Evolv Technology Joins Partner Alliance for Safer Schools to Support K-12 School Safety Mission

Evolv joins PASS as a formal partner to participate in research-based, layered K-12 school safety initiatives and related knowledge-sharing efforts.

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Evolv is proud to support PASS’s mission and knowledge-sharing initiatives focused on layered school safety

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Evolv Technology (NASDAQ: EVLV) today announced that it has been approved as a Partner of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS), a nonprofit organization focused on improving safety and security in K-12 schools. As a PASS Partner, Evolv is proud to support PASS’s mission of helping schools make informed, evidence-based decisions about safety and security.

Through the partnership, Evolv will participate in PASS training, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Evolv will have the opportunity to learn from PASS’s research-based guidance and from educators, public safety professionals, and other school security experts, while sharing perspectives from its work with school communities across the country.

PASS provides research-based guidelines, tools, and resources to help schools assess risks and develop layered safety and security strategies based on their individual environments. Its approach recognizes that school safety depends on the thoughtful integration of people, processes, and technology.

“PASS was founded to help schools make informed, evidence-based decisions about safety and security,” said Chuck Wilson, Board Chairman of PASS. “I’m pleased that Evolv Technology is supporting the mission of PASS. School safety requires a layered approach that brings together people, processes, and technology, and we welcome partners who are committed to learning from and contributing to that broader conversation.”

“Evolv is proud to support the mission of PASS and its work to help schools evaluate safety and security decisions in a thoughtful, evidence-based way,” said John Kedzierski, President and CEO of Evolv Technology. “Joining PASS gives us an opportunity to learn more from educators, public safety professionals, and school security experts, while contributing perspectives from our work with school communities as they consider layered approaches to safety.”

Evolv works with K-12 school districts to evaluate how weapons screening technology can support broader safety strategies. Evolv Express^® provides AI-powered walk-through screening for concealed weapons, while Evolv eXpedite™ provides AI-powered bag screening. These technologies are intended to operate as one component of a layered security approach rather than as a school’s sole security measure.

Evolv’s participation in PASS will focus on supporting the organization’s mission through collaboration, education, and knowledge-sharing around layered school safety. The company’s experience with school communities will inform its engagement with PASS and its members as part of broader discussions involving weapons detection, threat assessment, deterrence, and school security planning. On October 1^st, Education Week, Evolv Technology, IdentiSys, and PASS school safety experts will discuss the top priorities shaping K-12 safety planning and share actionable strategies to help strengthen preparedness, improve stakeholder confidence, and support student well-being. More information can be found here: Building Your School Safety Roadmap: Key Priorities for the Upcoming Year.

About Evolv Technology

Evolv (NASDAQ: EVLV) is designed to transform human security by helping organizations detect potential threats, mitigate risk, and enhance safety using AI-powered security solutions with robust insights. Our technology has helped to create efficient and positive security screening experiences for the world’s most iconic venues and companies as well as schools, hospitals, and public spaces. Evolv’s mission is to create a safer world to live, work, learn, and play. Evolv’s advanced systems have scanned more than 4.5 billion people since 2019. Evolv Express^® and Evolv eXpedite™ have been awarded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFETY Act Designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT). Evolv and its products have been awarded numerous awards which can be viewed on our Certifications and Awards web page. Evolv^®, Evolv Express^®, Evolv Insights^®, Evolv Visual Gun Detection™, Evolv eXpedite™, and Evolv Eva™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Evolv Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. For more information, visit evolv.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Evolv Technology intends for such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements in this press release, other than that are historical facts, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, as well as statements regarding the Company’s strategy, financial and operational performance and growth, and efforts to create value for stakeholders. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results and actions to be materially different from any future results or actions expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2026, as well as any such factors that may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to us as of the date hereof, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, it may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this document, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.

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