HERA

YC S26 · Active · We make sure every factory in the world builds without mistakes.

Competitors

Companies closest to HERA
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AiSupervisionShared: industrial, manufacturing, factoryInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW22
Tenet IndustriesShared: industrial, manufacturing, factoryActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX26
MarengoShared: data center, design, engineeringActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
chrtShared: industrial, manufacturing, equipmentActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX25
TorusShared: data center, industrial, energyActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26

Adjacent

Companies next to HERA
Company	Category	Status	Program
Neuron IndustriesShared: industrial, manufacturing, factoryActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
PacesShared: renewable energy, data center, powerActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS22
BlockstampShared: industrial, manufacturing, equipmentInactiveData	Data	Inactive	YCS19
OuterportShared: industrial, manufacturing, equipmentActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
AxialShared: industrial, manufacturing, engineeringActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF25

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About HERA

At Hera, we build tools that help heavy engineering teams bring products to market up to 20× faster. Today, we work with manufacturers of data center ancillary equipment, renewable energy systems, robotics, heat exchangers, power plants and pressure vessels.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: Other
Team size: 2
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked: 34m ago

YC tags: B2B, Design, Design Tools, Manufacturing, Industrial

HERA in S26: 231 companies, 88% AI

HERA: questions

Which YC batch was HERA in?

HERA was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is HERA still active?

Y Combinator lists HERA as active.

Where is HERA based?

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

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