Via is redefining public mobility with technology that makes transportation smarter, more efficient, and responsive to demand. Inspired by Israel’s “Sherut” shared taxis, Via focuses on carpools, shuttles, and transit partnerships rather than individual rides. Its platform helps cities, transit agencies, schools, and corporations optimze routes, increase efficiency, and expand access, while in some cases also operating the services directly. Founded in 2012 by Daniel Ramot and Oren Shoval and launched in New York City the following year, Via now operates in more than 20 countries, has provided over 70 million rides, and partners with more than 90 organizations worldwide. Headquarted in NYC with a Tel Aviv office, the company employees over 500 people globally.

Via went public on the NYSE in 2025

Why we invested?

Cities worldwide are rethinking mobility and shifting from fixed-route buses to flexible, on-demand, software-orchestrated transit. Via is the operating system powering that transformation by uniting planning, optimization, and operations in one platform. With public funding and policy momentum behind this model, timing was ideal. Founders Daniel Ramot, a D.E. Shaw Research alum, Talpiot graduate, and Stanford PhD, and Oren Shoval, a McKinsey alum, IAF officer, and Weizmann PhD, brought the rare combination of deep technical expertise and systems-level thinking required to modernize urban transit.