# Simantic

[Simantic on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/simantic)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://simantic.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/simantic)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/simantic)

## About

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## YC company profile

Firmware simulation for AI agents

Simantic is modernizing the embedded firmware industry with hardware simulation developed for the adoption of AI in hardware engineering. Simantic gives both humans and AI the visibility into hardware previously limited by the physical world.

- **YC batch:** Fall 2026
- **Founded:** 2025
- **Team size:** 4
- **Location:** Waterloo, Canada
- **Country:** CA
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** B2B
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Developer Tools, Hardware, Semiconductors, Electronics, AI
- **YC partner:** Aaron Epstein

## Founders

### Seungmin Hong — Founder/CEO

Founder at Simantic (YC F26). Previously firmware engineer at Tesla, Simbe Robotics, and Rapyuta Robotics. ML at Ericsson. BASc Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shong0504) · [X](https://x.com/shong0504)

### Ahnaf Shahriar — Founder/CTO

Founder at Simantic (YC F26). Previously Embedded Software Engineer at Neuralink (Implant/Charger) and AI Hardware Engineer at Tesla (Dojo/Autopilot). Computer Engineer from the University of Waterloo.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahnaf-s) · [X](https://x.com/enough_ahnaf)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/simantic) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Ahnaf Shahriar](https://hacklab.so/ahnaf-shahriar) — Founder/CTO (Present)
- [Seungmin Hong](https://hacklab.so/seungmin-hong) — Founder/CEO (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Lead Simulation Researcher \(Electronics / Firmware\)](https://hacklab.so/jobs/eeb3a02d-9a5b-5a8b-8a80-8224c6e71694) — Full\-time · On\-site · Waterloo, Ontario, CA / San Francisco, CA, US · $200K \- $300K · 2\.00% \- 5\.00% equity