Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
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Silicon Data, a startup focused on AI compute pricing, has closed a $30 million Series A round. The company aims to become the reference price for GPU rentals and an index that Wall Street futures contracts could settle against. It plans to launch compute futures trading on the CME on October 5th, pending regulatory approval. The article covers an episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, where host Rebecca Bellan speaks with Silicon Data's head of research, Steve Hou. Their discussion addresses the health of the AI buildout, noting that data tells a different story than pessimistic headlines about depreciating chips and stalled data centers. The piece highlights that compute has become the biggest cost for AI product builders, yet there is no straightforward way to price or hedge it.
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