Building the infrastructure for the AI Factory era.

ARC stands for Accelerated Research Computing — reflecting our mission to accelerate AI innovation, scientific discovery, and large-scale intelligent computing.

ARC Cloud is a global AI infrastructure and software company building full-stack AI Factory platforms — from accelerated computing and intelligent orchestration to training, inference, model APIs, AI workflows, and large-scale AI deployment.

Mission

Make advanced AI infrastructure usable, intelligent and globally accessible.

AI progress depends on more than access to GPUs. It requires infrastructure, models, software and workflows to operate as one coherent system. ARC Cloud was created to connect those layers. Our platform combines accelerated compute with a Unified Model API, Agent Platform and AI Factory OS. The result is a foundation that can scale from one enterprise workload to an entire regional AI ecosystem.

Leadership

Founders

Co-Founder

Dr. Richard Yang

Co-Founder, ARC Cloud | Yale Professor | Global Network Architecture | Distributed Systems | Internet Standards & AI Infrastructure

Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Yale University and a recognized researcher in computer networking, distributed systems, and large-scale network architecture. With decades of experience spanning fundamental research, global Internet standards, and large-scale systems deployment, he brings deep expertise in network optimization, distributed computing, and the technologies underpinning next-generation AI infrastructure.

Network Architecture & Distributed Systems
Pioneered research in computer networking, distributed systems, traffic engineering, and programmable networks, advancing the architecture and optimization of large-scale computing and communication systems.
Global Internet Standards
Led pioneering P4P research that contributed to the technical foundations of the IETF Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) standard, enabling more efficient coordination between networks and applications.
Large-Scale Systems & Deployment
Developed influential research in traffic engineering and interdomain resilience, including COPE and REIN, bridging network theory with practical deployment in large-scale Internet systems.
Next-Generation Networking
Contributed to Argos, a pioneering Massive MIMO system whose research received the ACM SIGMobile Test of Time Award, with broader contributions to advanced wireless systems and software-defined networking.
Research Leadership & Recognition
Recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and multiple research distinctions, with research supported by major global technology companies and government research programs, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and U.S. research agencies.
AI Infrastructure & Global Computing
Brings advanced expertise in high-performance networking, distributed systems, and resource optimization to GPU cluster interconnection, cross-data-center communication, and large-scale AI infrastructure engineering.

Co-Founder

William Cheng

Co-Founder, ARC Cloud | AI Infrastructure & GPU Computing | Data Center Development | Strategic Investment & Global Business Leadership

Technology and infrastructure executive with nearly two decades of experience in ICT, digital infrastructure, and global business leadership, complemented by extensive expertise in AI infrastructure, large-scale GPU computing, and data center development. Combines technical expertise, capital strategy, and commercial execution to develop, finance, and scale complex infrastructure businesses across global markets.

AI Infrastructure & GPU Computing
Led the investment, development, and commercialization of large-scale AI infrastructure and GPU cluster projects, encompassing strategic planning, financing, infrastructure deployment, and commercial partnerships.
Data Center Development
Spearheaded regional expansion, delivering more than 10 data centers, over 10,000 racks, and 30+ MW of power capacity.
Global Business Leadership
Managed approximately US$600 million in annual business for a global open-source technology company, expanding its global partner ecosystem by more than 200 partners annually.
Capital & Strategic Investment
Facilitated over US$500 million in financing and led a US$200 million strategic infrastructure project, aligning capital, technology, and commercial resources to execute large-scale developments.
Government & Strategic Projects
Led five strategic initiatives involving heads of state and a national-level telecommunications modernization project in Europe, managing senior stakeholder engagement and complex project execution.
Global Market Expansion
Built and scaled businesses, strategic partnerships, and institutional relationships across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, with extensive experience in infrastructure commercialization, market development, and cross-border execution.

Engineering excellence

Performance, reliability and operational clarity from infrastructure through applications.

Customer outcomes

Technology becomes valuable when it improves the speed and economics of real work.

Open intelligence

Flexible model and deployment choices support innovation across ecosystems.

Global collaboration

Regional capability grows through local partnership and shared expertise.