VIA Redefines Career Growth with Launch of VIA YOU

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Formalizing their people-first investment in growth and leadership, the new corporate university debuts with its flagship leadership program, VIA Ignite.

Boston, MA – April 30, 2026  – VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) today announced the launch of VIA YOU (Your Opportunities University), the company’s corporate university designed to accelerate growth for its VIAneers at every level of the organization. 

VIA YOU reflects the company’s unique commitment to “Keep People First,” a strategic pillar built on the belief that when “we invest in our people, the entire company levels up with them.” While many organizations approach learning and development as a support function, VIA is positioning VIA YOU as a powerful engine for growth, embedding development directly into the company’s DNA through programs ranging from specialized tracks built for specific roles to cross-company initiatives that unite VIAneers around shared capabilities. VIA has built a dedicated Learning and Development team to drive this effort across the fast-growing 80-person company.

“This level of investment is rare for a company of our size, but it is a direct reflection of our belief that our edge comes from our people,” said Ellen Goodyear, Director, Learning and Development at VIA. “With VIA YOU, we are empowering high performers to reach their full potential, ensuring that individual growth acts as a force multiplier for our collective success.”

VIA YOU is anchored by its flagship leadership program, VIA Ignite, a highly selective, year-long leadership initiative that kicked off in January 2026. Designed to forge strong leaders and culture carriers, the program focuses on “harder skills” including curiosity, psychological safety, influential advocacy, and converting insight into strategic action. The program was co-designed and is being facilitated by two external, trusted advisors: Jeff Wetzler, bestselling author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life, and Emily Irving, CEO of Ask and co-creator of the Ask Approach.

The inaugural cohort (pictured above at the Groton Inn kick-off) includes 14 VIAneers, who were selected based on their reputation for consistently raising the bar and their potential to create leverage for the entire organization.

“VIA YOU and our flagship program, VIA Ignite, are about doubling down on what truly distinguishes VIA from other companies: our people,” said Kate Ravanis, COO and co-founder of VIA. “We are committed to building empowered thinkers, communicators, and leaders, and we believe the most critical time to invest in that talent is while we are growing. This isn’t just a side project. By partnering with world-class external advisors and building a dedicated learning and development team, it’s a clear signal that the development of our people continues to be a core business priority.”  

Looking ahead, VIA YOU is expected to significantly increase leadership capability benchmarks and improve gains in engagement and strategic execution. Plans are already underway to expand the university with specialized tracks for Technical Leads and an Agentic AI curriculum, ensuring that 100% of leaders and ultimately every VIAneer are directly impacted by the work of VIA YOU.

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

VIA Agentic Solution Awarded IL5 Continuous Authority to Operate by United States Air Force

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Increased authority level supports the expanded use of VIA’s eJARVIS (SLAM AI), accelerating mission-critical outcomes through secure, swift data access and agentic analysis.

BOSTON – April 20, 2026 – The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has awarded VIA Science, Inc. (VIA), a leading provider of secure, data-driven agentic workflows to the Department of War, government agencies, and global enterprises, an Impact Level 5 (IL5) continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) for its dual-use eJARVIS application.

eJARVIS is a USAF-configured version of VIA’s commercial SLAM (Share Less, Ask More) AI solution. Since receiving IL4 authorization in May 2024, eJARVIS has delivered fast, secure data workflows leveraging large language models (LLMs). The elevation to IL5 significantly expands the scope and sensitivity of data eJARVIS can analyze, including specific types of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that require higher protection standards.

“Increasing from IL4 to IL5 enables millions of civilian and military personnel, anytime, anywhere, to leverage this capability across broader and more critical use cases,” said VIA co-founder and chief operating officer Kate Ravanis. We’re proud to be a trusted partner to the DAF to accelerate their mission through directed agentic AI with guardrails to meet today’s national security challenges.”

eJARVIS delivers fast, secure data analysis for mission-critical DAF operations through on-demand natural language data visualization, code generation, and agentic skills. Uniquely, VIA’s Web3 blockchain technology (also IL5 cATO) enables a clear data chain of custody required for high-stakes, traceable decision making and after-action reviews. Through numerous guardrails and controls, eJARVIS / SLAM AI ensures sensitive information remains protected. Additionally, eJARVIS enables non-technical users and agents to work with datasets previously too large for large language models (LLMs), allowing faster, more informed decisions.  

