About Govio

Government is buying. Most businesses still do not have a practical way in.

Govio is the ramp for businesses to go to government. We are building an AI-native workflow that helps lean teams find the right work, understand what it takes to compete, build the materials they need, and manage the process without assembling an expensive GovCon stack.

Why we are building Govio

The first question is simple: does the government buy what we sell? Getting to a reliable answer is not.

Businesses encounter fragmented portals, registrations, industry codes, certifications, long solicitations, unfamiliar terminology, and workflows designed for organizations that already know the system.

The alternatives are often expensive consultants, specialized software, or dedicated business-development staff. For businesses still figuring out whether government should even be a meaningful sales channel, that is the wrong starting point.

Govio exists to create the on-ramp.

What Govio helps with

Govio helps businesses move through four connected workflows:

Find

Discover relevant government contracts and grants across federal, state, local, and education markets.

Decode

Understand requirements, deadlines, buyer context, eligibility details, and what each opportunity asks you to do.

Sell

Communicate your value, prepare the right materials, compete for awards, and sell your products or services to government buyers.

Manage

Track opportunities, documents, deadlines, submissions, and next steps in one place.

Government Leaders, Contracting Experts, Startup Builders

Three founders combining inside-government experience with the experience of scaling data-intensive startups. Govio is built around nuances others miss.

Matt Sonneborn

Founder & CEO

Former White House appointee at the U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of Transportation. More than 10 years translating complex federal systems into executable strategy. Built nearly a dozen production AI and workflow applications.

Sarah Bard

Founder & CMO

Former White House appointee and SBA senior leader. Staff on five U.S. presidential campaigns. Former Head of Communications at Melio. GTM advisor across SMB technology, startups, and venture networks.

Alex Sonneborn

Founder & COO

More than 14 years scaling data-intensive startups. Former VP of Finance, Operations, and Analytics at EVQLV. Startup co-founder with a U.S. patent. Advanced degrees in biostatistics and business.

Ilan Benborhoum

Chief Technology Officer

15+ years in engineering and 10+ years leading teams. Scaled data-intensive, cloud-native infrastructure at Vim from early stage through enterprise grade.

Builders and Advisors From Both Sides of the Table

Aditi Dussault Government Contracting Advisor

Daniela Hirsch Product Advisor

Liying Wang Startup Scaling & AI Ops Advisor

Brad Belzak Government & Growth Advisor

Live in structured testing

Govio's core workflow is live today. The platform includes smart onboarding, business-profile matching, a matched-opportunity feed, opportunity qualification and bid workspaces, outreach tools, capability-statement generation, and normalized federal procurement data.

We are now deepening qualification and bid-support workflows, expanding market coverage, and converting early usage into paid adoption.