Aethir’s $100M Ecosystem Fund Supports Avalanche Foundation’s infraBUIDL(AI) Program

Aethir’s globally distributed GPU cloud computing network for AI and gaming enterprises is announcing a strategic partnership with Avalanche Foundation to support the growth of AI innovation within the Avalanche ecosystem by leveraging Aethir’s computing expertise and GPU resources. The Aethir DePIN stack is the only decentralized enterprise-grade GPU-as-a-service platform on the market. Our annual recurring revenue of $91M positions Aethir at the top of the decentralized GPU cloud sector as the leading enterprise DePIN solution, capable of supporting the most advanced AI and gaming workloads at scale. Our cloud computing infrastructure consists of over 400,000+ GPU containers, including 3000+ NVIDIA H100s and H200s, along with 61,000+ Aethir Edge cloud computing devices. Through our $100M Ecosystem Fund, Aethir is supporting the most promising AI projects in the Web3 industry with premium cloud computing resources needed to launch and scale their products. As part of our partnership with the Avalanche Foundation, Aethir will support the onboarding of AI innovators into the Avalanche ecosystem through the infraBUIDL(AI) Program. 

The infraBUIDL(AI) Program is a groundbreaking initiative designed to support the growing intersection of AI and decentralized infrastructure within the Avalanche ecosystem with up to $15M in direct funding and retroactive grants. This program aims to fuel innovation within the Avalanche ecosystem by funding AI-driven projects that contribute to developing intelligent, next-generation blockchain applications. 

With AI poised to transform numerous industries, the infraBUIDL(AI) Program positions the Avalanche network at the forefront of this evolution, and Aethir’s DePIN stack will support the program with our globally distributed GPU infrastructure’s reliable, secure, and scalable computing services. Specifically, Aethir will provide compute grants to eligible AI projects building on Avalanche’s blockchain infrastructure. Aethir’s $100M Ecosystem Fund is reserved for groundbreaking innovators developing and launching AI and gaming projects that are transforming users' everyday lives worldwide, which perfectly aligns with Avalanche’s infraBUIDL(AI) Program.

Avalanche is an ultra-fast, low-latency blockchain platform designed for builders who need high performance at scale. The network’s architecture allows for the creation of sovereign, efficient and fully interoperable public and private layer 1 (L1) blockchains which leverage the Avalanche Consensus Mechanism to achieve high throughput and near-instant transaction finality. The ease and speed of launching a L1, and the breadth of architectural customization choices, make Avalanche the perfect environment for a composable multi-chain future.

Supported by a global community of developers and validators, Avalanche offers a fast, low-cost environment for building decentralized applications (dApps). With its combination of speed, flexibility, and scalability, Avalanche is the platform of choice for innovators pushing the boundaries of blockchain technology.

As part of our collaboration, Aethir will prioritize AI projects from the Avalanche infraBUIDL(AI) Program for compute grants from our $100M Ecosystem Fund. This will ensure that AI innovators have fast access to the GPU computing resources needed to scale on Avalanche. Grant allocations will be based on each project's specific computing needs.

Key Partnership Details

This partnership is focused on accelerating AI development through seamless collaboration between Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure and Avalanche Foundation’s blockchain expertise.

• Aethir Joins the infraBUIDL(AI) Committee: Aethir will join the infraBUIDL(AI) Program committee to offer valuable insights and help select projects for funding. This collaboration will ensure that AI-driven projects receive comprehensive support from both the Avalanche Foundation and Aethir.
• Fast-Tracking Projects: AI projects approved by the infraBUIDL(AI) Program will be fast-tracked into Aethir’s $100m Ecosystem Fund. This initiative will provide these projects with the computational resources to scale effectively and launch groundbreaking AI innovations on the Avalanche blockchain.
• Community Integration: Aethir will help integrate AI projects from our community into the Avalanche infraBUIDL(AI) Program, creating a more interconnected and robust AI ecosystem.

Apply for the infraBUIDL(AI) Program Supported by Aethir’s $100M Ecosystem Fund

For more details on the infraBUIDL(AI) Program, including eligibility criteria and application requirements, visit the program’s official website.

All applications must be submitted via the following form.

For additional details on Aethir’s Ecosystem Fund and compute grants, visit our official website.

This partnership between Avalanche Foundation and Aethir is a significant step toward integrating AI with decentralized infrastructure. It provides developers with the tools and resources to build the next generation of intelligent applications on the Avalanche network while leveraging Aethir’s industry-leading decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure. The Aethir DePIN stack continues to support the most advanced AI enterprises, building never-before-seen innovations powered by decentralized GPU computing.