About
Antony 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.
Founder - CEO at ArtifactYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Antony went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Artifact's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Antony can intro founders to Artifact's investors below.
Artifact's investors · 8
468 CapitalBerlinAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksGoodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2026Moonfire VenturesLondonTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Artifact
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Corbin KlettFounder
Experience
- ArtifactCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- HermeusLead Avionics Engineer | Quarterhorse2020 — 2025Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Boom SupersonicAvionics and Software Engineer | XB-12019 — 2020Denver, Colorado, United States
- Generation OrbitAvionics | X-60A2017 — 2018Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- Raytheon TechnologiesMission Computers and Processors | SM3 & Javelin2018Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
- EuroAvionics USASoftware | EuroNav2017North Port-Sarasota Area
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyEnerCage: Vertically Integrated Project2016Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- VA Health Services Research & Development ServiceRobotics2015Greater Houston
- WeatherfordElectrical Engineering2014Houston
- Rice UniversityCarbon Nanotubes Research: Smalley Labs2013Greater Houston
Skills & more
Public Speaking3PowerPoint4Microsoft Excel5Research4Microsoft Office5Microsoft Word3
Languages English · French · Malayalam
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Antony Samuel?
- Antony 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.
- Where does Antony Samuel work?
- Antony Samuel is Founder - CEO of Artifact.
- What companies did Antony Samuel found?
- Antony Samuel founded Artifact.
- Where did Antony Samuel go to school?
- Antony Samuel studied at Y Combinator; Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering).
Founder mafias
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia180
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Shared employers
Also worked at Artifact1
Also worked at Hermeus6
Rob WeissAerospace Executive & Former Executive VP/General Manager, Advanced Development Programs, Lockheed at NEW VISTA CAPITALBen LingGeneral Partner at Bling CapitalCharlie PintoOperating Partner at Bling CapitalRich BoyleInvestor at Canaan PartnersJoel DarinFounder at VelontraCorbin KlettFounder at Artifact
