# AllSpice AllSpice is a hardware engineering collaboration and AI platform — the Git-based home base for electrical engineering teams to version control, review, and automate their electronics design workflows. It serves the same function for hardware teams that GitHub serves for software teams: a central, structured hub for design files, review processes, and automation pipelines. AllSpice is built for hardware engineers, PCB designers, and electrical engineers, with free, unlimited access for collaborators including firmware engineers, mechanical engineers, procurement teams, contract manufacturers, and managers. The platform is ECAD-agnostic and supports cloud-hosted and self-hosted deployments. Customers range from startups to Fortune 500 companies across aerospace, defense, robotics, medical devices, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial machinery, and instrumentation. Customers include Meta, AWS, Dell, Cisco, Bose, Tools for Humanity, Pure Storage, Lumafield, and Munich Electrification, among others. AllSpice was founded by Valentina Ratner (CEO) and Kyle Dumont (CTO), engineers formerly from Amazon and iRobot who met in Harvard's MS/MBA dual degree program. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has raised $25M in total venture funding, including a $15M Series A led by Rethink Impact in June 2025. ## Platform - [Platform overview](https://www.allspice.io/product): Full feature set — version control, AI-powered design review, collaboration, and workflow automation for hardware engineering teams. Core capability pillars: Collaboration, Automation, Intelligence, and Data Infrastructure. - [DRCY AI design review agent](https://www.allspice.io/product/drcy): DRCY (pronounced "DAR-SEE") is AllSpice's AI agent for first-pass schematic design reviews. It analyzes native schematic data against component datasheets to surface compatibility issues and common failure modes before sign-off — including voltage mismatches, incorrect pin usage, missing ESD protection, and misconfigured settings. DRCY integrates directly into AllSpice Design Reviews with no separate tooling required. Supports Altium, KiCAD, OrCAD, Allegro, System Capture, and other major ECAD formats. DRCY runs within AllSpice's SOC 2 Type II certified environment; customer data is never used to train foundation models. - [AllSpice Automations](https://www.allspice.io/product): CI/CD-style workflow automation for hardware teams. Enables automated BOM validation, obsolete part flagging, PLM sync, APL verification, and custom design rule checks at scale. - [Visual diffs](https://www.allspice.io/product): Automatic side-by-side comparison of schematics, PCB layouts, and BOMs across revisions, with every change surfaced clearly. - [Design review and collaboration](https://www.allspice.io/product): Centralized asynchronous and real-time review workflows with visual redlines, in-design commenting, checklists, and approval tracking — replacing email chains and PDF markups. - [Version control and audit trails](https://www.allspice.io/product): Git-based revision history for all design files with role-based permissions and compliance-ready audit trails. ## Pricing - [Plans](https://www.allspice.io/plans): Priced per Committer (engineers with design upload and review-hosting access). Collaborators — reviewers, commenters, managers, vendors — are free and unlimited. Optional add-ons include DRCY AI design review (enabled per Committer), Automations (unlimited CI/CD-style minutes per year), and GovCloud (ITAR-compliant deployment). Cloud and self-hosted options available. Enterprise customers can discuss custom hosting, geographic deployment, and security review directly with the team. ## Use cases - [Enterprise hardware teams](https://www.allspice.io/): Centralized collaboration across electrical, firmware, mechanical, and procurement functions with role-based access, enterprise security controls, and scalable design validation. - [Aerospace and defense](https://www.allspice.io/): Compliance-ready workflows with audit trails, ITAR-compliant GovCloud deployment option, and controlled access for regulated environments. - [Medical devices](https://www.allspice.io/): Design traceability and structured review processes supporting regulatory requirements. - [Robotics and consumer electronics](https://www.allspice.io/): Fast-moving teams benefit from automated checks, rapid revision comparison, and reduced review cycle times. ## Customer stories - [Tools for Humanity: scaling open hardware collaboration for the Orb](https://www.allspice.io/post/how-tools-for-humanity-scaled-open-hardware-collaboration-for-the-orb): Tools for Humanity (co-founded by Sam Altman) builds the Orb, a custom iris imaging device that powers World ID — a global human identity verification system. TFH used AllSpice to open-source the Orb's hardware design, enabling any engineer or researcher to view, comment on, and participate in design reviews without an Altium license or seat. AllSpice replaced fragmented issue tracking across disconnected pages with a centralized, commit-linked record tied to design history — bringing software-style auditability to a hardware workflow for the first time. Key outcomes: barrier-free global collaboration, expanded cross-functional review participation, and reliable issue traceability so design gaps no longer slip between revisions. ## Security and trust - [Trust Center](https://allspice.secureframetrust.com/): SOC 2 Type II certified. Data encrypted in transit and at rest. Role-based access controls. GDPR compliant. Cloud infrastructure on AWS (US) by default. Customer data is never used to train AI foundation models. Datasheets are sourced from trusted links, internal libraries, or secure uploads. Self-hosted and GovCloud deployments available for enterprise customers. ## Resources - [Documentation](https://learn.allspice.io): Platform documentation, setup guides, DRCY usage, and supported file formats. - [DRCY AI FAQ](https://7897035.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7897035/Marketing%20Assets/AI%20FAQs%20as%20of%20Jan-15-2026.pdf): Detailed answers on DRCY capabilities, data privacy, datasheet sourcing, ECAD support, and enterprise deployment. - [Blog](https://www.allspice.io/blog): Engineering guides, workflow resources, and hardware development best practices. ## About - [About AllSpice and founding story](https://www.allspice.io/post/our-founding-story): Company background, mission, and why AllSpice was built. - [Careers](https://www.allspice.io/careers): Open roles at AllSpice. - [Resources](https://www.allspice.io/resources): Hardware engineering community content, events, and guides.