# VIA

> VIA (VIA Science, Inc.) is a Somerville, Massachusetts Web3 company building a decentralized, quantum-resistant, passwordless platform that lets governments and enterprises share and analyze sensitive data without exposing it. Backed by 18 issued patents, VIA is the first blockchain application to earn U.S. Department of Defense-wide cybersecurity accreditation, and its tools protect data and identities for the DoD, Fortune 100 firms, and energy utilities worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Colin Gounden (Co-founder & CEO), Kate Ravanis (Co-founder & COO), Jeremy Taylor (Co-founder), Jackie Finn (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** approximately 90 employees
- **Products:** VIA Platform, SLAM AI, Quantum Transfer (QT), VIA Wallet, VIA ZTF
- **Notable:** First and only U.S. Department of Defense-wide cybersecurity accredited blockchain application, Received DoD Platform One accreditation for its blockchain core, Awarded IL5 Continuous Authority to Operate by the U.S. Air Force

## Products & services

- **VIA Platform** — A natively decentralized, zero-trust Web3 platform that is quantum-resistant and passwordless, letting enterprises protect and analyze critical data and identities across networks and hardware endpoints.
- **SLAM AI** — Private AI that delivers analytics and insights with zero data sharing - sensitive data stays encrypted and decentralized.
- **Quantum Transfer (QT)** — Quantum-resistant file transfer for moving classified and confidential data securely across network boundaries.
- **VIA Wallet** — Secure digital wallet for asset management and payments.
- **VIA ZTF** — Passwordless, zero-trust login technology for enterprise identity protection.
- **GHOST** — Intelligence platform used to map and disrupt criminal and illicit networks.

## Achievements

- First and only U.S. Department of Defense-wide cybersecurity accredited blockchain application
- Received DoD Platform One accreditation for its blockchain core
- Awarded IL5 Continuous Authority to Operate by the U.S. Air Force
- 18 issued patents backing its platform
- Won the Swiss Tell Award (2022)
- GITEC nomination for AI/Data Analytics (2024)
- Raised a $28M oversubscribed Series B led by Bosch Ventures (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Secured $28M Series B led by Bosch Ventures, with BMW i Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Sentinel Global and Westly Group, to scale its decentralized data and identity protection platform.
- **2024** — GITEC nomination for AI/Data Analytics; U.S. Air Force awarded IL5 Continuous ATO to VIA's agentic solution.
- **2021** — Received U.S. Department of Defense Platform One accreditation for the blockchain core of its base operations and infrastructure application.

## Links

- Website: https://solvewithvia.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solvewithvia
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SolvewithVIA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SolvewithVIA/

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