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Digital asset platform acquiring and tokenizing GPU compute infrastructure for investors and data centers, focused on compute assets.
Compute Labs is a financial technology company that establishes an investment ecosystem for compute infrastructure by tokenizing physical graphics processing units and leasing them to data centers. The organization purchases computing equipment for accredited investors and converts these physical assets into tradable digital securities that provide regular yield distributions. This framework allows data center operators to transition their infrastructure costs from capital expenditures to operating expenses while securing necessary hardware. Backed by a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by Protocol Labs, the company deployed its initial $1 million data center investment and maintains a pipeline of over $100 million in hardware. The enterprise is exploring a special purpose acquisition company merger to access public markets and plans to raise an additional $10 million. Compute Labs was founded in 2024 by Albert Zhang and Xingfan.
Compute Labs has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Compute Labs has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Compute Labs has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in July 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | $3M Seed | — | Amadeus Capital Partners, Ascender Ventures, Blockchain.com Ventures, Divergence Ventures, Jump Capital, Manta RAY Ventures, Polygon Labs, SID Venture Partners | Announced |
Compute Labs is a Pasadena-based technology startup that tokenizes enterprise GPUs into yield-bearing digital assets like GNFTs and COMPUTE tokens via its Compute Tokenization Protocol (CTP), enabling investors to gain direct exposure to AI compute infrastructure while generating 20-50% yields from live AI workloads.[1][2][4] It serves accredited investors, AI companies, cloud providers, and HPC operators by purchasing GPUs on behalf of investors, leasing them to data centers on a revenue-sharing model, and handling deployment, management, and compliance, thus solving GPU supply shortages and high capital costs in the AI boom.[2][4] The company has demonstrated strong early growth, launching a $1M NVIDIA H200-backed GPU vault in June/July 2025 that fully deployed within weeks, raising $3M in pre-seed funding led by Protocol Labs, and lining up over $100M in GPU pipeline post-pilot.[2][4]
Founded in March 2024 by Albert Zhang, Compute Labs emerged from his vision to create a GPU Real World Asset (RWA) project amid surging AI compute demands.[1][3] Zhang, previously a founding team member at Delysium (a $2B peak FDV AI-agent network), core member of rct.AI (YC19), and Solution Architect at Xsolla, holds degrees from UCLA and Caltech; he leads as CEO alongside CTO Xingfan Xia (ex-Apple, AWS, Airbnb), CBO Nikolay Filichkin, and founding engineers like Marcelo Feitoza and Matt Weichel.[1][3] Incubated by NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance, the company quickly gained traction with its $3M pre-seed round and pilot vault launch, addressing crypto-AI finance gaps through blockchain tokenization.[2][3][4]
Compute Labs rides the AI infrastructure boom, where global GPU shortages (100% utilization) drive high yields, fueled by large language models and data center demands.[4] Its timing aligns with regulatory tailwinds like the Genius Act, clarifying stablecoins and RWAs, while blockchain enables liquidity in a traditionally illiquid asset class.[4] Market forces favoring it include hyperscaler CapEx constraints and the need for scalable financing, positioning Compute Labs as a "backbone for AI" by securing GPU supply for projects and providers.[2] It influences the ecosystem by financializing compute as an emerging asset class, blending AI, blockchain, and DeFi to broaden participation and accelerate innovation.[1][2][3]
Compute Labs is poised to scale rapidly with $10M+ raises planned, a $100M+ GPU pipeline, and potential SPAC merger for public market access, capitalizing on unrelenting AI compute hunger.[4] Trends like AGI pursuits, RWA tokenization growth, and DeFi derivatives will propel its AI-Fi ecosystem, potentially evolving it into a core AI infrastructure financier. As GPU scarcity persists, its model could redefine investing in tech hardware, tying back to its origins in tokenizing the "picks and shovels" of the AI gold rush.
Compute Labs has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Compute Labs's investors include Amadeus Capital Partners, Ascender Ventures, Blockchain.com Ventures, Divergence Ventures, Jump Capital, Manta Ray Ventures, Polygon, SID Venture Partners.