YCW26· AI· DevtoolsAurorin CAD
Claude code for Mechanical Engineers
Founders
- Michael BaronFounder/CEO
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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.
San Francisco, CA, USA
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.
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