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Expanse

YC X26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 4 employees · 3 known investors

Expanse predicts the GPU, memory, runtime, and failure risk of compute jobs before they run, so clusters do more work on the same hardware and reduce failed or overprovisioned jobs. It works alongside existing schedulers such as SLURM, Kubernetes, or Nomad, serving engineers running training, HPC simulations, and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDeep LearningB2BInfrastructureMLUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X26)

Expanse was founded in 2025 by Ismaeel Bashir, Nikodem Bieniek, Yafet Melake, and Eren Mendi.

IBIsmaeel Bashir
Ismaeel Bashirin𝕏Co-founder · Chief Executive OfficerHe previously worked on machine learning infrastructure at a quantitative trading firm and developed high-performance computing resource prediction tools at Edinburgh's Parallel Computing Centre. He studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
NBNikodem Bieniek
Nikodem Bieniekin𝕏Co-founder & CTOHe has experience optimizing speech recognition models on GPU infrastructure and previously worked on infrastructure platforms at Millennium Management. He studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
YMYafet Melake
Yafet Melakein𝕏Co-founder & COOHe previously worked on research infrastructure at G-Research, a quantitative finance firm, and studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
EMEren Mendi
Eren Mendiin𝕏Co-Founder & CPOHe previously worked on emerging technology prototypes in quantitative finance at G-Research and holds degrees in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London.

Investors · 3

Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Also in the syndicate · 1

Founder's Fund

Competitors · 1

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In the news

What Y Combinator's Latest Batch Reveals About The Futureforbes.com · Jun 2026Expanse - Unlock wasted GPU capacityycombinator.com · May 2026Expanse's new VC arm raises $18m for debut fundventurecapitaljournal.com · Aug 2025Expanse, which is built on military money and venture capital, raises $70mthehustle.co · Oct 2024With Over $100 Million In Federal Contracts, Cybersecurity Company Expanse Is Rapidly Growingpulse2.com · Apr 2019The CEO of hot cybersecurity startup Expanse explains how he went from DARPA to raising a new $70 million roundbusinessinsider.com · Apr 2019Expanse Announces $70 Million Series C Funding, Led by TPG Growthprnewswire.com · Apr 2019Expanse Raises $70M in Series C Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Apr 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does Expanse do?
Expanse predicts the GPU, memory, runtime, and failure risk of compute jobs before they run, so clusters do more work on the same hardware and reduce failed or overprovisioned jobs. It works alongside existing schedulers such as SLURM, Kubernetes, or Nomad, serving engineers running training, HPC simulations, and inference workloads.
Who founded Expanse?
Expanse was founded by Ismaeel Bashir, Nikodem Bieniek, Yafet Melake, Eren Mendi in 2025.
Who are Expanse's investors?
Expanse's investors include Scribble Ventures, Y Combinator.
Where is Expanse headquartered?
Expanse is headquartered in San Francisco, US.