Frequently asked questions.

A neutral institutional marketplace for spot transactions in physical AI hardware (GPUs and related infrastructure) between institutional buyers and sellers. Stoa charges a platform fee; it is not a party to any trade.

Stoa is offered to institutions acting in a commercial capacity, such as data-center operators, hardware dealers and brokers, funds, lenders, and liquidators. It is not offered to consumers. Access is by application.

Yes. Participation is limited to institutions, and Stoa applies know-your-business (KYB) checks to confirm participants are institutional counterparties. Stoa does not, however, guarantee or endorse any participant or counterparty. As a neutral venue, participants remain responsible for their own diligence and decisions.

Stoa uses a request-for-quote workflow: a buyer indicates the hardware and terms it is seeking, participating dealers may respond with quotes, and the buyer transacts at the level it chooses. This surfaces clearing levels for hardware that has typically moved through private, bilateral channels.

Stoa does not take custody of hardware. Payment for an awarded trade is held and released once delivery is confirmed. Commercial terms remain between the counterparties.

Stoa charges a platform fee on completed transactions.

GPUs and AI-infrastructure hardware, such as current-generation NVIDIA accelerators (for example, H100, H200, B200, and A100) and related servers and clusters, across a range of conditions.

Available in the United States, for institutional participants located in and acting from the U.S.