Founder of a listed tool
Carl Peterson
Co-founder, Thunder Compute, named behind the Thunder Compute listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Carl builds
Thunder Compute C · GPU & serverless compute
Thunder Compute is a US GPU cloud renting RTX A6000, L40, A100 and H100 instances by the minute and GPU sandboxes by the second. Agents use its REST API, a hosted MCP server with OAuth, or the
tnrCLI.Co-founder, Thunder Compute, researched 26 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Brian Model Co-founder, Thunder Compute
Backed by
Y Combinator Matrix CEAS Investments
Questions
Who is Carl Peterson?
Carl Peterson is co-founder and CEO of Thunder Compute, a GPU cloud and virtualisation company from Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch. He was previously a management consultant at Bain. In the company's Series A announcement he described its aim as building "the VMware for GPUs".
What does Thunder Compute make?
Anchor Terminal lists Thunder Compute from Thunder Compute. Thunder Compute is a US GPU cloud renting RTX A6000, L40, A100 and H100 instances by the minute and GPU sandboxes by the second. Agents use its REST API, a hosted MCP server with OAuth, or the tnr CLI.
Who has invested in Thunder Compute?
The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Matrix and CEAS Investments.
How are Carl's tools graded?
Thunder Compute is graded C, 56.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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