What it sells
The market behind AI hardware.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Procurement/treasury at data-center operators, GPU dealers and brokers, funds, lenders and liquidators (institutions only, KYB-vetted).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Need to buy or liquidate GPU inventory with no shared price discovery; private quotes and stale broker lists.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Buyer posts hardware and terms as an RFQ, dealers respond with quotes, buyer transacts at chosen level; payment is held and released after delivery is confirmed; audit trail logged.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Neutral marketplace taking a platform fee on completed transactions; not a party to trades and does not take custody. Also sells Stoa Intelligence/Data pricing products.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Application-based access with sign-up and contact-the-team sales; institutional only.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2026 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.