“AI models double their code-writing capabilities every 70 days,” continued Ravanis. “Addressing national security threats requires the agility to adopt the latest models instantly. Since beginning work with the DAF, VIA has upgraded LLMs nine times while maintaining cATO. Without this pace, adversaries would be twice as advanced in AI capabilities within just two months.” 

The IL5 cATO is a designation for storing and processing specific types of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that require a higher level of protection than standard CUI.

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

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VIA Expands Partnership with Hope for Haiti to Power Secure Stipend Payments for Vulnerable Families, Community Workers

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Expansion builds on ongoing nutrition program, strengthening secure, digital payments for community workers in bandwidth-constrained environments

BOSTON, MA, March 26, 2026 – VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) today announced the expansion of its partnership with Hope for Haiti, a nonprofit providing healthcare, education, clean water, and economic development opportunities to individuals in Haiti, to support monthly stipend payments for food-insecure families, staff members, and community workers advancing humanitarian initiatives across southern Haiti. 

The expansion builds on the ongoing rollout of VIA’s secure, cashless aid program, which is delivering more than $200,000 in nutritional support to 325 mothers. With stipends already underway for Hope for Haiti’s internal staff and now extending to additional community workers, VIA’s technology is helping to streamline aid operations in low-bandwidth and infrastructure-constrained environments. 

“Modern humanitarian work demands safe, efficient systems, and VIA’s technology helps us deliver stipends in a way that improves security, simplifies operations, and keeps our team focused on serving communities across southern Haiti,” said Skyler Badenoch, CEO of Hope for Haiti. “Together, we’re building the infrastructure to scale our programs and reach more families with greater speed and accountability.” 

Using VIA’s ultra-secure, smartphone-based application, stipends are delivered digitally, reducing the risks associated with cash distribution while increasing transparency and administrative efficiency. 

“Humanitarian organizations operate in environments where infrastructure is often unreliable and security risks are real,” said Kate Ravanis, COO and co-founder of VIA. “We build technology for precisely those conditions. Expanding from direct family support to stipends demonstrates how secure, resilient financial infrastructure can strengthen not only aid delivery, but the organizations delivering that aid.” 

The stipend expansion represents the next step in VIA’s broader mission to deliver ultra-secure, ultra-simple technology that performs reliably in disrupted environments, supporting both vulnerable populations and the trusted aid organizations working on their behalf. With increasing interest from international organizations, VIA is exploring expansion into additional countries where secure, transparent digital infrastructure can strengthen humanitarian operations.

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

About Hope for Haiti
With experience running poverty alleviation programs in Haiti since 1989, Hope for Haiti has emerged as one of the most trusted non-profit organizations working to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly women and children, in southern Haiti. The organization’s team and network of partners provide people with better access to education, healthcare, clean water, and economic development opportunities. Hope for Haiti is a 4-star-rated charity by Charity Navigator and is a participant at the Platinum Level in the GuideStar Exchange, two leading independent evaluators recognizing the organization’s transparency and careful stewardship of donor resources. Learn more at hopeforhaiti.com.

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VIA Announces Milestone: 10,000th Contraband Cell Phone Terminated using GHOST™ Technology in Georgia

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Milestone highlights effectiveness of VIA’s GHOST™ solution in disrupting criminal networks and keeping communities safer

BOSTON, MA – February 17, 2026 – VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) today announced a major public safety milestone: the termination of the 10,000th contraband cell phone operating inside Georgia state prisons using VIA’s GHOST™ solution. GHOST™ is an AI-powered corrections intelligence platform that supports a range of critical security missions, including identifying and targeting unlawful devices inside correctional facilities. The system enables rapid termination of contraband devices at scale to disrupt criminal activity without interfering with legitimate communications used by staff, visitors, or surrounding communities.

