Simulation Theory Inc., a start-up dedicated to reducing waste by optimizing compute resources, has successfully raised $2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Larry Russ, managing partner at Russ, August & Kabat with individual investors including Ryan Peterson, and Robert Wallace of Strategic Alternatives. The funding will be used to support further development of Simulation Theory's innovative software development kit (SDK) designed to maximize applications' ability to optimize existing resources to help companies save billions in overspending on hardware and cloud usage each year.