Hestus builds AI-powered CAD software that automates repetitive design tasks in hardware engineering, offering an autocomplete-style sketch and dimensioning assistant (Sketch Helper) for Autodesk Fusion 360, with SolidWorks support planned. Founded in San Francisco in 2024 by ex-Cruise engineers Kevin Chu and two-time YC founder Sohrab Haghighat (previously of SpaceRyde), the company went through YC Summer 2024 and later raised a $1.5M seed from Liquid2 and Rock Yard Ventures.
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