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Iliad AI, Inc.
YC W23Pittsburgh, US · Founded 2022 · 1 employees · 7 known investors
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Iliad develops Aqueduct, a node-based procedural material engine with integrated AI capabilities for creating and editing custom textures and physically-based rendering (PBR) materials. The tools serve game developers, 3D artists, and creative professionals working with digital content creation.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
Iliad AI, Inc. was founded in 2022 by Matthew Turnshek.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Iliad develops tools for creating procedural material graphs and textures for 3D content. Its main product, Aqueduct, is a node-based procedural material engine offered in open early access, which produces fully editable procedural material graphs.
Alongside Aqueduct, Iliad offers a set of diffusion-based tools: Texture Canvas, for creating custom seamlessly tileable textures; Material Generator, which produces PBR (physically based rendering) material maps from a texture; and Reference to Texture, which converts a supplied reference image into a seamless texture. The site also hosts a texture canvas gallery showing example outputs such as stone brick walls, wood grains, foliage, fabrics and metals, and a shared library.
Business model
Iliad provides its tools through a web application with user accounts and a published pricing page, indicating paid access tiers.
Traction
Aqueduct is available in open early access.
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Technology
Iliad combines node-based procedural material graph generation with diffusion-model-driven texture tools. Aqueduct produces material graphs that remain fully editable, while the diffusion tools generate seamlessly tileable textures and derive PBR material maps from a texture or a reference image.
Go-to-market
Iliad distributes its tools directly through its website, where users log in to access Aqueduct and the diffusion tools, and maintains a Discord community channel.
Users creating textures and PBR materials for 3D content.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Iliad AI, Inc. do?
- Iliad builds Aqueduct, a node-based procedural material engine, plus AI texture and PBR material generation tools.
- Who founded Iliad AI, Inc.?
- Iliad AI, Inc. was founded by Matthew Turnshek in 2022.
- Who are Iliad AI, Inc.'s investors?
- Iliad AI, Inc.'s investors include Amino Capital, DG Daiwa Ventures, Y Combinator, 1337.fund, Decacorn Capital, Goodwater Capital, Prisa.
- Where is Iliad AI, Inc. headquartered?
- Iliad AI, Inc. is headquartered in Pittsburgh, US.