We’re changing how
AI teams access and
scale compute
We’re changing how
AI teams access and
scale compute
We’re changing how
AI teams access and
scale compute
We’re changing how AI teams access and scale compute
Our story
Our story
Fluence began in 2017 with a belief that cloud customers should have more choice over where and how their workloads run.
Years of building across multiple providers showed us what teams need: reliable capacity, fast deployment, clear costs, and flexibility as requirements change.
Today, we apply that experience to AI infrastructure, helping teams move from early experiments to production.
Fluence began in 2017 with a belief that cloud customers should have more choice over where and how their workloads run.
Years of building across multiple providers showed us what teams need: reliable capacity, fast deployment, clear costs, and flexibility as requirements change.
Today, we apply that experience to AI infrastructure, helping teams move from early experiments to production.
What we build
Connect your hardware and start
earning in three steps
CPU & GPU Cloud
Fluence Cloud (previously known as Fluence Network) brings GPU and CPU capacity from data centers around the world into one Console and API. Teams can deploy compute for training, inference, model serving, AI agents, and general-purpose workloads.
Fluence Cloud (previously known as Fluence Network) brings GPU and CPU capacity from data centers around the world into one Console and API. Teams can deploy compute for training, inference, model serving, AI agents, and general-purpose workloads.
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GPU Cluster Auctions
For planned capacity, buyers can use Fluence GPU Cluster Auctions to define their requirements and compare provider bids for reserved GPU clusters.
For planned capacity, buyers can use Fluence GPU Cluster Auctions to define their requirements and compare provider bids for reserved GPU clusters.
For planned capacity, buyers can use Fluence
GPU Cluster Auctions to define their requirements and compare provider bids for reserved GPU clusters.
Developed by Cloudless Labs,
Governed by Fluence DAO
Our mission as is to create a more competitive market for AI compute. Teams should be able to choose infrastructure on clear terms, while providers compete to serve them.
Our mission as is to create a more competitive market for AI compute. Teams should be able to choose infrastructure on clear terms, while providers compete to serve them.
Cloudless Labs has raised $14 million from leading investors, including 1KX, Multicoin, Distributed Global,
Blockchange, Tiger Global, and Protocol Labs.
Cloudless Labs, creators of Fluence Network, has raised $14 million from leading investors, including 1KX, Multicoin, Distributed Global, Blockchange, Tiger Global, and Protocol Labs.
Cloudless Labs has raised $14 million from leading investors, including 1KX, Multicoin, Distributed Global,
Blockchange, Tiger Global,
and Protocol Labs.
Fluence was founded in 2017 by Evgeny Ponomarev, Dmitry Kurinskiy, and Tom Trowbridge.
Together, they bring experience across infrastructure engineering, distributed systems, technology development, company building, and financial markets.
Fluence was founded in 2017 by Evgeny Ponomarev, Dmitry Kurinskiy, and Tom Trowbridge.
Together, they bring experience across infrastructure engineering, distributed systems, technology development, company building, and financial markets.
Evgeny Ponomarev
Co-Founder & COO
Tom Trowbridge
Co-Founder & CEO
Dmitry Kurinskiy
Co-Founder & CTO
Bernhard Borges
Chief Scientist
Evgeny Ponomarev
Co-Founder & COO, Cloudless Labs
Evgeny has built blockchain technologies for over a decade, specializing in crypto-economic design, distributed computing, and product innovation. A recognized voice at major Web3 conferences, he focuses on advancing real-world applications of decentralized infrastructure. He holds a Master's in Technology Entrepreneurship from ITMO University and a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Novosibirsk State University.
Tom Trowbridge
Co-Founder & CEO, Cloudless Labs
A seasoned entrepreneur and investor, Tom was President from inception at Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR), driving early growth. He hosts DePIN Day and the DePINed podcast, and invests in top DePIN projects and funds. His background includes roles at Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, and Odey Asset Management, plus a board seat at Stronghold Digital Mining. He holds degrees from Yale and Columbia.
Dmitry Kurinskiy
Co-Founder & CTO, Cloudless Labs
Dmitry is a blockchain and high-load systems expert leading Fluence’s engineering vision. He designed its trustless compute framework using crypto-economic incentives and cryptographic proofs. A former CTO, he built algorithmic trading systems and focuses on distributed computing, category theory, and Infrastructure-as-Code. He holds a Master’s from ITMO University and a Physics degree from Novosibirsk State University.
Bernhard Borges
Chief Scientist, Cloudless Labs
Bernhard is a technologist specializing in distributed systems, game theory, and mechanism design. He held leadership roles at PwC and IBM, where he was a Distinguished Engineer and Academy of Technology member. Former Chief Scientist at Dock, he co-founded xkey and Modiot Labs. A published researcher, he holds a Ph.D. and MBA from Simon Fraser University and completed a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Our global team includes engineers, researchers, product leaders, and operators with experience in cloud infrastructure, AI compute, distributed systems, and high-performance software.
Fluence is shaped by both community governance and private innovation. Fluence DAO, powered by FLT on Ethereum and structured through a Swiss Association, oversees protocol upgrades and ecosystem growth, ensuring decentralized governance. While Cloudless Labs pioneered Fluence’s development and remains a key contributor, ultimate decision-making rests with the DAO.
Fluence is shaped by both community governance and private innovation. Fluence DAO, powered by FLT on Ethereum and structured through a Swiss Association, oversees protocol upgrades and ecosystem growth, ensuring decentralized governance. While Cloudless Labs pioneered Fluence’s development and remains a key contributor, ultimate decision-making rests with the DAO.
