BootLoop

Firmware in minutes, not months - rigorously tested on real hardware

2.0Score#703 of 999 agents#16 of 25 in Hardware engineer

Why it ranks #703

BootLoop, an AI hardware engineer from YC S25, ranks #703 of 999 AI agents and #16 of 25 in Hardware engineer, with a score of 2.0 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 2 × 30% 0.6
Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 2.0

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
2
3 people.
- +2
  3 people on its YC page3 or 4 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
2
Shows hiring.
- +2
  Hiring: 1 open roleFounding Embedded EngineerYC page
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2025) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 77% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 48% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 97% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About BootLoop

BootLoop is building the first AI agent to write and test firmware on real hardware. Existing AI coding assistants fail completely with embedded systems, but our agent ingests datasheets, schematics, and other design files to write firmware in your style and automatically test it on your hardware.