# Visibl Semiconductors

> Visibl Semiconductors (YC W26) is a San Francisco startup building an AI-native coordination layer for chip design. Its software watches specifications, RTL code, CI pipelines and EDA tool outputs for 'drift' - the slow divergence between what a chip was supposed to do and what the design actually does - then opens evidence-backed cases and proposes review-ready fixes that a human must approve before anything ships. Founded by Bryce Neil (CEO) and Jordon Kashanchi (CTO), the company targets verification and methodology owners on teams heading toward integration, design freeze and tapeout, where a single missed misalignment can trigger a $5M-$20M respin.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Bryce Neil (Co-Founder & CEO), Jordon Kashanchi (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** 2 (1-10)
- **Products:** Visibl Coordination Layer, Orchestrator (AI EDA IDE)
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2026 (W26) batch, Launched publicly as 'the first AI-enabled coordination layer for chip design', Shipped a free cross-platform EDA IDE (Orchestrator) for Windows, macOS and Linux

## Products & services

- **Visibl Coordination Layer** — An AI-native platform that continuously monitors specifications, RTL code, synthesis scripts, CI pipelines and EDA tool outputs for misalignment ('drift'), opens structured cases with bundled evidence, proposes verified review-ready fixes, and requires human approval before any change ships. Deployed on-premises to protect chip IP.
- **Orchestrator (AI EDA IDE)** — An AI-powered EDA IDE with AI-driven architecture tools, an intelligent HDL editor and collaborative development features, offered as a free download for Windows, macOS and Linux to accelerate chip design workflows.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2026 (W26) batch
- Launched publicly as 'the first AI-enabled coordination layer for chip design'
- Shipped a free cross-platform EDA IDE (Orchestrator) for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Founding team with prior silicon work at Microsoft, Arm and Intel

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Raised a $130K YC seed and joined the Winter 2026 batch.
- **2026-01** — Public launch of the AI coordination layer via Y Combinator Launch.

## Links

- Website: https://visiblsemi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/visiblsemi
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/visiblsemi

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Last updated: 2026-07-30