BEC Lab
Let people own AI by owning their data; providing an open-source personal cloud OS and dedicated hardware for local AI computing.
At a Glance
- AI enthusiasts
- Privacy-conscious developers
- Self-hosting community
- Tech-savvy families
AI Tools by BEC Lab
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Olares
Open Source Self Hosted Cloud OS
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Latest News
Olares Announces Strategic Partnership with Xthings to Redefine AI
Following $2.3M Kickstarter Success, Olares to Debut NVIDIA 5090M-Powered Personal AI Cloud at CES 2026
Olares One Surpasses $1 Million in Kickstarter Orders within One Week
Olares One Completes Design Validation Test (DVT) Milestone
Products & Services
An open-source personal cloud operating system built on Kubernetes, designed to host AI models and apps locally.
A dedicated personal AI cloud hardware device equipped with high-end NVIDIA GPUs (e.g., RTX 5090M) and workstation-grade hardware.
A decentralized space for personal and shared digital assets.
A secure access and identity management system (Olares ID) for the Olares ecosystem.
Market Position
Olares positions itself as a 'Personal AI Powerhouse' that combines high-end workstation hardware with an open-source OS, competing with cloud AI (Google/OpenAI) by offering privacy and local control.
Leadership
Founders
Michael Yuan, PhD
Maintainer of WasmEdge (CNCF), Founder of GOSIM. PhD in Astrophysics from UT Austin. Former investor and author of six software books.
Tim Gong
Founding Partner of SIG China and Chairman of ByteTrade Lab. Early investor in ByteDance.
Executive Team
Michael Yuan
Co-Founder & Technical Leader
Expert in cloud-native and AI infrastructure; leader of the Olares project.
Tim Gong
Chairman
Venture capitalist and founder of SIG China; leading strategy and investment.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Olares was born out of ByteTrade Lab's vision for a 'Blockchain-EdgeNode-Client' (BEC) structure to decentralize digital assets and intelligence. It was created to provide a private, local alternative to centralized AI cloud services.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Hardware sales (Olares One), potential enterprise services, and ecosystem integrations.
Pricing Tiers
Open-source operating system available on GitHub.
High-performance personal AI device with NVIDIA RTX 5090M and 96GB DDR5 RAM.
Discounted hardware tiers for early Kickstarter backers.
Target Markets
- AI enthusiasts
- Privacy-conscious developers
- Self-hosting community
- Tech-savvy families
- Private AI model hosting
- Self-hosted cloud services
- Secure data ownership
- Local hardware-accelerated AI development