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Aethir

Category: AI Infrastructure

Aethir provides a decentralized cloud infrastructure (DCI) that offers scalable GPU-based computing for AI and gaming applications. Aethir was founded in 2022. The company is led by Daniel Wang. Based in Singapore, Singapore. Team size: 150+. Total funding raised: $140M+. Latest round: Pre-A. Key investors include ["Sanctor Capital","Hashkey","Merit Circle","CitizenX","Mirana Ventures","Animoca Brands","Momentum6","Maelstrom (Arthur Hayes)","NVIDIA","Qualcomm"].

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Team size
150+
Total funding
$140M+

Value proposition

To provide scalable, low-latency, and cost-effective access to enterprise-grade GPU resources globally, enabling high-performance gaming and AI applications without the need for expensive hardware.

Products and solutions

["Decentralized GPU Cloud Infrastructure","GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS)","Aethir Edge","Decentralized AI Node Infrastructure"]

Unique value

Aethir's uniqueness lies in its community-owned, decentralized model for GPU cloud infrastructure, aggregating underutilized GPU resources from enterprises and data centers into a global network, offering more scalable and cost-effective solutions than traditional centralized cloud providers.

Target customer

AI and gaming companies, from large enterprises to smaller developers, requiring scalable GPU resources.

Industries served

["Gaming","Artificial Intelligence (AI)","Cloud Computing","Edge Computing"]

Technology advantage

Provides ultra-low latency and high-performance GPU computing by distributing resources closer to the edge, reducing reliance on single points of failure and achieving greater cost-efficiency for compute-intensive AI and cloud gaming workloads.

How they differentiate

Aethir differentiates itself by creating a decentralized cloud infrastructure (DCI) that aggregates GPU resources from a distributed network of providers, offering more cost-effective and scalable solutions compared to traditional centralized cloud providers with a focus on AI, ML, and cloud gaming.

Main competitors

["CoreWeave","Crusoe Cloud","Render Network","Akash Network"]

Key partnerships

["NVIDIA Inception Program","Well-Link Tech","Impossible Finance","CARV","Magic Eden","Sequence","LayerZero","Manta Network","Qualcomm","Animoca Brands"]

Notable customers

["Impossible Finance","TensorOpera","Well-Link Tech","Multiple gaming studios and AI companies"]

Major milestones

["Closed Pre-A funding round at $150 million valuation in July 2023","Successfully raised $140+ million in total funding","Launched $100 million ecosystem fund to support innovators in AI and gaming","Established key partnerships with major Web3 and AI entities","Achieved 13x revenue growth from $12M to $166M ARR","Built network of 435K+ GPU containers across 200+ locations"]

Growth metrics

Annual Recurring Revenue skyrocketed from $12 million to over $166 million—a 13x increase. Global distributed network of 435K+ GPU containers across 200+ locations.

Market positioning

Positioned as a specialized provider of decentralized GPU cloud computing targeting developers and companies in AI and gaming that require substantial computational power but face cost and availability challenges with established cloud providers.

Geographic focus

Headquartered in Singapore with a global, decentralized network of GPU providers and users; strong focus on Asian tech and gaming markets with worldwide expansion.

Patents and IP

No public patent information found.

About Daniel Wang

Co-Founder at Aethir, Venture Partner at IVC, Chief Investment Officer at YGG SEA, and Head of International Publishing and Operations at Riot Games (2013-2019).

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