded
2022
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Media
Sub-industry
AI-powered procedural material and texture tools
Business model
freemium
subscription
B2B SaaS
API access
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Apr 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2023 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Work & culture
Public messaging emphasizes simple, modular, granular, intentional, and fast creative workflows.
Compensation
No public employee compensation bands or salary data found.
Benefits
20 free texture generations/day
Commercial use license on Pro
Unlimited generations on Pro
Full privacy for creations on Pro
Anonymous public gallery for Free plan
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium SaaS with subscription tiers; Pro is $20/month and Studio/API access is available by request.
Differentiators
- —White-box, transparent, editable procedural graphs
- —Aqueduct node-based engine with an AI assistant
- —Seamless tileable texture generation
- —PBR map generation from textures
- —Reference-to-texture conversion
- —High creative control over generation edits
- —Paid-plan commercial-use license
Technology
Node-based procedural material engine
Claude
Codex
Customers
production studios
game developers
3D artists
VFX teams
design and architecture users
Competitors
Stability AI
Bria
Ideogram
Midjourney
Krea
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
under $1M
Estimated monthly visits
14.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
Iliad · Jun 2025
A product update post focused on seamless textures and creative control for texture workflows.
Matthew Turnshek · Apr 2023
A release post describing depth conditioning for more consistent deep edits and recoloring.
Hacker News · Mar 2023
A Hacker News discussion around Iliad’s YC launch and its concept-art, 2D, and 3D voxel asset generation workflow.
Matthew Turnshek · Mar 2023
Launch announcement describing Iliad as a tool for rapidly generating game assets such as concept art, 2D assets, and voxel art, with early access signups.
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