Cloud Underground
Cloud Underground provides sovereign cloud foundations that run on customer-owned hardware with perpetual licenses, enabling full control over data and infrastructure without subscription revocation risk. The platform works identically online or offline, scales from solo operators to Fortune 500 teams, and includes digital twin capabilities that can simulate team roles. A free Cloud Jam Gauntlet starter product lets teams begin building their sovereign cloud foundation.
- Enterprise Software
- Developer Tools
- Cybersecurity
- Software Only
- Artificial Intelligence
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Organizations that need to keep data and infrastructure under their own control often find commercial cloud services incompatible with legal, security, or operational requirements. Teams that could move quickly end up waiting for permission from vendors or regulators, and existing solutions force them to hand over too much of the stack to third parties.
Solution
Cloud Underground builds sovereign cloud foundations that run on hardware the customer owns, with no subscription that can be revoked and no keys leaving the building. The platform works identically online or offline and scales from a one-person company to a Fortune 500 operation, with all actions logged and requiring human approval before execution. It supports three stages of organizational growth—Build, Grow, and Exit—and includes digital twin capabilities that can cover roles a larger team would typically hold. The systems are designed so that AI works for the people, not the other way around, and every action is written down for full accountability.
Target Audience
Primary users are founders and small teams needing self-owned infrastructure, security and platform engineers requiring on-prem cyber ranges and test environments, and educators building controlled training programs for students.
Features
- Perpetual license model with no subscription revocation risk, ensuring customers retain full ownership of their systems
- On-premises, browser-based, or fully offline deployment options that work identically regardless of environment
- Human-in-the-loop approval system where nothing runs until a person authorizes it, with complete audit trails
- Digital twin technology that can simulate team roles, enabling solo operators to function like larger organizations
- Three-stage operational framework (Build, Grow, Exit) covering everything from first customer to acquisition readiness
- Free Cloud Jam Gauntlet starter product for teams to begin building their sovereign cloud foundation