Built for small teams

Every customer email
answered in minutes

VELA drafts a reply to every customer email — so your team spends less time in the inbox and more time running the business. You review. You approve. It sends.

Nothing sends without your team's approval
Customer Inbox
SK
Sarah Kim
just now Draft ready
MR
Marco Rivera
What time does the downtown location close on weekends?
8 min ago Drafted
JL
Jamie Lee
I'd like to place a bulk order for a company event...
15 min ago Needs review
AI Draft Ready

"Hi Sarah! Yes, we carry oat milk at all our locations — it's a favourite. Feel free to ask about any other options when you visit. See you soon!"

Simple by design

How it works

Simple enough to explain in four steps.

1
One-time setup
Your business profile
Hours & menu
Common FAQs
Your tone & voice

We learn your business

A 30-min call. We configure VELA with your hours, FAQs, and tone. Done once — powers everything after.

2

Customer emails in

Product questions, store hours, order inquiries — whatever lands in your inbox.

3
Drafting reply...

VELA drafts a reply

Reads the email, checks your business profile, and writes a reply that sounds like you. Ready in seconds.

4
Slack
Draft is ready. Reply go in the thread to send it.
✓ Email sent in seconds

You approve in Slack

Get the draft in Slack. Reply "go" to send — or edit first. Nothing leaves without your say.

Right where you work

One word in Slack
Email sent

When a draft is ready, your team gets a Slack notification with the customer's message and the suggested reply. Reply "go" in the thread and the email is sent instantly. No switching apps, no copy-paste.

  • Slack notification with full draft preview
  • Reply "go" to send, or edit the draft first
  • Works alongside your existing email inbox
#customer-emails
New draft ready for review
Customer — Sarah Kim
Do you carry oat milk options for lattes?
Email Bot APP
Suggested reply
"Hi Sarah! Yes, we carry oat milk at all our locations — it's a favourite. Feel free to ask about any other options when you visit. See you soon!"
Reply "go" to send, or type to revise:
Type a reply...
✅ Email sent to Sarah Kim
Replied in under 3 minutes · Logged for audit trail
Focus on what matters

Simple emails handled
Complex ones flagged

Not every email needs the same attention. Store hours and menu questions? Drafts are ready to go. Bulk orders, complaints, unusual requests? Those get surfaced for your personal touch.

  • Routine inquiries resolved in seconds
  • Sensitive requests always flagged for you
  • Your team stays focused on high-value work
Store hours inquiry
From: Alex P. — 3 min ago
Ready to send
Menu item question
From: Jordan M. — 11 min ago
Ready to send
Catering request
From: Lisa T. — 18 min ago
Needs review
Order issue — wants refund
From: David R. — 25 min ago
Flagged for you
Why choose this

Built different
Priced different

Most tools charge you forever. VELA is a one-time investment in a system you actually own.

Human in the loop

Your team approves every email before it's sent. Full control, full confidence. When you're ready for more automation, you can graduate — on your terms.

Grows with you

Start with human-reviewed drafts. Over time, automate more as your confidence builds. The system adapts to how your team actually works — not the other way around.

Runs on Slack and leading AI services — platform fees go directly to those providers, no markup. We walk through every cost transparently before you commit.

5 min
from inbox to reply
$0
in subscription fees to us — ever
100%
yours — you own the system outright from day one
Common questions

Everything you need to know

Never — not in the default setup. Every draft requires a team member to reply "go" in Slack before anything is sent. You're always in the loop. Once you're comfortable, you can choose to automate more routine replies over time.
Any customer-facing email — product questions, location and hours, order inquiries, general questions about your business. It's built on your specific business knowledge so replies sound accurate and on-brand, not generic.
You pay us a one-time setup fee — no subscription from our side. The system runs on platforms like Slack and leading AI services, which have their own costs. We walk through all of that transparently in the demo so there are no surprises. Most small teams find the total is still far less than hiring even part-time help.
Every setup comes with a warranty period — any issues during that window are fixed at no charge. After that, we offer optional maintenance plans and performance tune-ups (improving response quality, reducing AI running costs) as add-ons. Nothing is forced.
Not at all. We handle the entire setup. Your team interacts through Slack — tools they likely already know. No new dashboards, no coding, no learning curve. If you can reply to a Slack message, you can use this.
Yes. The system runs on your own accounts and infrastructure — your data stays yours. We don't store or have ongoing access to your customer emails. You own the entire system from day one.

Ready to give your team
their time back?

See how it works for your business — no pressure, no pitch deck.

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