What a year! 2025 was one for the books at viaNexus. Twelve months ago we had a bold idea and a bare-bones plan – now we have a real, high-performance platform for modern market data and agentic workflows[1]. We’ve grown from a concept on paper into a live marketplace that’s proving a new model for financial data is not only possible, but necessary[2]. Along the way, we did a bit of everything – developing, pivoting, optimizing, (over)caffeinating – and ultimately turning vision into traction.
2025 Highlights:
- “Easy Button” Innovation: We unlocked the Easy Button for financial data – automating data onboarding and instantly generating clean, normalized APIs that developers love[3]. No more months-long integrations or mysterious schemas. One click, and complex datasets become plug-and-play resources. (Fun fact: that Easy Button nickname started as an inside joke and ended up defining our product ethos!)
- Content & Partnerships: We onboarded a slew of incredible data partners across news, fundamentals, estimates, indices, and more[4]. From real-time market insights, news, reference data, and corporate actions we brought diverse content onto the platform fast. We also rolled out proprietary datasets – like our exchange-independent real-time feed and LLM-ready financial filings – to fill gaps and showcase what’s possible. For data providers, we made monetization truly turn-key with transparent controls, fair revenue share, and freedom to set pricing[5]. And for consumers, we ditched the old annual contracts – it’s all about fast, fair, on-demand access with no hidden gotchas[6].
- Delivery Breakthrough – Agentic Workflows: Perhaps our coolest leap was going agentic. This year we launched viaNexus Agentic Services Technology (vAST) – an out-of-the-box solution that injects the right data into AI agents and workflows with full entitlement and compliance built-in[7][8]. In other words, we made our platform not just cloud-ready, but AI-ready – turning LLMs from black boxes into powerful front-ends by feeding them the exact data they need, exactly when they need it. No hallucinations, no legal headaches – just autonomous intelligence powered by licensed, structured data. (Yes, we even geeked out with a Matrix reference or two along the way – who doesn’t want to download new data skills on demand?)
- Ecosystem & Community: We didn’t build in a vacuum. viaNexus joined the FinTech Sandbox as a Data & Infrastructure Partner, aligning with a community that helps startups experiment with cutting-edge data[9]. We’ve been humbled by an ecosystem of forward-thinkers – data providers, fintech developers, AI researchers – all putting their faith in us to change how this industry works[10]. That shared vision is our biggest asset.
- Enterprise Partnership: In a huge late-year milestone, SIX Group (Swiss, Spanish, and Aquis Exchanges) selected viaNexus to power its next-gen market data platform[11]. This dedicated cloud platform will span three exchanges, delivering data faster and more flexibly to customers at global scale[12]. The fact that an incumbent exchange group chose a startup like us speaks volumes. Our technology – high-velocity data delivery, fine-grained entitlement controls, resilient APIs – is purpose-built for exactly this mission[13]. And with vAST now in production, SIX’s data isn’t just streaming – it’s ready for direct integration into AI-driven workflows by their clients[14]. This partnership marked a real inflection point: a shift toward direct, intelligent data distribution as the new norm[15].
Lessons & Reflections: It wasn’t all smooth sailing (startups never are!). We learned to embrace the pivot – our initial “quick win” plan gave way to a far bolder vision once we saw the larger opportunity[16]. We also discovered that building a fintech platform means building a company and a community. From legal frameworks to customer feedback loops, we tackled the “not-so-glamorous” stuff that makes the difference between a cool demo and a sustainable business. On a personal note, I learned that naming and branding a company might be the hardest mission of all – who knew a logo could take so many iterations? (One surprisingly tough challenge was indeed branding; after a few false starts we landed on viaNexus, with a logo that captures our provider-to-consumer connection[17]). Through every challenge, one thing surprised me in the best way: the power of a small, focused team. Time and again, our team of ten-ish people punched above their weight, proving that a handful of innovators and skilled engineers can build infrastructure that reshapes how data flows in finance[18]. And we did it while having fun – weekly demos, the occasional Matrix joke, and that indescribable thrill of seeing our idea come to life.
What’s ahead? Without spoiling too much: 2026 is our year to scale[19]. We’re taking this rock-solid foundation and opening the floodgates – more datasets (across new asset classes and regions), deeper partnerships (some are already in the works), and an even tighter fusion of data with AI agents. In short, we aim to boldly go where no data platform has gone before[20] – enabling creativity, insight, and innovation in ways the legacy providers can’t. We’re just getting started, and I couldn’t be more excited.
Huge thanks to our customers, partners, investors, and the phenomenal viaNexus team (and my co-founders) who believed in this mission and poured their passion into 2025’s journey. You all made this possible[21]. The road ahead is bright – here’s to a bold, impactful 2026!