Ben Scharfstein

building @appliedcompute. started a few companies. previously product @scale_ai, @google, applied math @harvard

@benscharfstein 3,343 X followersscharfste.in First product launched 6y ago

Total monthly visits: 48.7K; Down33.0%MoMOct 2026Only AppliedCompute has traffic data
ARR: >$100MClaimed; ≈ $8.3M/mo · X @ypatil125 · 2026-11-02“- crossed ⁠$100M annualized revenue run rate up from zero 18 months ago”
Products: 3; Since Aug 2020
Latest launch: 22mo ago; AppliedCompute48.7K visits/mo · >$100M/yr (claimed)

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Traffic & revenue

Portfolio · Last 12 months

Monthly visits

Monthly revenue & equivalents1 / 3 products with revenue evidence

Nov 2026

AppliedCompute$8.3M/moSelf-reported eq.

Products and research metrics
Product	Tagline	Category	Visits · Oct	MoM	Launched	Revenue
AppliedComputeappliedcompute.comIntroducing AC2, the training and inference cloud for open weights.	Introducing AC2, the training and inference cloud for open weights.	Unclassified	48.7K	Down33.0%	2025-01	>$100M/yrClaimed
Rumerumevideo.comVideo chat that doesn't feel like work	Video chat that doesn't feel like work	Social Networks & Apps	—	—	2020-08	Undisclosed
Superpipesuperpipe.aiBuild, evaluate and optimize LLM pipelines	Build, evaluate and optimize LLM pipelines	Prompts, Evals & LLM Observability	—	—	2024-03	Undisclosed

Launches, marketing, revenue milestones, and pricing/plan/positioning changes across products

Nov 2 · 13d ago
- AppliedCompute disclosed ARR >$100MClaimed revenue
  - crossed ⁠$100M annualized revenue run rate up from zero 18 months ago · X @ypatil125
Jan 28, 2025 · 22mo ago
- AppliedCompute launchedNew product
Mar 27, 2024 · 2y ago
- Superpipe launchedNew product
Aug 23, 2020 · 6y ago
- Rume launchedNew product