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Aurorin CAD

Active · Claude code for Mechanical Engineers

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
6signal of 100 · rising 6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

Developer toolsREV1Shared: mechanical engineer, claude code, hourYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAdamShared: mechanical engineer, cad, buildingYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIHestus, Inc.Shared: cad software, engineer, theseYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIInactivecamferShared: mechanical engineer, cad, buildingYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIMach9Shared: cad software, speedYC S21San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Aurorin CAD
Company
REV1Shared: mechanical engineer, claude code, hourYC W26ActiveDevtools
AdamShared: mechanical engineer, cad, buildingYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
Hestus, Inc.Shared: cad software, engineer, theseYC S24ActiveAI
camferShared: mechanical engineer, cad, buildingYC S24InactiveAI, Devtools
Mach9Shared: cad software, speedYC S21ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherGrabcadShared: mechanical engineerSeedcamp 2011Startup →OtherForge AutomationShared: mechanical engineer, cadYC W25TorontoStartup →OtherDivergent PhysicsShared: claude codeAlchemist Class 41San FranciscoStartup →OtherJigsawStackShared: tech stackAntler 2024SingaporeStartup →OtherLiarbirdShared: these problem, solveMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026AustraliaStartup →
Companies next to Aurorin CAD
Company
GrabcadShared: mechanical engineerSeedcamp 2011Not statedOther
Forge AutomationShared: mechanical engineer, cadYC W25ActiveOther
Divergent PhysicsShared: claude codeAlchemist Class 41Not statedOther
JigsawStackShared: tech stackAntler 2024Not statedOther
LiarbirdShared: these problem, solveMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther

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Company
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21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Michael BaronFounder/CEO

About Aurorin CAD

There are 2 problems: The first, CAD software is slow and the second, designing with it is a tedious process with many steps. Aurorin solves both of these problems by being a CAD software built from the ground up on a modern tech stack with AI at its heart. Building the CAD kernel lets us fully leverage AI while modernizing execution speed. Almost all existing CAD software (Solidworks, NX, Creo, Catia, Fusion 360, Onshape etc) use the same couple of underlying CAD kernels built in the 80's. It's common for these programs to take 4 hours to open a file. Aurorin uses a custom parametric and B-Rep driven CAD Kernel built to take full advantage of modern CPUs and GPUs and be AI native.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
1
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
7h ago

Aurorin CAD in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Aurorin CAD: questions

Which YC batch was Aurorin CAD in?

Aurorin CAD was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Aurorin CAD still active?

Y Combinator lists Aurorin CAD as active.

Who founded Aurorin CAD?

Aurorin CAD's founders, as listed on its YC page: Michael Baron (Founder/CEO).

Where is Aurorin CAD based?

Aurorin CAD lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.