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Artifact

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www.artifact.engineer/B2BNY, USA
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Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 5:55 PM

Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict
  • •Funding: Raised $3.5M across 1 funding round. Latest: $3.5M Seed (Aug 2025). Investors: Floodgate, Boost VC, Y Combinator, Rock Yard Ventures, 468 Capital, Moonfire Ventures.
  • •Named backers in indexed sources: Floodgate with Boost VC, Rock Yard, Moonfire, Floodgate.
  • •Hiring: 1 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards
  • •Product/news: 4 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings

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Artifact - Electrical System Design Tool

Funding

Raised $3.5M across 1 funding round. Latest: $3.5M Seed (Aug 2025). Investors: Floodgate, Boost VC, Y Combinator, Rock Yard Ventures, 468 Capital, Moonfire Ventures. (High).

Quick read

  • •Artifact - Electrical System Design Tool
  • •Reported angle: The point of the schedule isn't to be right

Key signals

Funding

Raised $3.5M across 1 funding round. Latest: $3.5M Seed (Aug 2025). Investors: Floodgate, Boost VC, Y Combinator, Rock Yard Ventures, 468 Capital, Moonfire Ventures. (High).

Hiring

1 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards (Low).

Product / news

4 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Artifact - Electrical System Design Tool
  • •Reported angle: The point of the schedule isn't to be right

Recent movers

  • •May 19, 2026 · Careers — Careers at Artifact - Join Our Electrical Design Team
  • •May 19, 2026 · Blog / news — The point of the schedule isn't to be right
  • •May 19, 2026 · Blog / news — How the Pentagon's 1993 'Last Supper' Poisoned Engineering Software

+2 more in Recent movement below

  • •May 19, 2026 · Careers — Careers at Artifact - Join Our Electrical Design Team
  • •May 19, 2026 · Blog / news — The point of the schedule isn't to be right
  • •May 19, 2026 · Blog / news — How the Pentagon's 1993 'Last Supper' Poisoned Engineering Software
  • •May 19, 2026 · Blog / news — Artifact Blog - Deep Dives on Electrical System Design and Hardware Development
  • •May 20, 2026 · artifact.engineer — Artifact Raises $3.5M
  • •Floodgate with Boost VC
  • •Rock Yard
  • •Moonfire
  • •Floodgate
  • •Boost VC
  • •Y Combinator
  • •Rock Yard Ventures
  • •468 Capital
  • •Moonfire Ventures

Suggested next steps

  • ▸Open a founder conversation this month; validate traction claims against the indexed evidence.
  • ▸Add to the active watchlist so new signals trigger alerts.

Funding & hiring signals

fundingConfidence: medium

NFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts

NFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/scmp-artifcat-funding/

Affected score: noObserved: Jun 29, 2026

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index
95Activity 98/100Strong public activity signal
7D+28 (+41.8%)
30D+27 (+39.7%)
High Confidence

The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • public_page:blogok
    Last checked Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM
  • public_page:careersok
    Last checked Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM
  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM
  • githubok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM
  • fundingok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM

    discovery:google:google_cse_quota_exhausted

  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM
  • public_page:_careersok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM
  • public_page:_blog_point-of-the-scheduleok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM
  • public_page:_blog_last-supper-engineering-softwareok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM
  • public_page:_blog_fundraise-announcementok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM
  • public_page:_blogok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM
  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM

Signal timeline

14 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding
Hiring
Code
Press
Company
Other
Mar 23, 2023Dec 4, 2024Aug 17, 2026
Funding (1)Hiring (1)Code (5)Press (4)Company (1)Other (2)

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
14
Latest evidence
Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM

Source types found

blogcareers_pagefundinggithubofficial_siteother

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • NFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts

    techcrunch · Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · confidence 78%high quality

  • Artifact (video game)

    wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · confidence 50%medium quality

  • Artifact

    wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · confidence 50%medium quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 14 event(s)

1
Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityArtifact Blog - Deep Dives on Electrical System Design and Hardware Development

Source: Blog

Read our latest blog posts about electrical system design, hardware development, and engineering insights. Stay informed about the latest trends in ECAD and collaborative design tools.

Source ↗
2
Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM · careers_page · 90% · publichigh qualityCareers at Artifact - Join Our Electrical Design Team

Source: Careers page

Join Artifact's mission to modernize electrical system design. We're hiring engineers and product experts to build the future of hardware design tools.

Source ↗
3
Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM · official_site · 90% · publichigh qualityArtifact - Electrical System Design Tool

Source: Homepage

Collaborative ECAD tool for electrical systems. Version-controlled multi-layer canvas for automotive, aerospace, robotics & mission-critical hardware design.

