Is Computable profitable in 2026?

No revenue, customer counts, or profitability figures for Computable have been disclosed. As of July 27, 2026, its YC listing shows a 2-person team with no public financials, funding round, or named customers beyond the standard YC investment.

Who are Computable's founders?

Computable's actual founder names are unconfirmed as of July 27, 2026. Its YC page lists Brad Flora as 'Primary Partner,' but Flora is a YC General Partner and prior founder of Perfect Audience, not a Computable founder, per his own YC bio.

Who is Computable's biggest competitor?

SF Compute is Computable's closest direct rival, offering the same weekly GPU-hour resale marketplace. SF Compute raised $40M at a $300M valuation on July 21, 2026, with roughly 30 staff and $100M+ in managed hardware, versus Computable's 2-person team.

Could AI replace Computable?

Computable's function is market-making for GPU-hours, not an AI-replaceable task itself, but regulated price-discovery tools like Kalshi's GPU forward curves, live since July 14, 2026, could commoditize the pricing value Computable would otherwise provide.

Computable is privately held and part of Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch as of July 27, 2026. No independent funding round, valuation, or lead investor beyond YC's standard batch investment has been publicly disclosed.

Has Computable raised venture funding?

No independent funding round or valuation for Computable has been found as of July 27, 2026, beyond its membership in YC's Summer 2026 batch, which includes YC's standard investment via SAFE.

YC Summer 2026 · United States

Computable

Marketplace to buy, sell, and redeem GPU compute hours for any week.

Losing its protection

Assessed 27 July 2026 · Evidence as of 27 July 2026

The structural protection is eroding.

On the recordSince 27 July 2026 · Checkable from September 10, 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: YC S26 Demo Day, first public look at Computable's traction and founders

The call

Computable is a two-person team entering a GPU-hour resale market where better-funded rivals already have supply, staff, and regulated price curves live.

Computable lets people buy and sell unused hours on graphics processing chips (GPUs), similar to how you might resell concert tickets. The problem: SF Compute already raised $40 million, has 30 people, and is doing the exact same thing with more money and customers. Even harder, regulated markets like Kalshi just launched public price lists for GPU time, which means anyone can see the fair price online instead of needing Computable to tell them. Computable is a two-person team with no announced customers or deals yet. The one thing that could matter: if Computable finds a specific group of buyers or sellers that SF Compute ignores (say, companies in Asia or those who want locked-in monthly deals), they could build something real. Otherwise, the Demo Day in September will show whether they have any of that or are just copying a crowded playbook.

Why

AI pressure: None apparent. AI training and inference demand is what creates the GPU-hour scarcity Computable is trying to trade, not a force eating it. Could AI do the core job? Unlikely.

Bigger players: SF Compute. SF Compute already runs the same weekly GPU-hour resale marketplace with $100M+ hardware, 30 staff, and $40M raised at a $300M valuation. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. Hyperscalers avoid running resale markets themselves, but that gap protects every rival equally, not Computable specifically.

What would change this call

Computable's YC S26 Demo Day presentation on September 10, 2026. Whether founders reveal any traction, supply deals, or niche buyers versus generic positioning.
CFTC rulings on CME/Silicon Data and ICE/Ornn cash-settled compute futures. Whether regulated forward curves commoditize the price discovery Computable relies on.
SF Compute's user count or feature rollout in the 12 months after its July 2026 raise. Whether its liquidity network effect locks in the market before Computable gains any foothold.

Key numbers

SF Compute: $40M raised at $300M valuation (2026-07-21)
Ornn: $33M seed led by a16z crypto (2026-07-06)
Kalshi launched CFTC GPU forward curves (2026-07-14)

Named risks

Well-funded direct rivals SF Compute and Ornn compound liquidity network effects before Computable gains traction. Severity: high
Regulated GPU futures from Kalshi, CME, and ICE could commoditize price-discovery value core to Computable's model. Severity: high
No disclosed founder identity, funding, or traction creates execution and credibility uncertainty. Severity: medium
Two-person team may lack capacity to build supply relationships or scale against 30-person competitors. Severity: medium
No independent funding beyond YC standard investment limits runway and competitive response capacity. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
SF Compute	losing to	SF Compute raised $40M at $300M valuation with 30-person team, July 21 2026, vs Computable's 2-person team
Ornn	losing to	Ornn raised $33M seed from a16z crypto for a similar GPU compute marketplace, July 6 2026
Kalshi	contesting	Kalshi launched CFTC-regulated GPU forward curves July 14 2026, threatening price-discovery value of marketplaces
CME/Silicon Data and ICE	contesting	Compute futures plans pending CFTC review as of July 10 2026 could commoditize GPU pricing
Prime Intellect	gaining on	Established GPU aggregation marketplace with $5.5M seed since 2024, ahead in maturity
Vast.ai	gaining on	Established peer-to-peer GPU marketplace since 2018 with existing user base

Questions people ask

Is Computable profitable in 2026?: No revenue, customer counts, or profitability figures for Computable have been disclosed. As of July 27, 2026, its YC listing shows a 2-person team with no public financials, funding round, or named customers beyond the standard YC investment.
Who are Computable's founders?: Computable's actual founder names are unconfirmed as of July 27, 2026. Its YC page lists Brad Flora as 'Primary Partner,' but Flora is a YC General Partner and prior founder of Perfect Audience, not a Computable founder, per his own YC bio.
Who is Computable's biggest competitor?: SF Compute is Computable's closest direct rival, offering the same weekly GPU-hour resale marketplace. SF Compute raised $40M at a $300M valuation on July 21, 2026, with roughly 30 staff and $100M+ in managed hardware, versus Computable's 2-person team.
Could AI replace Computable?: Computable's function is market-making for GPU-hours, not an AI-replaceable task itself, but regulated price-discovery tools like Kalshi's GPU forward curves, live since July 14, 2026, could commoditize the pricing value Computable would otherwise provide.
Who owns Computable?: Computable is privately held and part of Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch as of July 27, 2026. No independent funding round, valuation, or lead investor beyond YC's standard batch investment has been publicly disclosed.
Has Computable raised venture funding?: No independent funding round or valuation for Computable has been found as of July 27, 2026, beyond its membership in YC's Summer 2026 batch, which includes YC's standard investment via SAFE.

Timeline

2026-09-10YC S26 Demo Day, first expected public disclosure of Computable traction and founders
2026-07-27Computable listed on YC with 2-person team, Active status, based in NYC
2026-07-21SF Compute raises $40M at $300M valuation led by DCVC and Wing Venture Capital
2026-07-14Kalshi launches CFTC-regulated GPU compute forward curves for B200, H200, A100
2026-07-10CME/Silicon Data and ICE/Ornn compute futures reported pending CFTC review
2026-07-06Ornn raises $33M seed led by a16z crypto for GPU compute marketplace
2026-07-02Report describes SF Compute as ~30 people managing $100M+ hardware
2024Prime Intellect raises $5.5M seed co-led by Distributed Global and CoinFund

Revision history

27 July 2026

First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.

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