Liquid Compute Raises $15M in Seed Funding led by FirstMark

The round also saw participation from K8 Capital, Night Capital, TrueBridge, Brainchild Holdings, UFO Holdings, and Dmitry Balyasny.

The company plans to use the funding to build its core matching and clearing infrastructure, expand compute capacity across its physical grid, and hire compliance and market operations staff to support its pending CFTC regulatory applications.

What is Liquid Compute?

Liquid Compute is building a marketplace that allows users to trade and manage AI compute capacity.

The company is developing a physical grid for compute, where buyers and suppliers can transact in the short term and monetize unused capacity.

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On top of this physical marketplace, Liquid Compute is developing transparent pricing and market data to give buyers, sellers, traders, and lenders better visibility into compute capacity and pricing.

How Much Funding Has Liquid Compute Raised?

Liquid Compute has raised $15 million in its latest Seed funding round.

The round was co-led by FirstMark and Chemistry, with participation from K8 Capital, Night Capital, TrueBridge, Brainchild Holdings, UFO Holdings, and Dmitry Balyasny.

No previous funding details were provided.

Who Invested in Liquid Compute’s Seed Round?

The Seed round was co-led by:

• FirstMark
• Chemistry

Participating investors included:

• K8 Capital
• Night Capital
• TrueBridge
• Brainchild Holdings
• UFO Holdings
• Dmitry Balyasny

Why the Funding Matters

Liquid Compute plans to use the new funding to accelerate development of its matching and clearing infrastructure, and expand available compute capacity across its physical grid.

The company will also hire compliance and market operations staff to support its pending CFTC regulatory applications.

The pending applications could allow Liquid Compute to develop regulated cash-settled markets tied to prices formed across its underlying compute marketplace.

Who founded Liquid Compute?

Liquid Compute was founded in 2025 by Ronit Jain and Aarav Patel.

The company is headquartered in New York City.

Market and Business Growth

Liquid Compute has signed trading and data licensing partnerships with Susquehanna Predictions, BGC Group, and Wintermute.

The company is building market data and pricing infrastructure designed to help participants understand how compute capacity is priced, infrastructure is financed, risk is managed, and capital is allocated.

What Happens Next?

Liquid Compute will focus on expanding its compute grid, developing its matching and clearing infrastructure, and building transparent pricing and market data.

The company will also continue hiring for compliance and market operations as it works toward its pending CFTC applications.

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