Artifact
YC W25New York City, US · Founded 2025 · 4 employees · Hiring · 8 known investors
Artifact is a collaborative ECAD (electrical CAD) design tool for managing complex electrical systems. It enables teams in design, manufacturing, and procurement to collaborate in real-time while automatically generating harness drawings, pin tables, and BOMs, with support for version control, electrical verification, and multi-layered system views.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
Artifact was founded in 2025 by Antony Samuel and Corbin Klett.
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Antony Samuelin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOAntony Samuel is an electrical engineer with eight years of experience in avionics and software for aerospace systems. He previously led avionics development at Hermeus and now co-founded Artifact to develop design tools for hardware engineering.
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Corbin Klettin𝕏Co-FounderCorbin Klett holds a PhD in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech with research in control theory and robotics. He worked in industry on design and embedded software for aircraft prototypes before cofounding Artifact, which develops software tools for electrical and avionics systems engineering.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Artifact do?
- Artifact is a collaborative ECAD (electrical CAD) design tool for managing complex electrical systems. It enables teams in design, manufacturing, and procurement to collaborate in real-time while automatically generating harness drawings, pin tables, and BOMs, with support for version control, electrical verification, and multi-layered system views.
- Who founded Artifact?
- Artifact was founded by Antony Samuel, Corbin Klett in 2025.
- Who are Artifact's investors?
- Artifact's investors include Floodgate, Moonfire Ventures, Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Goodwater Capital, Insight Partners, TCV.
- Where is Artifact headquartered?
- Artifact is headquartered in New York City, US.