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hardware intelligence

Chip-design tooling company with two products: Wave, a terminal-native waveform debugger with a built-in verification agent that traces failures to a root cause, and WaveZip, a lossless waveform capture format that records every simulation run at a fraction of the size.

StageUndisclosed

Founded2026

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

StatusPrivate

Product

Selected offerings — the AI products recorded here, not the vendor's full catalogue.

• Wave Developer tool

  Terminal-native waveform debugger for chip verification with a built-in agent: ask in plain English why a signal broke, watch it trace the bad value to its source, and see a proposed fix proven by re-running the failing test; runs on the customer's machines with their own model key, reads VCD and FST dumps, and is offered through a demo with pilot teams.

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scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareGGraphideUndisclosedWave and Graphide both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareJJetBrainsUndisclosedWave and JetBrains AI both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCCodeRabbitLate-stageWave and CodeRabbit CLI both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareGGitLabPublicWave and GitLab Duo Code Suggestions both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareZIZed IndustriesEarly-stageWave and Zed both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareJJcodeUndisclosedWave and Jcode both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareAHAll Hands AIEarly-stageWave and Agent Canvas both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; 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scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareMMosaicUndisclosedWave and Mosaic both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareAAnacondaLate-stageWave and Anaconda Assistant both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBByteAskUndisclosedWave and ByteAsk both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareGGitarAcquiredWave and Gitar both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; Gitar is acquired, with no independent scale; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareIIBMPublicWave and IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAucertUndisclosedWave and Aucert both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSAPPublicWave and SAP Joule for Developers both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBByteDanceUndisclosedWave and TraeCode both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ByteDance's scale not comparable: only a revenue estimate, no market cap or valuation.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareGGensparkLate-stageWave and GenTerminal both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSStackBlitzUndisclosedWave and WebContainer API both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships infrastructure service and platform rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareRRadiusUndisclosedWave and Radius both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships application rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareBABlackbox AIUndisclosedWave and Blackbox Agents API both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent, API service and 1 more rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareYYandexPublicWave and SourceCraft Code Assistant both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareFFreshworksPublicWave and Freddy AI Copilot for Developers both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSShopifyPublicWave and Shopify AI Toolkit both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareFDFifth DoorUndisclosedWave and Fifth Door both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships application rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareBBridgeMindUndisclosedWave and BridgeMind both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships agent platform and application rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareAAtlassianPublicWave and Rovo Dev both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships AI agent, API service and 3 more rather than the same layer.1 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareDIDeep InteractionsUndisclosedWave and Deep Interactions both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships application rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareHHopliteUndisclosedWave and Hoplite both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships agent platform rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareLLinzumiUndisclosedWave and Linzumi both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships application rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareMMicrosoftPublicWave and GitHub Copilot both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAccenturePublicWave and GenWizard both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships agent platform, application and 1 more rather than the same layer.1 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareALAkon LabsUndisclosedWave and GitNexus both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareBBoxes.devUndisclosedWave and Boxes.dev both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareRReplitLate-stageWave and Replit Agent 4 both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships AI agent, application and 1 more rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareHHyperProbeUndisclosedWave and HyperProbe both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships agent platform rather than the same layer.1 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareQQodoLate-stageWave and Qodo Agentic Toolbox both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareOOpenCodeUndisclosedWave and OpenCode both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent and API service rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareLLovableLate-stageWave and Lovable both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships platform rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareIImbueLate-stageWave and Blueprint both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareEEmergentLate-stageWave and Emergent both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships AI agent and platform rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareGGuild.aiUndisclosedWave and Guild Software Factory both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareLLaunchpadUndisclosedWave and Launchpad AI Assistant both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.Shared product typeCompareOOpenRouterLate-stageWave and Ori both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareRReflectionLate-stageWave and Mirror CLI both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareSSourcegraphLate-stageWave and Sourcegraph Code Search both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareZZ.ai (Zhipu AI)PublicWave and CodeGeeX both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSnowflakePublicWave and SnowConvert AI both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAlibabaPublicWave and Qoder CN both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBBase44AcquiredWave and Base Code both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; Base44 is acquired, with no independent scale.Shared product typeCompareZZendeskLate-stageWave and Zendesk App Builder both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCAC3 AIPublicWave and C3 Code both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareKKuaishouPublicWave and CodeFlicker both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareSStepFunLate-stageWave and Step Code both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.Shared product typeCompareAAlphabet (Google)PublicWave and Google Antigravity both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareWWorkdayPublicWave and Developer Agent both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareJJFrogPublicWave and JFrog Boost both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareTTencentPublicWave and CodeBuddy both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBBaiduPublicWave and Baidu Comate both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAnthropicLate-stageWave and Claude Agent SDK both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSiemensPublicWave and Eigen Engineering Agent both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships AI agent, application and 2 more rather than the same layer.2 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareMAMistral AILate-stageWave and Mistral Vibe Code both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships AI agent, API service and 3 more rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareHCHuawei CloudUndisclosedWave and CodeArts Agent both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeComparePAPoolside AILate-stageWave and poolside both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships AI agent and agent platform rather than the same layer.Different layerCompareSSASUndisclosedWave and SAS Viya Copilot both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareOOpenAILate-stageWave and Codex both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; hardware intelligence's scale not recorded; ships AI agent, API service and 3 more rather than the same layer.2 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareAAmikaUndisclosedWave and Amika cloud devboxes both serve buyers who need to code with an AI assistant; scale not recorded for either; ships agent platform rather than the same layer.Different layerCompare

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Sources

Total funding

Not found · 19 Oct 2026

Pages read for this record state no funding total. Tried the home, Wave and WaveZip pages and the company's YC profile.

Valuation

Not found · 19 Oct 2026

Pages read for this record state no valuation. Tried the home, Wave and WaveZip pages and the company's YC profile.

Founded

Company disclosure · 19 Oct 2026

Own YC profile lists Founded: 2026; hardwareintelligence.ai states no founding year.

Public listing

Not found · 19 Oct 2026

No listing on the pages read; treated as private.

Description

Official documentation · 19 Oct 2026

Home page: "AI tools for the chips your AI runs on."; no legal entity is stated, none is recorded.

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