Alex Rivero
Founder/CEOCEO of REV1 (W26) | Former Mechanical Engineer at Apple and Tesla Building AI for mechanical engineers, starting with engineering drawings
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Manufacturing industrial
REV1
Overview
REV1 is Claude code for mechanical engineers, starting with automating the process of turning 3D designs into 2D manufacturing drawings – which is more than 25% of all of what a mechanical engineer does - our software does it in minutes.
Compressing hours of work into minutes while delivering consistent, higher quality results.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Previously Hefaisto
Company history As recorded 2026-11-08
Louis Liu
Founder/CTOBuilding AI for mechanical engineers, starting with engineering drawings
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2026 · Source
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Winter 2026Winter 2026
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented
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- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2026 Q1 (quarter only)
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