VIA’s Chase Hallman presents Tyrone Oliver from Georgia Department of Corrections with first-ever National Excellence in Intelligence-Led Corrections Award at the ACA Winter Conference alongside VIA’s Joe Babiec and David Gittelson from SDF, the nation’s largest fixed Contraband Interdiction System provider

“The termination of 10,000 contraband cell phones is not symbolic, it represents dangerous criminal plots disrupted and countless moments when officers and communities were made safer,” said Joe Babiec, Chief Commercial Officer at VIA. “Georgia is proving that this problem is solvable when advanced technology, powered by artificial intelligence, is deployed smartly and at scale.”

The achievement was recognized earlier this month at the American Correctional Association (ACA) Conference in Long Beach, California, underscoring Georgia’s leadership in addressing one of the most persistent and dangerous threats facing correctional systems nationwide.

Contraband cell phones are not merely prohibited items in prisons, but critical tools being used by incarcerated individuals to coordinate drug trafficking, human trafficking, gang activity, witness intimidation, consumer scams, and other criminal enterprises that extend well beyond prison walls. These devices pose serious risks to correctional facilities and the public, effectively turning prisons into command-and-control hubs for criminal activity.

Rising operational complexities across all correctional agencies are making traditional interdiction methods, such as manual searches, canine units, and metal detectors difficult to sustain. Georgia has taken a different approach in combating these complexities by leveraging cutting-edge technology powered by artificial intelligence while preserving safety and operational continuity.

“The safety of correctional facilities is public safety,” added Chase Hallman, Director of Public Safety Business Development at VIA and former corrections official. “When criminal networks lose the ability to operate from inside prison walls, officers are safer and communities are stronger.”

Georgia’s 10,000th contraband cell phone termination sets a new benchmark for public safety and signals a path forward for other state policymakers and regulators seeking to protect their facilities, personnel, and the public. As states evaluate investments in correctional technology and approaches to contraband mitigation, Georgia’s results demonstrate that targeted, intelligence-driven solutions can deliver measurable public safety outcomes.

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

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VIA and Kura Apply Zero Trust Technology to Safeguard Donor Funds Sent to Haiti

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VIA’s technology secures payments sent through Kura’s merchant remittance and disbursement network to beneficiaries in Haiti while also reducing fraud

Boston, MA – January 14, 2026 – VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) today announced a partnership with Kura Technologies Inc. (Kura), a Boston-based financial technology company, to support safer, more secure cross-border payments to beneficiaries in Haiti while also reducing fraud. By integrating VIA Zero Trust Fabric (VIA ZTF) and ultra-secure, ultra-simple wallet technology with Kura’s merchant remittance application, individuals and organizations can send funds to relatives and other beneficiaries for use at local merchants in Haiti, rather than transferring cash directly to recipients.

This collaboration expands upon the Stellar Development Foundation and Hope for Haiti initiative, which delivered over $200,000 in safe, cashless aid to mothers facing financial hardship using VIA’s wallet technology.  

Beginning in January, Kura will integrate with VIA ZTF, expanding their currently supported merchant payment flows to include stablecoins disbursed through VIA’s wallet technology. Kura’s technology establishes a flow of funds directly to vetted merchants, rather than individual recipients. Instead of cash, recipients receive a credit to purchase food and other necessities at the point of sale, requiring only SMS or text capability. Merchants are then able to verify balances and complete cashless transactions. 

This integration provides a seamless, end-to-end digital financial solution to distribute financial aid while reducing fraud and physical risks associated with carrying, storing, or redistributing cash. The approach ensures funds are received by merchants with reduced fraud and fees, which reportedly impact merchant profits by 15% to 20%. Stablecoins mitigate ongoing concerns in environments where financial stability and physical security are not guaranteed. This delivers aid and personal transfers to those who need them most, safely and transparently. 

“Today’s geopolitical environment is fraught with risk when it comes to dispersing financial aid,” said Colin Gounden, Co-Founder and CEO of VIA. “This partnership will provide peace of mind to individuals supporting those in need abroad that the funds will reach the intended recipient for critical goods – safely, securely, and with greater transparency.” 

“Our focus has always been on helping people provide support to their loved ones without exposing them to unnecessary risk,” said Stephanie Joseph,  Co-founder and CEO at Kura. “VIA’s secure, enterprise-grade stablecoin disbursement capabilities, paired with Kura’s vetted merchant networks and digital payment tools, create a trusted distribution layer that reduces fraud and risk while remaining practical for last-mile recipients.”

