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Expanse

Expanse is a student startup based in Edinburgh, with 1 funding round on the record.

What they do

“Expanse predicts exactly what every job needs before it runs, so your cluster does more real work with the GPUs you already have.”

In its own words, on expanse.sh

In plain speak

They predict what computing jobs need before they run, so computers can do more useful work with their existing graphics processors.

In the news

Funding rounds

Latest from Expanse

Built and measured on a national supercomputer

27 Oct 2026, from expanse.sh, posted by the company

Why we started Expanse, and our $5.3M seed

16 Sep 2026, from expanse.sh, posted by the company

Frontier models guess at compute

2 Jun 2026, from expanse.sh, posted by the company

It's 2026 and We're Still Writing SLURM Scripts by Hand

28 Feb 2026, from expanse.sh, posted by the company

Timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2026from the companyBuilt and measured on a national supercomputer
  2. 18 Sep 2026newsInformatics-founded startup raises $5.3 million to tackle AI infrastructure waste
  3. 18 Sep 2026newsAI workload firm Expanse ready to expand team
  4. 16 Sep 2026from the companyWhy we started Expanse, and our $5.3M seed
  5. 16 Sep 2026fundingSeed, $5.3 million (about £3.93m at $1.35 to the pound, Sep 2026) from Crane Venture Partners
  6. 2 Jun 2026from the companyFrontier models guess at compute
  7. 28 Feb 2026from the companyIt's 2026 and We're Still Writing SLURM Scripts by Hand

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On the record

AI workload firm Expanse said it was ready to expand its team.

18 Sep 2026 · Daily Business

Expanse, founded by four University of Edinburgh graduates, raised $5.3 million in seed funding announced on 16 September 2026, led by Crane Venture Partners with PXN Ventures and angel investors.

16 Sep 2026 · Silicon Scotland

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