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By Georgio Sabino III, CEO & Founder — For immediate release

When a national policy conversation turns toward sweeping ideas like deporting “homegrown criminals,” the danger is clear: rushed, punitive policies too often trample due process, deter community cooperation, and deepen distrust between residents and law enforcement. Experts have already questioned the legality of such proposals — and the concern is not academic. Policies that escalate confrontation between government actors and communities create more civil-rights disputes, more trauma, and ultimately more demand for costly litigation.

That risk is precisely what motivated me to build GoVia: Highlight A Hero — a community-centered platform that reduces friction in police–community encounters while empowering citizens to safely document, resolve, and learn from those interactions. GoVia combines real-time sentiment reporting, community resource connections (mental-health and mediation), and transparent, crowd-verified incident records so that good policing is recognized and bad encounters are addressed quickly — often before they rise to the level of civil-rights litigation. Our goal is simple: fewer escalations, fewer lawsuits, and stronger public trust. (How it works: users can safely record and timestamp encounters, request immediate non-legal support resources, and escalate verified incidents to oversight bodies when needed.)

Why investors who care about social justice should act now
Funding criminal-justice innovation slowed after an initial wave of philanthropic and tech dollars — and yet the need has only grown. Impact investors who want measurable social returns can accelerate a solution that prevents harm at the front line, reduces the human and financial costs of confrontation, and creates a scalable alternative to reactive litigation. GoVia is positioned to convert early prevention into long-term savings for cities, reduce the caseload burden on civil-rights courts, and create data-driven accountability that benefits both communities and law enforcement.

A practical list of investors and partners we are targeting
We’ve researched organizations that have a track record of putting capital and operational support behind justice-focused tech and community solutions. Strategic investors and partners we’ve reached out to or would welcome conversations with include:

• Kapor Capital / Kapor Center — early-stage VC focused on closing gaps in access and opportunity for underrepresented communities. Their thesis aligns tightly with technology that improves civic outcomes.
• Sorenson Impact (Foundation & Institute) — known for program-related investments and funding social entrepreneurs with measurable impact. They back solutions that produce social and financial returns.
• Echoing Green — seed fellowships and funding for social entrepreneurs building systems-level change.
• Open Society Foundations / Soros Justice Fellowships — grant and fellowship programs that have historically supported criminal-justice reform projects and advocacy.

What GoVia will use investment dollars for (impact + milestones)

1. Product expansion — scale secure mobile recording and automatic evidence-integrity features so encounters are immediately verifiable.
2. Community partnerships — build a national network of mental-health, mediation, and restorative-justice providers accessible from the app in under 15 minutes.
3. Data & policy — produce aggregated, anonymized datasets that help cities identify systemic problems and reduce legal risk.
4. Legal-tech integration — provide low-cost pathways to early dispute resolution to avoid protracted civil-rights litigation while preserving victims’ rights.

Each dollar invested in these areas is an investment in fewer high-cost court cases, less community trauma, and measurable improvements in policing outcomes. We have product pilots and early user metrics ready to share with serious partners and investors.

A direct response to today’s political climate
When national leaders float extreme enforcement proposals, communities panic and trust evaporates. That’s why prevention matters more than ever. GoVia is not a political tool — it is a civic one. It equips everyday people and police departments with the tools to de-escalate, document, and resolve. Investing in GoVia is an investment in civic infrastructure that preserves rights, reduces litigation, and strengthens the social fabric. Recent public debate and legal experts’ critiques of deportation proposals illustrate how quickly high-level rhetoric can translate to real, harmful enforcement actions on the ground — underscoring the urgency of scalable, community-first solutions.

A call to action — investors, grantmakers, and partners
If you are a mission-aligned investor, foundation, or public-sector partner who wants to fund prevention rather than pay for the consequences, we want to talk today. GoVia is fundraising a seed round focused on product scaling and city pilots. We welcome program-related investments, philanthropic seed grants, or venture capital committed to measurable justice outcomes.

Contact & next steps
Georgio Sabino III, CEO & Founder — GoVia: Highlight A Hero
Email: GS3@GoVia.app