Built on VIA ZTF, the integration will use VIA’s technology to support secure, passwordless authentication for Kura’s remittance flows, the same technology used by warfighters and other operators in contested and disrupted environments where internet and electricity are unreliable. 

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

About Kura 
Kura supports cross-border payments—including B2B aid disbursements, merchant payments, remittances, and trade—in markets where traditional payment rails are limited or unreliable. Its compliance-first infrastructure enables secure and transparent money movement into last-mile markets across the Caribbean and Central America.

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VIA and Stellar Development Foundation Collaborate with Hope for Haiti to Deliver Safe, Cashless Aid

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The program with Hope for Haiti will deliver over $200,000 in nutritional support to mothers through VIA’s ultra-secure, ultra-simple technology

Boston, MA – December 17, 2025 – VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) today announced a collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation to support the disbursement of aid through Hope for Haiti. Hope for Haiti is a nonprofit working to alleviate poverty in southern Haiti for mothers facing financial hardship, and caring for children in need of nutritional assistance. Through this collaboration, mothers will receive funds, as stablecoins on the Stellar network, directly to a VIA app on their smartphones, eliminating the need for, and reducing the risks, that often come with carrying cash.

This six-month program will distribute more than $200,000 to 325 mothers connected with Hope for Haiti through their nutritional programs. Each participant will receive a monthly stipend of $100, which can be cashed out, transferred to other individuals, or used at multiple merchants in Haiti through VIA’s technology.

“Cash has traditionally been a common way to deliver aid in Haiti, but it can create safety risks and limit transparency,” said Skyler Badenoch, CEO of Hope for Haiti. “With VIA’s technology, we’re able to deliver support more securely, efficiently, and transparently, getting resources directly to the families who need them most.”

VIA’s technology will distribute the funds as a cryptocurrency called USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars and regulated under U.S. financial laws, offering reliability and protection from the volatility typically associated with other cryptocurrencies. To receive or use funds, both recipients and merchants only need a smartphone less than 10 years old.

“Limited access to traditional financial systems creates significant obstacles for humanitarian aid delivery,” said Candace Kelly, Chief Legal and Policy Officer for the Stellar Development Foundation. “By leveraging the Stellar network, organizations gain end-to-end transparency and can transfer funds directly to recipients, minimizing the risks inherent in cash-based operations. Combined with VIA’s ultra-secure technology, we ensure reliable and efficient delivery of assistance to communities in need.”

In addition to providing greater transparency, VIA’s technology has been designed for disrupted environments like active war zones where internet and electricity are unreliable, making it well-suited for the challenges of delivering aid in Haiti. This enables offline payments, meaning participants can use it to pay for goods or services, regardless of connectivity. 

“When someone is trusting our technology instead of carrying cash or a credit card, it has to work every time. That’s why our technology is built on military-grade capabilities that are designed to perform in the harshest, often deliberately disrupted environments,” said Colin Gounden, co-founder and CEO of VIA. “Our goal is to make tools that work reliably wherever people need them, because their safety and well-being depend on it. Supporting families in Haiti is a natural extension of what drives us at VIA. We build secure, human-centric technology that’s accessible to those who need it, when they need it.”

Over the past decade and beyond, Haiti has received significant aid from the international community due to natural disasters and social and political unrest, underscoring the importance of ensuring assistance reaches those who need it the most and making this collaboration a strong model for how secure, cashless technology can deliver support more safely, reliably, and transparently, to everyone, especially the unbanked. The success of this program has the potential to shape how future aid programs scale to better protect and empower the most vulnerable populations.

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

About Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else. For more information, visit https://stellar.org/foundation.

About Hope for Haiti
With experience running poverty alleviation programs in Haiti since 1989, Hope for Haiti has emerged as one of the most trusted non-profit organizations working to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly women and children. The organization’s team and network of partners in southern Haiti provide people with better access to education, healthcare, water, and economic development opportunities. Hope for Haiti is a 4-star charity by Charity Navigator and a participant at the Platinum Level through the GuideStar Exchange, two leading independent evaluators recognizing the organization’s transparency and careful stewardship of donor resources. To learn more: www.hopeforhaiti.com.

