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Exostellar

Series A
Reduce cloud costs by CPU and GPU optimization
Location
Ithaca, NY
Website
exostellar.io
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Founders
Zhiming Shen, PhD ’17
Hakim Weatherspoon, Professor
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaS
News & Funding
2026-04-09 Acquired Read article
2025-02-11 Series A Read article
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Exostellar is a Cornell-founded startup based in Ithaca, NY, founded by Zhiming Shen, PhD ’17 and Hakim Weatherspoon, Professor.