Liquid Compute Raises $15 Million Seed Round and Files for CFTC Registration

Liquid Compute has secured $15 million in seed funding and submitted applications to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) status. The company aims to build a regulated order book for cash-settled and physically delivered computing power contracts. Liquid Compute has been collaborating with firms such as Susquehanna International Group, BGC Group, and Wintermute to provide OTC liquidity for AI startups and cloud providers. The funding round was co-led by Chemistry and FirstMark Capital, with participation from K8 Capital, Night Capital, UFO Holdings, TrueBridge Capital Partners, Brainchild Holdings, Y Combinator, and various angel investors.