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HERA

HERA is a YC Summer 2026 (S26) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team of 2.

  • B2B
  • Design
  • 3D Printing
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial

About HERA

GPAgent's own fund-neutral profile, written from public information. Updated Oct 4, 2026.

Summary

HERA automates engineering back-office work for heavy industry teams, handling drawing checks, assembly and BOM reviews, revision comparisons, document drafting, and P&ID review. It serves manufacturers in sectors such as data centers, renewable energy, robotics, heat exchangers, and pressure vessels. The product replaces hours of manual drawing reading and document preparation, returning cited findings traced to governing requirements.

Go-to-market

Heavy engineering and manufacturing teams are the buyers, reached through a self-serve entry point where prospects can submit drawings directly for review, alongside a demo booking flow.

From the Y Combinator listing

How HERA describes itself in Y Combinator's public directory.

Hera is the design verification layer for heavy industry.

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.

Facts

Industry
Industrials / Industrials
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Team size
2
Status
Active
Stage
Early

Founders (2)

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