Janice Bryant
CEO, MPA
BS EE. 25+ years delivering $50M+ tech portfolios for U.S. Navy and OSD. Scaled startups from concept to deployment. Knows how to sell into regulated, high-stakes environments.
The Infrastructure Layer for Autonomous AI
AI agents are becoming the workforce of every enterprise. They need a foundation. We built it.
AI That Remembers
AI That Reasons
AI That Refuses
What We Do
Enterprise AI is broken at the foundation. Every session, AI agents start from zero — no memory, no identity, no accountability. Varda builds the layer underneath the models, so agents can actually show up to work.
Persistent Memory
Agents remember across every session — context, decisions, relationships — so they get better over time instead of starting over.
Continuous Identity
The same agent, always. Identity persists across model swaps — swap GPT for Claude and the agent stays itself.
Principled Refusal
Agents know what they won't do. Safety built into the core, not bolted on at the surface where deception is an option.
Meet Legion
Legion is our persistent cognitive infrastructure for AI agents. One platform. CPU-native. Model-agnostic.
CPU-native
Runs on commodity hardware. No specialized GPU cluster required.
Model-agnostic
Works with Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, and any open-source model. Your choice of engine; our foundation underneath.
150×
Cost efficient vs GPU cluster alternatives. Built for the enterprises who need AI that works, not AI that impresses.
In Production
Full cognitive stack deployed and operational today across multiple verticals.
Why Now
The compliance window is open, briefly.
The Federal AI Framework (March 2026) directs sector-specific compliance through existing agencies and preempts state AI laws with a single federal standard. Enterprises without compliant AI rails face stranded investment when that standard sets.
Varda's infrastructure is built to those standards today — no retrofit required tomorrow.
Build to federal standards today, or retrofit at cost tomorrow.
The Team
Built by people who've done hard things in hard places.
James Peterson
CTO, PhD
Security engineering with focus on AI attacks against critical infrastructure. Former AWS Senior Technical Manager — built fraud detection ML at scale (200+ models). Architect of Legion's full-stack platform. CISSP, CCNA, CEH + 4 additional certifications.
Susan Simms
COO
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Pioneered the U.S. Navy's first 3D metal printing program in naval shipyards. Lead Technologist on the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP). Founded the Navy's inaugural REPTX event — 60+ industry partners accelerating fleet readiness. Skilled in systems engineering, operational planning, and technology insertion for high-stakes environments.
News & Updates
Announcements, pilots, and product milestones.
April 2026
The GPU Trap — And the Way Out
The AI industry has a hardware problem. We asked a different question: what if the architecture itself is the bottleneck — not the hardware?
Contact
Enterprises, partners, and press — reach us directly.
Janice Bryant · CEO
janice.b@vardasila.com
James Peterson · CTO
james.p@vardasila.com
Susan Simms · COO
susan.s@vardasila.com