Shadeform

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Shadeform is a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2023, offering a unified API and platform that acts as a GPU cloud marketplace. It enables users to access, provision, and manage GPU workloads across more than 20 cloud providers. The company emerged from Y Combinator's S23 batch to tackle GPU shortages and the complexities of multi-cloud environments, particularly during the generative AI boom. The core platform allows users to compare real-time GPU prices and availability, launch and manage GPU instances, and utilize deployment options that include both personal cloud accounts and Shade Cloud. It features automated quotes for reservations, orchestration, and guaranteed job execution at optimal costs. Shadeform primarily serves AI startups, engineering teams, solo developers, academic institutions, and enterprises, providing scalable machine learning infrastructure for training and deployment.