How GPU compute is turning into a traded commodity: who builds the capacity, who rents and resells it, and who prices, trades and finances it. 28 companies, 9 of them in more than one layer.

Decentralized compute marketplace (built by Overclock Labs)

Data center campuses leased to AI clouds

Open-source GPU price index and compute derivatives (YC S26)

The largest independent GPU cloud

AI factories and cloud built on stranded and clean power

Large-scale GPU clusters for AI labs

Onchain financing backed by enterprise GPUs

Exchange operator that announced GPU compute futures on Ornn's index
Renewable-powered data centers and AI cloud

GPU cloud and on-prem clusters for AI
Power-first AI data center campuses in Texas

Planned CFTC-regulated cash and physically settled GPU market (YC W25)

Omnicloud that pools and auctions GPU capacity (formerly Foundry)

Full-stack AI cloud

European AI cloud and data centers

Compute price indexes and cash-settled GPU futures

Builds and finances micro data centers on unused power (YC S26)

Aggregated GPU marketplace plus decentralized training

Insurance for the compute economy (YC S26)

Developer GPU cloud with a community marketplace
Spot and term market for buying and reselling GPU time
GPU rental price indexes (SDH100RT) and performance data

Exchange for AI hardware (YC S26)

AI cloud on AMD Instinct GPUs

AI-native cloud for training and inference

Marketplace for renting GPUs from many hosts

GPU cloud built on its own H100 fleet
Global cloud with on-demand GPUs
Every company’s site was checked on October 26, 2026; companies that shut down or were bought outright are left out.