Thunder Compute

Thunder Compute is a YC-backed seed stage startup building the world's cheapest GPU cloud. They are building VMWare for GPUs, with a 3-person team, backed by Y-Combinator, and seed funded. Their proprietary GPU virtualization software eliminates idle GPU cycles through a mix of sharing and oversubscription. The core software network-attaches GPUs over IP through a form of API remoting, allowing allocation of compute wherever it is needed most. This presents a hard technical challenge, requiring the building of a complicated, low-level system with extremely strict performance requirements. Thunder Compute is the world's cheapest GPU cloud platform for researchers, data scientists, and indie devs, aiming to improve GPU utilization by 5x. They offer on-demand Tesla T4, A100 40GB, and A100 80GB GPUs with competitive rates, U.S. Central servers, and 7+ Gbps networking. Key features include a simple CLI for a local development feel, instance templates for common tools like Ollama and Comfy-ui, and a VS Code / Cursor extension for real-time file syncing and simplified workflow.