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Jitx: Electronics design contractor automating circuit board design with code and AI for hardware development, generating schematics and layouts.
Jitx has raised $12.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Jitx.
Jitx was founded in 2019 by Patrick Li (Founder) and Duncan Haldane (Founder/CEO) and Jonathan Bachrach (Founder/Creative Director) and Patrick S. Li (Founder).
Jitx has raised $12.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Jitx, based in Berkeley, CA, automates complex circuit board design through code-based specifications, artificial intelligence, and optimization to generate schematics, layouts, and wiring. The company functions as an electronics design contractor, allowing engineers to define circuit intent in code, while Jitx subsequently handles comprehensive component selection, placement, and fabrication for various applications, including product boards and test fixtures. This methodology aims to significantly accelerate hardware development, often resulting in designs that are three times faster and 25% cheaper than traditional manual methods. Jitx currently maintains a team of 18 employees and is recognized as an alumnus of the Y Combinator accelerator program. The organization was established in Summer 2018 by co-founders Jonathan Bachrach, Duncan Haldane, and Patrick S. Li. Its business model centers on electronics design contractor, clients specify needs, and JITX designs, fabs, and delivers boards using automated tools.
Jitx was founded in 2019 by Patrick Li (Founder) and Duncan Haldane (Founder/CEO) and Jonathan Bachrach (Founder/Creative Director) and Patrick S. Li (Founder).
Jitx has raised $12.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Jitx's investors include Sequoia Capital, FundersClub, Liquid 2 Ventures, Y Combinator.
JITX is a technology company that automates the design of printed circuit boards (PCBs) using a code-based platform powered by AI and advanced algorithms. It enables engineers to specify circuit board designs through code rather than manual drawing, significantly accelerating the design process while optimizing for cost, space, performance, and yield. JITX serves hardware companies and senior electrical engineers who require rapid, reliable, and scalable PCB design, addressing the traditional bottleneck in electronics development. The company’s solution reduces design time by about threefold and cuts costs by roughly 25%, making professional-quality circuit boards more accessible and affordable[1][2][3].
Founded in 2017 by Jonathan Bachrach, Duncan Haldane, and Patrick Li—who met at UC Berkeley—JITX emerged from frustration with the slow, manual, and error-prone process of PCB design. The founders, with backgrounds in robotics, hardware design frameworks, and programming languages, envisioned applying a paradigm shift similar to what Verilog and VHDL brought to chip design: using code to automate and optimize circuit board layouts. Early traction came from successfully designing boards for diverse applications, including hazmat sensors and self-driving trucks, demonstrating exponential speed improvements over traditional methods[2][4].
JITX rides the trend of automation and AI integration in hardware design, addressing a critical bottleneck in electronics manufacturing. As demand for complex PCBs rises—driven by sectors like autonomous vehicles, IoT, and high-performance computing—the manual, artisanal nature of traditional PCB design becomes unsustainable, especially amid talent shortages in electrical engineering. JITX’s approach aligns with broader industry shifts toward software-defined hardware and generative AI workflows, positioning it to influence not only PCB design but potentially semiconductor packaging and electromechanical systems in the future[1][4][5].
Looking ahead, JITX is poised to expand beyond circuit boards into broader electronic systems design, leveraging AI to optimize entire hardware stacks. Trends such as increasing hardware complexity, supply chain constraints, and the push for faster innovation cycles will likely accelerate adoption of automated design tools like JITX. Their influence may grow as they enable hardware developers to iterate faster, reduce waste, and scale innovation, potentially reshaping how electronic products are conceived and manufactured. This evolution ties back to their founding mission: democratizing access to professional-quality, optimized electronics through software-driven automation[4][5].
Key people at Jitx.
Jitx has raised $12.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $12.0M Series A in September 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2022 | $12.0M Series A | Sequoia Capital | FundersClub, Liquid 2 Ventures, Y Combinator |