About Viam

Viam is the engineering platform for robotics and automation, empowering developers, startups, and enterprises to build, deploy, and scale—from prototype to production.

Our Mission

At Viam, we believe in the power of technology to make our world smarter, happier, and more sustainable.
We're building a revolutionary engineering platform for problem-solving in the physical world, so that innovators from all disciplines can address humanity's most complex challenges with practical solutions.
Together with our partners, we're committed to making a lasting positive impact on industries, communities, and the planet.
An illustration showing the Viam platform being used to securely manage a fleet of smart machines

Founded by Eliot Horowitz

Eliot Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of Viam. With a deep commitment to advancing technology, Eliot leads Viam in helping companies build solutions across all industries, including robotics, marine, climate, and more.
A career software developer and technology leader, Eliot co-founded MongoDB in 2007, writing the core code base for the pioneering database and leading the engineering and product teams for 13 years as CTO.
Eliot is passionate about using technology to address pressing societal issues, including working with WAVS to protect marine life in the North Atlantic and supporting Billion Oyster Project’s work to help restore New York Harbor’s ecosystem.
Headshot of Viam founder and CEO, Eliot Horowitz
The next frontier of innovation will leverage data, the cloud, and AI in transformative ways. Viam’s bold vision will help teams everywhere explore new solutions in climate, smart infrastructure, robotics, and more.
Carolyn Everson 
Senior Advisor, Permira
Viam Board of Directors
Viam’s open architecture represents a paradigm shift that will bring the promises of robotics to the devices we use everyday.
Albert Wenger
Partner, Union Square Ventures
Viam Board of Directors

Recent press coverage

November 20, 2025

Viam partners with Universal Robots on industrial automation systems

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November 20, 2025

Viam and Universal Robots Advance Automation

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Viam software to enable UR cobots for industrial applications

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Our Values

Our Values

Collaborate openly

Vision driven

Act decisively

Lead with curiosity

Succeed through diversity

Hold ourselves accountable

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