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hardware intelligence

YC S26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

Hardware Intelligence builds an agent-native toolchain for chip design, starting with Wave, an agentic waveform debugger for terminal use.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

hardware intelligence was founded in 2026 by Athreya Anand.

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Athreya Anandin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOHe previously served as a tech lead at Google working on AI systems, and has experience at AWS Inferentia and Tesla. He holds a Master's degree in Machine Learning and AI from Georgia Tech.

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Frequently asked questions

What does hardware intelligence do?
Hardware Intelligence builds an agent-native toolchain for chip design, starting with Wave, an agentic waveform debugger for terminal use.
Who founded hardware intelligence?
hardware intelligence was founded by Athreya Anand in 2026.
Who are hardware intelligence's investors?
hardware intelligence's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is hardware intelligence headquartered?
hardware intelligence is headquartered in San Francisco, US.