# Via vs. Boardy

Comparison

Both make point-in-time intros. Boardy's voice agent interviews you and picks someone from _Boardy's_ network. Via finds the warm path to a specific target through your team's network — advisors, investors, customers, board.

**Boardy**

## Both make an intro. What differs is the network behind it.

Boardy is a voice-first AI connector. You share your phone number through LinkedIn, Boardy calls you, interviews you, and makes double-opt-in intros to people in _Boardy's_ network — mostly founders, investors, and operators. Via is [relationship intelligence](/content/resources/answers/what-is-relationship-intelligence/index.html) for revenue teams: it maps your team's extended network (advisors, investors, customers, board) and ranks [warm paths](/content/resources/answers/what-is-a-warm-path/index.html) to the specific accounts you're trying to reach.

| Capability | Via | Boardy |
|---|---|---|
| Network & graph |  |  |
| Paths through your team's own network | ✓Core feature | —Boardy's network only |
| Pool your whole team's relationships into one graph | ✓Team-wide graph | —1:1 between each user and the bot |
| Map extended orbit: advisors, investors, customers, board | ✓Full orbit mapped | —Not the use case |
| Warm access & pathfinding |  |  |
| Find a warm path to a _specific_ target person or account | ✓Target-specific pathfinding | —Matches you with whoever Boardy knows |
| Surface [second-degree warm paths](/content/resources/answers/what-is-a-warm-path/index.html) | ✓Ranked, with context | —Not the play |
| Rank intros by [relationship strength](/content/resources/answers/how-via-knows-who-knows-whom/index.html) | ✓Transparent ranking | —Opaque — handled by the agent |
| Proactive alerts when new paths open to target accounts | ✓Continuous | —Serendipitous matches |
| Experience & workflow |  |  |
| Interface | ✓Web, CX, MCP | ✓Voice call + LinkedIn / WhatsApp |
| CRM, Clay, Apollo, Notion integrations | ✓Full GTM stack | —Standalone by design |
| Built for | ✓Revenue teams running target-account motions | ✓Individuals expanding their network |
| Entry point | ✓Request access | ✓Free; invite via LinkedIn |

## Why the jobs don't really overlap.

Both products make matches at a point in time. The difference is whose network gets searched, whether the match is target-specific, and what trust the connector actually carries.

01

**Whose network is doing the work.**

Boardy intros you to people _Boardy_ knows. Via surfaces paths through people _your team_ already knows and trusts — advisors, investors, customers, board. Different graph, different trust signal. A warm intro from your CEO's investor lands differently than one from an AI you both met once.

02

**Target-specific vs. serendipitous.**

Via answers "who can get me warm to the VP of RevOps at Acme?" Boardy answers "here's someone interesting you should meet." Sales-led GTM motions need the first. Open-ended networking is the second.

03

**Team graph vs. individual relationship.**

Via pools your whole team's relationships into one searchable, rankable graph — every rep sees every warm path. Boardy is a 1:1 relationship between each user and the bot. Useful for personal networking; not how revenue teams run target-account plays.

04

**In your GTM stack vs. outside it.**

Via lives where sales already works: CRM, Slack, Clay, Apollo, Notion. Warm paths show up on the accounts reps are already working. Boardy is standalone — a voice call, separate from the pipeline.

## Common questions

### What teams ask when comparing the two.

**Objection**

"We already use Boardy for intros."

**Response**

Great — Boardy matches you with people from its own network. Via is the inverse: when sales has a target list, Via finds the strongest warm path to each account through your team's existing relationships. Complementary, not competing.

**Objection**

"Boardy has a huge network of founders and investors."

**Response**

For fundraising and peer networking, that's real. For B2B sales into specific target accounts, the network you need is your own team's — customers, advisors, investors, board — and that's what Via maps.

**Objection**

"The voice AI is amazing."

**Response**

It is. But the value of an intro depends on who's making it. A warm path from a trusted connector into a named target buyer closes deals. That's a different product than a delightful AI that surfaces interesting people to meet.

## Get started

### See who on your team can get you in.

You already have a target account list. Via shows you the warm paths to each one through the network your team already has.