Mid-Year Field Notes · 2026

From the Alpha Gap to US SIF.

The Alpha Gap at Climate Week was our first public demo. US SIF in DC was the most recent chapter. Here's what happened before, after, and in between — and where we're headed next.

2026 Traction & Milestones

Engineering stays heads-down. A lot has still happened behind the scenes.

  • New Leadership

    Earlier this year we officially launched VIAlab LAUNCH RELEASE →

    & appointed Eva Zlotnicka as our CEO to spearhead commercial scale and market footprint.CEO RELEASE →

  • Institutional Adoption

    We now have 7 institutions in our pre-commercial beta cohort, expanding our footprint with major public and private allocators.

    Third Economy
  • The Alpha Gap · First
    The Alpha Gap — The system is broken in the places you can't see

    The Alpha Gap was our anchor Climate Week event — the first public demo of the platform. A full waitlist drove an immediate follow-up virtual session.

  • US SIF · DC · Latest
    US SIF logo

    We hosted an early-morning session at US SIF in Washington, DC — before the breakfast was even rolled out — to road-test the Alpha Gap thesis with a room of practitioners ready to invest above the noise.

From the Room · US SIF

Co-creating the next era of transparent, AI-powered investing — starting in D.C.

The Q&A opened our eyes as much as it opened yours. The biggest themes were engagement, customization, and trust: Can the AI's synthesized data be challenged? Can investor preferences vary across ESG factors? The answer is yes — and we're building human-in-the-loop data validation so users and issuers can challenge synthesized statements with verifiable evidence, while investors weight parameters to match their own mandate.

The Tape · Watch the Briefings

Core segments clipped from our first public demo at Climate Week — showing exactly how we're building the data infrastructure to price systemic risk.

  1. 01

    The Investor Sandbox

    Eva Zlotnicka, Co-Founder / CEO

    Introducing the framework of an interactive investor sandbox — shifting the paradigm from static risk reporting to an active, customizable environment built for rigorous financial testing.

    Watch Eva's Briefing
  2. 02

    The VIA3 Model

    Chad Spitler, Co-Founder

    A deep dive into the foundational methodology behind our platform. Chad breaks down the VIA3 model and explains how it systematically captures and structures hidden systemic risk variables.

    Watch Chad's Briefing
  3. 03

    Under the Hood: The Research Notebook

    Bryan Hughes, Co-Founder

    A raw, over-the-shoulder product walkthrough. Watch the platform isolate unpriced Colorado River Basin water liabilities — using research from Yale's Dr. Todd Cort — to build an optimized portfolio strategy.

    Watch Bryan's Workflow