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VIA opens Washington, D.C. office to enhance Pentagon partnerships

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – VIA, a leading provider of data-centric AI security solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and Fortune 100 companies, today announced the opening of its new office in Washington, D.C. This strategic expansion strengthens VIA’s commitment to its U.S. defense and intelligence community partners and positions the company to further enhance its support for critical national security and infrastructure initiatives.

Establishing a D.C. presence enables VIA to expand its secure data solutions across the U.S. government. VIAneers will now have a dedicated space to enhance productivity and collaboration with one another, VIA’s partners, and the region’s deep pool of experienced talent.

“Opening our Washington, D.C. office, located in The Wharf, reinforces our commitment to supporting the Department of Defense and other federal agencies in their vital missions,” said Joe Babiec, Chief Commercial Officer of VIA. “This new hub will enable us to even more effectively break down digital barriers to secure data sharing, helping to make our communities cleaner and safer.”

This expansion into the nation’s capital is a testament to VIA’s rapid growth and demonstrates a strong commitment to building on its trusted partnership with the U.S. defense and intelligence industry.

Why a leading investor is backing VIA’s secure data vision

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MassMutual Ventures (MMV) recently shared insights into their investment in VIA, highlighting the key reasons behind their decision to support our mission of securing critical data infrastructure to ensure communities are cleaner, safer, and more equitable. 

In their article, “Unlocking Secure Data for Energy and Mobility – Why We Invested in VIA,” MMV pointed to VIA’s proven traction within the U.S. Department of Defense, specifically noting deployments with the U.S. Air Force and Navy. This real-world use, in highly demanding environments, underscores our platform’s security and reliability, a critical factor for protecting sensitive data in government and regulated industries.

MMV sees our secure, decentralized data-sharing platform as a “critical piece of modern infrastructure” and a “foundational layer in the future of secure, data-driven systems.” This view aligns with the growing need for organizations to collaborate with partners, suppliers, and agencies while maintaining stringent control over sensitive information.

Interested in learning more about MMV’s perspective on VIA? Read the full article on Medium. 

VIA Secures $28M from Global Enterprises to Scale Its Decentralized Data and Identity Protection Platform Amid Surging Demand

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VIA to expand proven quantum-resistant, passwordless technologies in defense and enterprise sectors

SOMERVILLE, Mass., March 18, 2025 – Via Science, Inc. (VIA), has raised a $28 million Series B investment to accelerate its high-security, easy-to-implement data and identity protection platform for governments and enterprises. Organizations concerned about data moving across network boundaries, insider threats, and quantum-resistance, benefit from VIA’s decentralized, zero trust architecture, rigorously tested by the U.S. Department of Defense.   

VIA restricted this highly oversubscribed round to the most experienced and commercially relevant new investors, including Bosch Ventures (lead), BMW i Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and Sentinel Global. The new investors joined Westly Group and select existing investors to make up the minority investment.

“Cyber experts at the U.S. Department of Defense and global enterprises have recognized that decentralized, passwordless, quantum-resistant solutions have become the only viable option to secure data transfers between systems of record, internal teams, external partners, IoT devices, and AI agents. This funding will accelerate adoption of the world’s first military-grade Web3 data protection platform by large enterprise customers,” said Colin Gounden, co-founder and CEO of VIA. 

As widely reported by the NSA and others, enterprise security remains highly vulnerable to massive breaches as cloud applications and perimeter-based defenses expose thousands of systems at once. VIA’s decentralized identity management, combined with end-to-end quantum-resistant encryption, ensures access and privacy for authorized parties, with enterprise-scale, auditability, and control. 

“As the number one supplier across automotive and many industrial sectors, we’re deeply familiar with the digital transformation taking place across supply chains. Our team was extraordinarily impressed with the phenomenal traction VIA is gaining across multiple sectors, and we see huge applications for their technology in the enterprise,” said Adam Jackson, Bosch Ventures partner, who led the funding.

Today’s cybersecurity incumbents focus primarily on network boundaries and passwords, leaving major vulnerabilities such as social engineering and administrator attacks unaddressed. VIA’s approach is fundamentally different. VIA’s natively decentralized, zero trust architecture empowers enterprises to safeguard their most critical assets in an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-maintain, and easy-to use platform.

