Simantic Builds Hardware-Free Firmware Simulation — SkimNews

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- Simantic (YC F26) is building a simulation layer that lets engineers and AI agents test and validate firmware without hardware.
- Ahnaf and Seungmin said they previously worked as firmware engineers at companies including Neuralink and Tesla before Simantic.
Why it matters: For firmware engineers and AI-agent developers, Simantic's pitch makes physical hardware optional at the stated validation step. The YC F26 team’s two founders bring experience from Neuralink and Tesla, but the excerpt gives no adoption, funding or performance figures, leaving the concept clearer than its scale.
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