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Silimate

Active · Fast, efficient agents for chip design and debug

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 8Team size · YC's directory+4.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AITattvamShared: chip designSeedcamp 2025Startup →AIStandard MachinesShared: chip design, semiconductorsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIDeepSim, Inc.Shared: chip design, semiconductors, buildingYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AISilogyShared: semiconductors, chip, debugYC W24New York CityStartup →AIBronco AIShared: chip design, semiconductors, functionalYC S23San FranciscoStartup →OtherEUCLYDShared: chip, designStartup →
Companies closest to Silimate
Company
TattvamShared: chip designSeedcamp 2025Not statedAI
Standard MachinesShared: chip design, semiconductorsYC S26ActiveAI
DeepSim, Inc.Shared: chip design, semiconductors, buildingYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
SilogyShared: semiconductors, chip, debugYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
Bronco AIShared: chip design, semiconductors, functionalYC S23ActiveAI, Devtools
EUCLYDnot in a program hereShared: chip, designElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherTenX SemiShared: chip designSPC 2025San FranciscoStartup →OtherLeafy LabShared: chip designSPC 2025San FranciscoStartup →AIhardware intelligenceShared: chip design, semiconductorsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIPartclShared: chip design, drivenYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AISigmanticAIShared: chip design, nativeYC S25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Silimate
Company
TenX SemiShared: chip designSPC 2025Not statedOther
Leafy LabShared: chip designSPC 2025Not statedOther
hardware intelligenceShared: chip design, semiconductorsYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
PartclShared: chip design, drivenYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
SigmanticAIShared: chip design, nativeYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools

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BaserunObservability and evaluation platform for LLM apps.team of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
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About Silimate

We're building AI-native tools & agent-driven workflows for frontend chip design. Today, Fortune enterprises and chip unicorns license Silimate to hit their PPA targets and functional closure in days instead of months. With Silimate, chip companies tape out better, more market-competitive chips much more quickly.

YC batch
S23 · Summer 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
8
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, B2B, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Silimate in S23: 220 companies, 78% AI

Silimate: questions

Which YC batch was Silimate in?

Silimate was in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch (S23).

Is Silimate still active?

Y Combinator lists Silimate as active.

Where is Silimate based?

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