Expanse

YC X26 · Active · Unlock wasted GPU capacity.

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Thunder ComputeShared: infrastructure, gpu, computeActiveAI, Data, Devtools	AI, Data, Devtools	Active	YCS24
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Aquarium LearningShared: deep learning, failure, fixAcquiredAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Acquired	YCS20
Lambdanot in a program hereShared: gpu, compute, trainingElsewhereOther	Other	Elsewhere

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PipeshiftShared: ml, infrastructure, workloadActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
LuminalShared: gpu, idle, codeActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS25
ParaQueryShared: infrastructure, gpu, workloadActiveData, Devtools	Data, Devtools	Active	YCX25
CerebriumShared: infrastructure, gpu, jobsActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW22
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Founders

Ismaeel BashirFounder/CEO
Nikodem BieniekFounder
Yafet MelakeFounder
Eren MendiFounder

About Expanse

Expanse unlocks wasted GPU capacity. We recover idle compute through three capabilities: resource prediction (right-sizing job submissions before they reach the scheduler), optimisation suggestions (code and config changes researchers can apply themselves), and failure prediction (catching jobs that will fail before they consume hours of GPU time). We’re four engineers. We ran HPC and GPU training workloads at the largest quant funds and national supercomputing centres. We faced this problem first hand and the only fix was to over-provision and burn millions. Ismaeel built the first multimodal HPC resource predictor as research at EPCC (Edinburgh’s Parallel Computing Centre), which beat every published baseline. This is the tool we wish we had.

YC batch: X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI, Developer tools
Team size: 4
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Checked: 33m ago

YC tags: Deep Learning, B2B, Infrastructure, ML

Expanse in X26: 193 companies, 84% AI

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Expanse: questions

Which YC batch was Expanse in?

Expanse was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).

Is Expanse still active?

Y Combinator lists Expanse as active.

Who founded Expanse?

Expanse's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ismaeel Bashir (Founder/CEO), Nikodem Bieniek (Founder), Yafet Melake (Founder), Eren Mendi (Founder).

Where is Expanse based?

Expanse lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.

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