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Hestus

Autocomplete for CAD

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Our Take

Sohrab Haghighat and Alkarim Nasser built Hestus because they got tired of watching engineers click through the same menus a thousand times a day. CAD software—AutoCAD, SolidWorks, the tools that architects and engineers use to design everything from bridges to Boeing parts—hasn't changed meaningfully in decades. It's still click-heavy, menu-dive-heavy, and painfully slow. Hestus adds native autocomplete directly into the CAD workflow, predicting what you're about to draw before you draw it. 2.5x faster. 4x fewer clicks. That's not a gimmick—that's hours of your life back every week.

CAD is a $15 billion market and it's full of people using tools that feel like they were designed in the stone age. Hestus is the first autocomplete layer that actually understands what you're building and gets out of your way. No new software to learn, no workflow to change. Just type less, draw more. Designers and engineers have been asking for this for years. Someone finally built it.

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AI-powered autocomplete tool for CAD that predicts design intent and suggests next moves, allowing users to finalize sketches with one keystroke

Key Features

2.5x faster design with 4x fewer clicks, Predicts design intent as user works, One-keystroke suggestions to instantly finalize sketches, Native integration within CAD environment, No text prompts - visual autocomplete

Problem It Solves

CAD design requires excessive clicking and manual input, slowing down the design process

Target Customer

CAD designers and engineers

Use Cases

Accelerating CAD design workflow, Reducing manual input in design software, Hardware development

Differentiator

Native CAD integration with predictive AI that understands design intent, unlike clunky text-based autocomplete systems

Key Facts

The people behind Hestus

Kevin Chu

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CTO

Leads engineering and product development. Previously led Autonomous Vehicle Engineering at Cruise, growing the team from 20 to 300 over seven years. Holds a PhD in Robotics. Built products across robotics startups in medical (Mendaera) and energy (QBotix) technology.

Sohrab Haghighat

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Maker

2x YC founder. Previously founded and led SpaceRyde (space transportation company) as CEO for six years, securing millions in launch contracts. Prior to that, led multiple teams responsible for vehicle behavioral planning at Cruise. Holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering.