Via Science announced it 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. And 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 selected existing investors to make up the minority investment.
Organizations concerned about data moving across network boundaries, insider threats, and quantum resistance will benefit from VIA’s decentralized, zero-trust architecture – which has been rigorously tested by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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.
Cybersecurity incumbents mainly focus 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 intuitive platform.
KEY QUOTES:
“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.”
– Colin Gounden, co-founder and CEO of VIA
“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.”
– Adam Jackson, Bosch Ventures partner, who led the funding
“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. 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.”
– Chief operating officer and co-founder Kate Ravanis
“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.”
– Kasper Sage, managing partner of BMW i Ventures
“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.”
– Charles Svirk, Partner at MassMutual Ventures
