Hestus raises $7.4M seed

◆ Amount

$7.4M

◆ Announced

2 Oct 2026

◆ Company

◆ Source

◆ The Round

Hestus raised $7.4M in seed funding, announced on 2 October 2026, led by Insight Partners, with participation from Chalfen Ventures, Rock Yard Ventures, Garage Capital. The round is tracked live by Fusion42 as part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database.

◆ About Hestus

AI tools for mechanical engineering that provide autocomplete-style assistance inside Autodesk Fusion to help engineers design manufacturable products. Hestus is based in United States and currently at seed stage, operating in Enterprise Software, AI & ML.

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◆ Market context

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