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Rescale (YC W12) — High performance computing built for the cloud

Rescale is a cloud-based platform for computational engineering and R&D, that empowers engineers and researchers to accelerate discovery, testing, and optimization. We democratize access to the latest technologies that drive greater efficiency and competitiveness, including high performance computing, simulation, modeling, AI/ML, and digital twins.

Rescale is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2012 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: High Performance Computing Built for the Cloud. The founders listed are Joris Poort (Founder/CEO), Adam McKenzie (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 23, 2011).

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Rescale

New accelerator entry · 2011-11-23 · the record

Winter 2012
batch
250
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2012
Announced2011-11-23
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size250
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsCloud Computing
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttps://rescale.com
Founded2011

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Rescale is a cloud-based platform for computational engineering and R&D, that empowers engineers and researchers to accelerate discovery, testing, and optimization. We democratize access to the latest technologies that drive greater efficiency and competitiveness, including high performance computing, simulation, modeling, AI/ML, and digital twins. The majority of industry leaders worldwide use Rescale as the backbone of R&D, connecting the digital thread of new product innovation to develop products that enrich humanity, from autonomous vehicles to drug discovery. Rescale customers include 7 of the top 10 automotive companies and 3 of the top 6 life science companies. Rescale’s full-stack, open platform automates systems, data, and workflows into a user-centric experience, so customers can focus on innovation. Choose from 1000+ pre-installed applications for multiphysics simulation and AI/ML-assisted design exploration, including commercial, open-source, and custom software. We offer the largest global network of hyperscale and specialty cloud infrastructure to leverage the latest CPU, GPU, and other specialized architectures. Rescale is enterprise-ready to enable any size organization to achieve their digital transformation goals–with unified management that gives IT teams full visibility and control of hybrid-cloud operations. Rescale’s intelligent automation gives customers flexibility to improve performance and reduce costs of computing, while our enhanced security and compliance ensures industry-leading standards are met from end to end. Getting started is simple, flexible, and free to try. Our team of experts is ready to help you achieve your most ambitious engineering goals – schedule a demo today. Join us and help us build products that change the world: www.rescale.com/careers

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