Seungmin Hong
Founder/CEOFounder at Simantic (YC F26). Previously firmware engineer at Tesla, Simbe Robotics, and Rapyuta Robotics. ML at Ericsson. BASc Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Business
Simantic
Overview
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.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Ahnaf Shahriar
Founder/CTOFounder 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.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
4team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2025 · Source
News & product activity
Hacker News post
Simantic29 Oct 2026
Original evidence ↗Cohort membership
Fall 2026Fall 2026
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Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedWaterloo, ON, Canada
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented
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- Product overviewSource description Checked 2026-11-11
- Product visualsNot documented
- Founders & originsTeam information
- Business model & pricingPricing page detected on company website; plans not reviewed Checked 2026-11-11
- Funding & ownershipNot documented
- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2026-10-29
independent websitesource corroborationreachable websitedescriptive evidencesourced peoplesourced founding yearpricing page observeddocumentation observeddated product or funding activity