# Timmy Seto

> Timmy Seto is the co-founder and CEO of Forge Automation, a Toronto startup in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch that runs software-enabled factories to make custom CNC metal parts in four days or less. A University of Waterloo engineering graduate who interned at Apple, Formlabs, and iRobot, he has spent more than a decade around machines and describes his job in plain terms: send him a CAD file and he will make it exist in the real world.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Forge Automation
- **Organizations:** Forge Automation, Y Combinator (W25)
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Engineering (BASc), University of Waterloo
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Forge Automation as CEO., Took Forge Automation into Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch., Built software-enabled factories that deliver custom CNC parts in four days or less.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Began engineering studies at the University of Waterloo.
- **2017-2022** — Completed engineering co-op internships at Apple, Formlabs, and iRobot.
- **2022** — Graduated from the University of Waterloo in the summer.
- **2022** — Co-founded Forge Automation with Walter Raftus right after graduating.
- **2025** — Forge Automation joined Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Forge Automation as CEO.
- Took Forge Automation into Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch.
- Built software-enabled factories that deliver custom CNC parts in four days or less.
- Grew the team to roughly 17-21 people within a few years of founding.
- Serves customers ranging from early-stage startups to very large hardware companies in robotics and hard tech.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Forge Automation raised a seed round and was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch.
- **2025** — Company scaled its Toronto operation and expanded its Reserve Machines program offering dedicated machine capacity with a 4-day SLA.

## Links

- Website: https://forgeautomation.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmy-seto

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Last updated: 2026-07-31