“Unlike any other Web3 technologies, our quantum-secure, passwordless solutions can be deployed quickly in a variety of the most demanding environments and our entire software stack is checked 24/7 for vulnerabilities,” added chief operating officer and co-founder Kate Ravanis. “The level of data and identity protection required from our work in demanding environments at the DoD will help set a new standard in the civilian agency and enterprise market” continued Ravanis.

Kasper Sage, managing partner of BMW i Ventures added, “As software-defined vehicles, robots, and edge devices become the norm, securing data flows between sensors, onboard systems, agents, and external networks is more critical than ever. VIA is paving the way for real-time communication across trusted systems and safer, more resilient mobility solutions.”

Charles Svirk, Partner at MassMutual Ventures stated, “We have extensive knowledge of sensitive, regulated data and have been long-time investors in enterprise infrastructure, fintech, and security software. VIA’s solutions stand out with their decentralized Web3, quantum-resistant architecture by powering seamless interoperability across software connections and hardware endpoints. We look forward to supporting VIA’s enterprise growth through MassMutual’s connections in the energy, real estate and infrastructure sectors.”

About VIA
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, VIA is a mission-critical software company that enables organizations to share and analyze sensitive, distributed data at speed without compromising security or control. VIA’s decentralized architecture keeps data sovereign, while its agentic AI helps organizations solve critical challenges, and its military-grade security governs access. Designed for simplicity, rapid deployment, and disconnected, contested environments, VIA makes sensitive data usable wherever the mission happens, even offline. The Department of War, federal and state law enforcement, Fortune 50, and critical infrastructure companies around the globe trust VIA to help them solve their toughest analytics and digital security challenges.

About Bosch Ventures
Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (Bosch Ventures) is the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. Bosch Ventures invests worldwide in innovative start-up companies at all stages of their development. Its investment activities focus on technology companies working in areas of business of current and future relevance for Bosch, above all, automation and electrification, climate technologies, enabling technologies, and healthcare systems. Bosch Ventures also invests in services and business models that are relevant to the above-mentioned areas of business. Furthermore, Bosch Ventures enables co-innovation between Bosch and startups through the Open Bosch Program. Additional information is available online at: www.bosch.ventures. 

About BMW i Ventures
BMW i Ventures is the independent venture capital firm of BMW Group. From offices in Silicon Valley and Munich, BMW i Ventures invests in early to growth-stage companies defining the future of automotive, sustainability, manufacturing, and supply chain. Since starting in 2011, the firm has $800M under management and has invested in over 75 startups, including Bcomp, Boston Metal, CelLink, ChargePoint, GaN Systems, Motorway, Tekion, and Xometry. For more information: https://www.bmwiventures.com. 

About MassMutual Ventures
MassMutual Ventures (MMV) is a multistage global venture capital firm investing in financial technology, enterprise SaaS, healthtech, climate technology and cybersecurity companies. With teams based in London, Singapore, and Boston, MMV manages over $1 billion in investment capital across the globe. We help accelerate the growth of the companies we partner with by providing capital, connections and advice. With our deep expertise and extensive network, MMV helps entrepreneurs build compelling and scalable companies of value. For more information, visit www.massmutualventures.com.

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Forbes dives deep into trailblazing relationship between U.S. Navy and VIA

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Tom Davenport, best-selling author and expert in AI and analytics, wrote a recently published article in Forbes titled, “Speeding Up Digital Acquisition Dramatically At The US Navy” that covered the evolution of procurement cycles at the U.S. Department of Defense. He opens up by explaining that historically this process has taken anywhere from five to fifteen years to complete, which is drastically different from the pace of AI capabilities today (an area the Navy has identified as critical).

The gamechanger? 

The Department of the Navy’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Digital simplified how they identify the best internal and external innovations and getting them to the field faster through an Innovation Adoption Kit that includes 15 different “plays,” including structured piloting for speed.

