Thunder Compute Raises $13M Series A
Thunder Compute raises $13 million in a Series A round led by Matrix Partners to scale its GPU virtualization software for data center efficiency.
Thunder Compute Raises $13M Series A
Thunder Compute, based in San Francisco, CA, has announced a $13 million Series A funding round to advance its GPU virtualization technology. The company develops software designed to solve the GPU capacity shortage by virtualizing hardware resources, allowing data centers to maximize utilization.
Investors
This funding round was led by Matrix Partners. Additional participating investors include Y Combinator and CEAS Investments.
Thunder Compute Use of Funds
Thunder Compute plans to use the new capital to scale its operations and partner with enterprises to increase GPU capacity within their existing data center fleets.
About Thunder Compute
Founded in 2022 by Carl Peterson and Brian Model, Thunder Compute is on a mission to virtualize GPUs at the systems level. The company's proprietary software acts as a virtualization layer for GPUs, treating them as network resources that can be shared across workloads, similar to how CPUs and storage are virtualized today.
Funding Details
Company Website: https://thundercompute.com
Company: Thunder Compute
Raised: $13M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: August 19, 2026
Lead Investor: Matrix Partners
Additional Investors: Y Combinator, CEAS Investments
Company Website: https://www.thundercompute.com/
Software Category: Infrastructure Software
Source: https://thunder-compute.reportablenews.com/pr/thunder-compute-raises-13-million-series-a-round-to-put-idle-gpus-back-to-work
