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Silicon Data

Category: AI Infrastructure

Silicon Data is the independent benchmark and verification layer for the AI compute economy, providing real-time GPU pricing, performance benchmarks, and market intelligence. Silicon Data was founded in 2024. The company is led by Carmen Li. Based in New York, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $35.2M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Valor Atreides AI Fund, CME Ventures, DRW, F-Prime, Samsung Next, VanEck, Further, Jump, Tectonic, Wintermute, Breed, Hack.

Founded
2024
Headquarters
New York, USA
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$35.2M

Value proposition

Brings transparency to the compute economy by delivering real-time GPU pricing, benchmarks, and market intelligence, enabling companies to optimize costs, performance, and sustainability. Often called the "Bloomberg of compute."

Products and solutions

GPU Rental Price Indices (H100, H200, A100, B200, MI300X), RAM Index, LLM Token Expenditure Index, GPU Forward Curve, Token Pricebook, Token Market Pulse, SiliconMark (GPU performance benchmarking), SiliconPriceIQ (predictive GPU pricing), SiliconCarbon (compute carbon footprint), SiliconNavigator (GPU pricing & market intelligence), SiliconSiteIQ (AI data center capacity underwriting)

Unique value

World's first daily GPU rental index and independent financial-grade benchmark layer for compute, positioning GPU compute as a tradable commodity with a regulated futures market.

Target customer

Traders, financial institutions, semiconductor manufacturers, AI model builders, cloud/hyperscaler operators, and infrastructure investors.

Industries served

Financial services/derivatives, AI infrastructure, cloud computing, semiconductors, data centers, energy/sustainability.

Technology advantage

Two years of proprietary pricing and performance history built before a futures market existed; nine financial-grade indices; independent benchmarking (SiliconMark) that normalizes GPU performance across networking/topology/config; real-time aggregation of millions of global pricing data points.

How they differentiate

Positioned as the independent, financial-grade benchmark/referee layer for compute — the reference price for CME Group's regulated GPU futures market — rather than a trading venue or simple price tracker. Combines pricing indices, performance benchmarking, and sustainability data into one platform.

Main competitors

Kalshi (compute forward curve), InferenceX (AI inference benchmarking), other GPU market intelligence/benchmarking providers.

Key partnerships

CME Group (Silicon Data H100 & B200 Rental Index Futures launching Oct 5 2026, pending regulatory review), dxFeed (GPU index coverage on Refinitiv), DRW, Jump Trading

Notable customers

CME Group (H100 & B200 Compute Futures launching Oct 5 2026 on Silicon Data indices, pending regulatory review), leading semiconductor manufacturers, AI model builders, financial institutions

Major milestones

Mar 2025: Raised $4.7M seed co-led by DRW and Jump Trading Group; May 2025: Launched world's first daily GPU rental index. Oct 2025: Partnered with dxFeed for GPU index coverage on Refinitiv. Dec 2025: Major A100/H100 index revision; launched first B200 index. Apr 2026: Unveiled first GPU forward curve. May 12 2026: CME Group partnership for first compute futures. Aug 11 2026: Raised $30.5M Series A led by Valor Atreides AI Fund; CME announced H100 & B200 Compute Futures launch for Oct 5 2026 (pending regulatory review).

Growth metrics

Over 1,000 registered users; trusted daily by leading semiconductor manufacturers, AI model builders, and financial institutions; portfolio of nine financial-grade indices.

Market positioning

Leading independent benchmark and verification layer for the AI compute economy, backed by major trading firms (DRW, Jump) and financial institutions, with CME Group building the first futures market on its benchmarks.

Geographic focus

Global compute markets, headquartered in New York, USA.

About Carmen Li

Ex-Bloomberg Global Head of Strategic Alliances - Enterprise Data; Ex-DRW. Harvard Business School alumna. Founded Silicon Data in April 2024.

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