BootLoop

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

Y CombinatorSummer 2025ActiveB2BEngineering, Product and Design

What they do

Problem

Firmware development for embedded systems is slow and difficult to automate because code must be validated against real hardware and complex hardware documentation.

Solution

An AI agent that ingests datasheets and design files to generate firmware in a team's style and automatically test it on real hardware.

Who it's for

Embedded firmware engineers and hardware teams building and maintaining products with microcontrollers and custom hardware.

Founders

Noah Pacik-Nelson

Founder

Noah is the co-founder and CEO of BootLoop. He was a researcher in Accenture’s AI Refinery, building agents for the Fortune 500. Prior, he worked on neuromorphic computing and ultra-low power AI at Accenture Labs and the MIT Media Lab. As CTO of the Ventilator Project, he led work on an FDA-authorized ventilator featured in the Smithsonian and winner of the Autodesk Excellence Award. He has three patents and seven papers across digital signal processing, energy harvesting, and 3D printing.

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Chris Markus

Founder

Co-founder and CTO of BootLoop. Former lead software engineer for SpaceX's Starship booster catch system. Built SpaceX’s Raptor engine firmware from first fire to flight. Before SpaceX, a visiting researcher at MIT Media Lab designing EEG electronics and firmware lead for an FDA-authorized ventilator.

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