What started as a public RFP with over 100 companies applying in October 2022 turned into VIA being under contract with the Navy in May 2023. As VIA’s CEO, Colin Gounden, referenced in the article, he has been impressed by the major improvements in the speed of the procurement process. Echoing the same sentiment was Justin Fanelli, the Navy’s Chief Technology Officer and Technical Director for PEO Digital:

“We are simplifying and expediting how we identify the best internal and external innovations and getting them to the field faster and at better value.”

For the full article, covering more detail on how the Navy is working hard to make the process more efficient and how VIA is making the feedback and implementation loop shorter, visit Forbes’ website.

U.S. Department of Navy selects VIA to join exclusive conversation on the Pair Program podcast

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The U.S. Department of the Navy’s acting CTO, Justin Fanelli and PEO Digital’s Katie Wildman, MA, PMP recently selected VIA to share the podcast limelight with them on the Pair Program, a podcast that “gives you a front-row seat to conversations with tech leaders in the startup world.” 

On the podcast, Tim Winkler, co-host of the Pair Program, facilitated the discussion where Justin, Katie, and Colin talked about the U.S. Navy’s mission and working together, “to help make the world a little better of a place.” 

Watch or just listen to the 47 minute episode to hear all about World-Class Alignment Metrics (WAMs) – a favorite of VIA’s, how solutions scale like VIA’s at the Navy, and Colin Gounden describing what VIA does in terms that a five-year-old could understand! 

You can stream on the Pair Program podcast page, Spotify, Apple, or watch the full recorded podcast on YouTube.

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology acknowledges VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden for his contributions to report on cyber-physical resilience

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In February, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) published a 50-page comprehensive report titled, “Strategy for Cyber-Physical Resilience: Fortifying Our Critical Infrastructure for a Digital World.” As described on their official website, PCAST is the “the sole body of advisors from outside the federal government charged with making science, technology, and innovation policy recommendations to the President and the White House.” 

The report, presented directly to the President of the United States, discusses the staggering increase in risks to our cyber and physical systems as they have become deeply intertwined (e.g., electricity, water, communications, among other critical systems) and provides actionable recommendations to protect them.

As our devoted followers know, VIA’s mission is to make communities cleaner, safer, and more equitable. Our experience working with the United States Department of Defense and Department of Energy along with our expertise in cyber and physical systems, caught the attention of Dr. Georgianna (George) Shea, Chief Technologist of Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). We are grateful Dr. Shea selected VIA for an interview for the PCAST report to gain a deeper understanding of VIA solutions as they relate to the security of our nation. Dr. Shea remarked on her experience working with our team at VIA:

Dr. Georgianna (George) Shea

Dr. Georgianna (George) Shea

“In my role as Chief Technologist at a defense-focused think tank, I constantly seek solutions that address tomorrow’s threats. VIA has been an invaluable partner in this mission. Their deep expertise and collaborative spirit were instrumental in my work with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab.

One aspect of VIA’s work that has particularly impressed me is their exploration of web3 technologies, such as zero-knowledge proofs. Through our partnership with VIA, we have witnessed the potential of secure data sharing among various stakeholders while maintaining compliance with stringent privacy regulations. This perfectly aligns with our mission to advocate for advanced solutions that bolster national security.

I extend special gratitude to VIA’s CEO, Colin Gounden, for contributing to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report titled ‘Strategy for Cyber-Physical Resilience: Fortifying our Critical Infrastructure for a Digital World.’ Additionally, I commend Haden Snyder for his forward-thinking approach to implementing some of the report’s recommendations through secure technical means.”

In addition to the interview, we’re also appreciative of the opportunity to review and provide feedback during the writing process for this authoritative report.

VIA is acknowledged among numerous other highly reputable organizations including the National Security Agency, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory, and many more. For those of you who are equally as committed to cybersecurity in critical infrastructure as we are, and are interested in discussing this topic further, send a message to us at info@solvewithvia.com. Let’s work together to protect and improve the lives and livelihoods of our fellow citizens.

Download the PCAST report and be sure to check out the last page for a special acknowledgement.

U.S. Department of Energy’s national lab concludes VIA’s software has the potential to become the industry standard to help EV fleet managers meet decarbonization goals

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research lab, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), known for their nationwide leadership in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and extensive multi-decade research on charger reliability, conducted a rigorous evaluation of VIA’s carbon tracking proofs and confirmed it has the ability to become an industry standard in helping EV fleet managers meet decarbonization goals.

