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name: "Colare"
type: Organization
description: "Colare is a San Francisco company that runs simulation-based technical assessments for hiring hardware engineers, testing candidates in CAD, PCB design, thermal analysis, finite element analysis and systems problem solving before interviews. It was founded by Nain Abdi and Esther Thomas and began as a University of Waterloo student startup."
industry: "HR technology"
headquarters: "San Francisco"
url: https://www.colare.com/
image: https://cdn.nanimediahouse.com/colare-logo.webp
canonical: https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/companies/colare
publication: Sovereign Magazine
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# Colare

Colare is a San Francisco company that runs simulation-based technical assessments for hiring hardware engineers, testing candidates in CAD, PCB design, thermal analysis, finite element analysis and systems problem solving before interviews. It was founded by Nain Abdi and Esther Thomas and began as a University of Waterloo student startup.

## People

- **Esther Thomas** - Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Colare
- **Nain Abdi** - Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Colare

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/technical-screening-hardware-engineers-colare) - Artificial Intelligence, 2026-10-26