aVenture · Jun 2026
Summarizes Topological as a San Francisco YC S25 company building CAD/topology optimization models and states total raised of $500K.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Topological is a YC Summer 2025, San Francisco-based startup building physics-based foundation models for CAD optimization, starting with UToP-v1 for manufacturable topology-optimized hardware designs.
Primary product
UToP-v1, a physics-based topology optimization foundation model for CAD optimization
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI software for CAD optimization
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise software
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Sep 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2025 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Early-stage YC-backed team focused on precision spatial AI and fast iteration for hardware engineering; no public benefits handbook or culture page was found.
Compensation
No public salary bands, equity ranges, or compensation policy were found on the company site or YC job page.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed
Differentiators
- —Physics-based foundation models rather than traditional topology optimization tooling
- —UToP-v1 is positioned as manufacturability-aware and physics/geometry-aware
- —Reported <5% compliance error
- —Reported 1930x speedup versus current methods
- —Aimed at helping hardware teams iterate at software-like speed
Technology
physics-based foundation models
topology optimization
CAD optimization
manufacturability-aware design
precision spatial AI
Customers
hardware engineering teams
mechanical engineers
product design teams
Competitors
nTop
Ansys
Autodesk Fusion 360
Altair Inspire
PhysicsX
Monolith
Industrialmind
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$330K estimated annual revenue (ARR)
Estimated monthly visits
2.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
Tracxn · Mar 2026
Lists Topological as founded in 2025 by Nicole Ma and Zeyneb Kaya, with 3 employees and competitors including Monolith, Ansys, and Industrialmind.
GetLatka · Sep 2025
Estimates Topological at about $330K ARR, 3 employees, and a $990K valuation on its company page.
Startup Intros · Sep 2025
Reports Topological’s $500K round and lists Brighteye Ventures, Presto Ventures, Y Combinator, Markus Villig, and Trevor Blackwell among the investors.
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