Picture this.
A brand new data economy.
Vana was born in San Francisco in 2021, with the idea that everyone everywhere should safely and soundly be able to get the most out of their personal data.
By building an accessible and fluid data ecosystem, we are today shifting the flow of data for a more prosperous world.
We’re transparent.
Our platform is built with an open decentralized approach where information can travel freely. Clarity and transparency are key to us seeing as we want to build an accessible, clear and open ecosystem for all parties included.
We’re fair.
We believe in a fairer data economy where everyone has the right to control their own data. After all, it’s your data, and no one else’s. We aspire to keep it that way by building a data landscape set on your own terms.
We’re disruptive.
In a world where current data is being controlled, we’re here to shift things up. By allowing people to reclaim their data from data silos, we’re breaking up the monopoly and changing the flow of data distribution.
Our story in numbers.
2021
Vana was founded
12
Cities across the world
$20M
Raised
17
Employees
10k
Data points flowing
2020
Vana was founded
10k
Users
$20M
Raised
17
Employees
200k
Data points flowing
Anna Kazlauskas
Cofounder & CEO
Early core developer at Celo, started YC ML startup, economics research at the World Bank, Federal Reserve, and European Central Bank. Studied CS at MIT. Ethereum mining with dumpster GPUs in 2015.
Art Abal
Cofounder & COO
Former Head of Global Impact Sourcing at Appen. Lawyer at DLA Piper. Advised Prime Minister of East Timor; designed institutions for a new country. Built and led teams across 5 continents. Harvard and MIT.
Dan Rasmuson
Partner
Co-Founder and CTO of Labelbox, the industry leader in training data management software. Engineering Manager at DroneDeploy where he started and grew their platform to over 100 integrations, powering machine learning for aerial imagery across the world. Forbes 30 under 30 and a chess champion.
Ellison Klose
Chief of Staff
Previously at the Boston Consulting Group and MIT.
Lauren Barrett
Head of Product
Head of Product at Premise Data, product leader at Capital One and ThoughtWorks. Consultant for the United Nations, World Bank, and Independent Diplomat. Statistics nerd with an affection for learning how to surf and improving well-being for everyone.
Joe Gillespie
Head of People
Former Head of Tech Recruiting at Robinhood, scaling the company from 75 to 4000 employees in 4 years. Hardware recruiting leader at Oculus (Meta). Led Global research projects for top automotive companies after cofounding 2 companies just out of college. Startup advisor.
Stephen Boske
Head of Legal
Former Associate General Counsel at Coinbase with 15 years of prior legal experience covering major broker dealers and other financial institutions. Obtained his Bachelors from the University of Texas at Austin and Juris Doctor from NYU School of Law. CFA charterholder.
Colin Stevenson
Head of Community
Led Support and Crowd Operations at Appen & Figure Eight. Co-founded a translation company in Chile.
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"By giving people the tools to enrich their own data and choose who to share it with, Vana expects to be able to generate meaningful revenue for data owners. I’m so excited about Vana because it’s another step towards a more fair economy, one in which people are rewarded for one of their most valuable assets, even if they had previously given up on claiming it as their own."
Packy McCormick
Founder, Not Boring
They’ve got our backs.
Getting to play a part in creating a future where my kids, and really everyone, can understand and control their data is amazing.
- Joe G, Head of People
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Vana is not just a place to work — it's a place to grow and build the next generation of the internet.
- Joseph C, Software Engineer
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With great data comes great responsibility, and we’re shaping the future of it. Care to join us?
