This is not a startup asking NVIDIA to imagine a use case. DFC's h264_nvenc pipeline is written and benchmarked on RTX 4090. It runs a deliberate hybrid: serverless baseline scaling to zero, NVIDIA engaged for high-volume live encoding, GPU added one unit at a time as demand grows. At A$6 a fight, cost per stream is the margin — which is exactly why the GPU layer is demand-scaled rather than always-on.
DFC is a solo-founder Australian startup building the professional network, media wire, and pay-per-view platform for combat sports — and NVIDIA silicon is already in its production path. Inception membership, cloud GPU credits, and NGC access accelerate Rounds 2 and 3 of a roadmap that showcases GPU cloud workloads in sport. A 30-minute technical walkthrough is available on request.