In a recently published article by INL, “The proof is in the software,” INL’s team discussed in detail how the evaluation reviewed VIA’s mathematics (zero-knowledge proofs), code, and working software, and concluded:

“The mathematical approach and the software worked, and it has potential to become an industry standard for providing credible, verifiable, and privacy-sensitive carbon data.“

The DOE is interested in cyber secure ways of verifying data used to accelerate the transition to clean energy. INL was appointed by the DOE as the laboratory of choice to evaluate how well VIA’s software works to verify sensitive carbon data during charging events without revealing private data such as EV charging time, date, location, and owner. Speaking of the process, VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden said:

“Working with INL on this evaluation was an exceptional experience for us at VIA. Not only did they have expertise in zero-knowledge proofs, they asked thoughtful questions and were very responsive. Validating that VIA has the potential to become one of the most trusted sources for verifying carbon data while keeping information private and secure, has been invaluable.”

VIA is currently working with large fleets in the U.S. and Switzerland, totaling more than 54,000 vehicles. VIA aims to expand the number of fleets to help EV managers worldwide meet their decarbonization goals.

If you are interested in learning more about the DOE evaluation, carbon verification, or how we can help your team achieve decarbonization goals, contact us!

VIA showcased during GAI Insights’ Learning Lab live stream

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GAI Insights, an analyst firm helping AI Leaders achieve results with GenAl, invited VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden as a special guest on their Learning Lab series. The weekly series covers use cases of GenAI and showcases new and exciting projects in the space.

After meeting at MIT as judges of a recent competition, Paul Baier, the CEO and principal analyst at GAI Insights, asked Colin to come on the weekly series to discuss the technologies VIA is using, more specifically, Mistral, and give a demo of VIA’s askJARVIS application.

During Colin’s portion of the nearly 60 minute session, he gives an overview of VIA’s mission and how that shaped where our company is today in terms of data privacy:

“Data is often too restricted, too tightly held. As we started to work more with the Air Force, Space Force, and the Navy, it became evident that a lot of common visualization tools were good for unsecured data, but not at a high level of classification.”

Colin goes on to give a detailed, 26-minute demo of VIA’s askJARVIS application, which solves just that, visualizations for highly sensitive data. There were exceptional questions asked throughout the demo ranging from which LLM we use, GPUs vs. CPUs, and his expert opinion on this topic.

If GenAI for highly sensitive data is of interest to you, this is a recording you don’t want to miss. Watch the video below and also reach out to us to learn more at info@solvewithvia.com.

 

Exclusive: U.S. Navy Cyber Warfare Engineer interviews VIA’s CEO to dive into blockchain’s role in advancing cybersecurity

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October is a time for carving pumpkins, watching football, and celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

To mark the occasion, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), known for fielding and rapidly scaling commercial technology across the U.S. military, published a blog post featuring an exclusive interview with VIA, titled “Capitalizing on Commercial Technology to Promote Cybersecurity across the DOD.”

U.S. Navy Cyber Warfare Engineer and Program Manager at DIU, Jonathan Rogers, traveled across the country to VIA’s HQ in Somerville for the Q&A-style interview with VIA’s CEO, Colin Gounden. During the interview, Colin and Jon talk about the ways blockchain, data security, and decentralization are critical to improved cybersecurity. Check out the video below:

Patrick Gould, Director of DIU’s Cyber and Telecoms (C&T) Portfolio, covered details of the interview in the blog post and shared how VIA and DIU’s relationship started:

“In an effort to shift away from a network-centric paradigm to one that is more data-centric, DIU, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, and Navy PEO Digital and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NIWC) issued a solicitation in Fall 2022 for a fully distributed, trustless data execution model leveraging blockchain and other Web3 technologies. Boston-based company VIA was selected for its software-based solution that includes quantum resistant encryption and zero-knowledge proofs, simultaneously enhancing security posture while enabling faster decision making by giving rapid access to essential data for all mission partners.”

For the full blog post that provides more detail on our relationship with the Department of Defense and more specifically, the recent project with DIU, visit the DIU website.