# Silicon Data

> Silicon Data is a New York company supplying GPU pricing indices, market datasets and performance benchmarks to AI builders, infrastructure operators and financial institutions. Its benchmarks underpin CME Group’s planned compute futures, while SiliconMark tests actual GPU and cluster performance.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Carmen Li (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** SiliconIndex, SiliconMark, SiliconNavigator, SiliconPriceIQ, SiliconCarbon
- **Notable:** Reported 3.5 million market data points covering 50 GPU chipsets and platforms in May 2025., Reported more than 500 enterprise, financial and semiconductor clients in December 2025., Reported nine financial-grade GPU and LLM indices and over 1,000 registered users in August 2026.

## Products & services

- **SiliconIndex** — Daily GPU rental price indices, with coverage also extending to memory and LLM token economics.
- **SiliconMark** — GPU and cluster performance benchmarking, comparisons, machine inventory and enterprise certification.
- **SiliconNavigator** — GPU specifications and pricing intelligence application.
- **SiliconPriceIQ** — Predictive GPU pricing analytics and configurable estimates.
- **SiliconCarbon** — GPU carbon-footprint estimates incorporating usage and regional electricity factors.
- **GPU Forward Curve** — Rental term structures and mathematically implied forward rates for A100, H100 and B200, spanning up to 36 months.
- **SiliconSiteIQ** — Models deployable GPU capacity, cooling, break-even utilization and site economics.
- **GPU Pricing Dataset** — Instance-level and country-level pricing data delivered through enterprise packages.
- **GPU Residual Value** — Market-calibrated resale-value indices derived from forward-curve economics.
- **Token Pricebook and Token Market Pulse** — Model-level token pricing and market intelligence datasets.

## Achievements

- Reported 3.5 million market data points covering 50 GPU chipsets and platforms in May 2025.
- Reported more than 500 enterprise, financial and semiconductor clients in December 2025.
- Reported nine financial-grade GPU and LLM indices and over 1,000 registered users in August 2026.
- Selected as benchmark partner for CME Group’s planned compute futures.
- Announced USD 35.2 million across the seed and initial Series A closing, combined.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Carmen Li appeared on Bloomberg TV on September 22 to discuss AI and token economics.
- **2026-08** — Announced a $30.5 million initial Series A closing on August 11.
- **2026-08** — CME announced an October 5 target launch date for H100 and B200 compute futures, pending regulatory review.
- **2026-07** — SiliconSiteIQ launch press release dated July 23 described AI data-center capacity and economics analysis.
- **2026-04** — Launched GPU Forward Curve on April 20, covering rental horizons up to 36 months.

## Links

- Website: https://www.silicondata.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-data/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Silicon_Data
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@silicondataofficial

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Last updated: 2026-10-03