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Confetti
YC F26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
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Confetti is a platform that lets users design and build hardware projects through plain-English prompts, handling design creation and editing, component sourcing, and ordering of printed parts. It serves hobbyists and makers who want to build hardware without learning CAD or writing firmware, and supports starting from scratch or modifying existing community projects.
Also known as Asteria · Isolate
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareDesign3D PrintingPersonalizationAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)
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Tianyi Evans GuFounder/CEOFounder and CEO of Confetti, which lets people design hardware by describing what they want while AI agents handle the technical steps. He previously studied computer science and math at UPenn, conducted research at Stanford and Wolfram Research, and has published work at ICML.
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Lucas YuanFounder/CPOLucas Yuan is Founder and CPO of Confetti, which builds an AI-agent platform that lets people design and build personal hardware by describing what they want. He previously studied computer science at UPenn before leaving, has conducted research including at Stanford and Wolfram Research, and has published at ICML.
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The YC application· Fall 2026 batch
Alumni Q&A
- How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
- Confetti was founded by Tianyi and Lucas, two UPenn CS dropouts who together have won 9 hackathons and conducted research at Stanford and Wolfram Research, with a publication at ICML. The idea came while trying to build a home AI device themselves, when they ran into repeated questions about connectors, component fit, where to buy parts, delivery times, and compatibility. Confetti lets users describe what they want and refine it over time, with AI agents handling the difficult parts of the hardware-building process.
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders aim for an era of personal hardware in which physical objects are shaped by people's habits, surroundings, and relationships. They want more people to be able to experiment, solve their own small problems, and build personalized physical things on demand.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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- What does Confetti do?
- Confetti is a platform that lets users design and build hardware projects through plain-English prompts, handling design creation and editing, component sourcing, and ordering of printed parts. It serves hobbyists and makers who want to build hardware without learning CAD or writing firmware, and supports starting from scratch or modifying existing community projects.
- Who are Confetti's investors?
- Confetti's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Confetti headquartered?
- Confetti is headquartered in San Francisco, US.