Source ↗
4
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · funding · 78% · publichigh qualityNFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts

Source: techcrunch

NFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/scmp-artifcat-funding/

Source ↗
5
Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityThe point of the schedule isn't to be right

Source: Blog / news

At a product-level, the schedule is the primary tool to accelerate development by flagging landmines in the critical path. Once these are found, teams deploy resources, rescope the problem, or – very often – accept to slip the schedule.

Source ↗
6
Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityHow the Pentagon's 1993 'Last Supper' Poisoned Engineering Software

Source: Blog / news

In 1993, Defense Secretary Bill Perry gathered executives from 51 defense contractors for 'The Last Supper.' This meeting didn't just reshape the defense industrial base - it inadvertently poisoned the incentives for engineering software.

Source ↗
7
Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityArtifact Raises $3.5M to Modernize Hardware Design Tools

Source: Blog / news

Artifact has raised a $3.5M seed round led by Floodgate, with participation from BoostVC, Y Combinator, Rock Yard Ventures, and others. This funding will accelerate our work building modern tools for the most ambitious hardware teams.

Source ↗
8
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualitymvn-artifact-filename

Source: npm_registry

create filename for maven artifact

Source ↗
9
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · github · 55% · publicmedium quality@actions/artifact

Source: npm_registry

Actions artifact lib

Source ↗
10
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualityartifact-size-analyzer

Source: npm_registry

Zero-opinion tool to analyze and compare artifact sizes across branches and CI runs

Source ↗
11
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualityartifact-contracts

Source: npm_registry

Declarative artifact registry — define file properties, resolve paths to artifact IDs, and detect definition overlaps

Source ↗
12
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualitymvn-artifact-name-parser

Source: npm_registry

Parse java artifact names

Source ↗
13
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityArtifact (video game)

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗
14
Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityArtifact

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗

Official / company site

1 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

official_site·Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Artifact - Electrical System Design Tool

Collaborative ECAD tool for electrical systems. Version-controlled multi-layer canvas for automotive, aerospace, robotics & mission-critical hardware design.

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

News

2 row(s)

Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.

other·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Artifact (video game)

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Artifact

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

1 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 78%high qualitypublic
NFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts

NFT spinoff from newspaper SCMP gets funded to tokenize historical artifacts https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/scmp-artifcat-funding/

Why it matters: Funding signal — capitalization evidence; check the linked source for round, amount, and investors.

Open source ↗

Hiring

1 row(s)

Open roles and careers pages. Active hiring implies runway to spend and shows where the company is investing (engineering vs GTM vs ops).

careers_page·Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Careers at Artifact - Join Our Electrical Design Team

Join Artifact's mission to modernize electrical system design. We're hiring engineers and product experts to build the future of hardware design tools.

Why it matters: Hiring signal — open roles imply runway to spend and show where the company is investing.

Open source ↗

GitHub

5 row(s)

Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.

github·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
mvn-artifact-filename

create filename for maven artifact

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
@actions/artifact

Actions artifact lib

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
artifact-size-analyzer

Zero-opinion tool to analyze and compare artifact sizes across branches and CI runs

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
artifact-contracts

Declarative artifact registry — define file properties, resolve paths to artifact IDs, and detect definition overlaps

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗
github·Mon, Jun 29, 11:00 AM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
mvn-artifact-name-parser

Parse java artifact names

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗

Blog

4 row(s)

Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.

blog·Thu, Jul 2, 04:03 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Artifact Blog - Deep Dives on Electrical System Design and Hardware Development

Read our latest blog posts about electrical system design, hardware development, and engineering insights. Stay informed about the latest trends in ECAD and collaborative design tools.

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗
blog·Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
The point of the schedule isn't to be right

At a product-level, the schedule is the primary tool to accelerate development by flagging landmines in the critical path. Once these are found, teams deploy resources, rescope the problem, or – very often – accept to slip the schedule.

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗
blog·Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
How the Pentagon's 1993 'Last Supper' Poisoned Engineering Software

In 1993, Defense Secretary Bill Perry gathered executives from 51 defense contractors for 'The Last Supper.' This meeting didn't just reshape the defense industrial base - it inadvertently poisoned the incentives for engineering software.

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗
blog·Mon, Jun 29, 09:30 AM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Artifact Raises $3.5M to Modernize Hardware Design Tools

Artifact has raised a $3.5M seed round led by Floodgate, with participation from BoostVC, Y Combinator, Rock Yard Ventures, and others. This funding will accelerate our work building modern tools for the most ambitious hardware teams.

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗

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