# USD.AI: physical AI company

Canonical ID: `bd1a747d-1df2-4427-9d37-dedc7176fab9`

## Key facts

- **Crucible Capital $26.8M B300 GPU loan (company-stated, Apr 2026):** Company-stated ([company-stated](https://usd.ai/insights/crucible-capital-26m-gpu-backed-loan); also [Crucible](https://cruciblecapital.substack.com/p/crucible-capital-finances-compute)): USD.AI closed a $26,821,644 non-recourse, asset-backed onchain loan to Crucible Capital secured by 72 NVIDIA B300 servers (576 GPUs total). USD.AI says 10.0% annual rate, three-year term, 70% LTV. Protocol developed by Permian Labs; framed as GPU-collateralized compute financing settled on-chain. Cap: USD.AI + Crucible April 2026 primaries; midday digest resurfaced via Meltem/trending X, not a Sep 28 announcement
- **HQ / positioning:** Onchain lending protocol for AI infrastructure operators (GPU-backed, non-recourse credit). Developed by Permian Labs. usd.ai
- **$128.9M GPU financing facility (company PR):** USD.AI announced a $128.9 million GPU financing facility, which it called its largest to date, to fund a GPU cloud provider deploying NVIDIA GB200 systems in Canada ([PR Newswire / USD.AI](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usdai-announces-128-9m-gpu-financing-facility-its-largest-to-date-302888224.html)).
- **$100M Bullish stablecoin debt facility (company PR):** USD.AI said it secured a $100 million stablecoin debt facility from Bullish to expand non-recourse, asset-backed GPU financing for AI compute operators ([PR Newswire / USD.AI](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usdai-secures-100m-stablecoin-debt-facility-from-bullish-for-gpu-financing-302862370.html)).

- **Slug:** usd-ai
- **Status:** private

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is USD.AI?

USD.AI is an onchain lending protocol (developed by Permian Labs) that provides non-recourse, asset-backed financing secured by verified GPU infrastructure for AI operators. Loans are settled on-chain against tokenized compute collateral rather than corporate balance sheets.

### What does USD.AI make?

USD.AI has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is USD.AI publicly traded?

No. USD.AI is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in USD.AI?

USD.AI is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Who owns USD.AI?

USD.AI is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is USD.AI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, USD.AI ranks in roughly the top 95% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (4)

1. https://usd.ai/insights/crucible-capital-26m-gpu-backed-loan · 2026-04-06
2. https://cruciblecapital.substack.com/p/crucible-capital-finances-compute · 2026-04-06
3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usdai-announces-128-9m-gpu-financing-facility-its-largest-to-date-302888224.html
4. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usdai-secures-100m-stablecoin-debt-facility-from-bullish-for-gpu-financing-302862370.html

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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