Silicon Data Secures $30 Million to Launch Wall Street GPU Futures Trading

By Theresa Loconsolo · TechCrunch · 2026-08-19

TechCrunch reports that Silicon Data has closed a $30 million Series A round to standardize the pricing of artificial intelligence workloads. The startup intends to establish a benchmark index for GPU rentals, allowing financial firms to trade compute futures on the CME starting

TechCrunch reports that Silicon Data has closed a $30 million Series A round to standardize the pricing of artificial intelligence workloads. The startup intends to establish a benchmark index for GPU rentals, allowing financial firms to trade compute futures on the CME starting