Velou

AI Agents · Commerce
$11Mtotal raised · 3 rounds on record
$4.5Mlatest round · Venture round · Sep 2025 · 14 mo ago
3backers · Ascend.vc, FUSE
10+team · employees, estimated range

Overview

Velou is a product enrichment platform that delivers context-rich product data to fuel your customer-facing AI.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$11M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$4.5M
Venture round · Sep 2025 · 14 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
3
Ascend.vc, FUSE
The money's age
Due for its next round
14 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 3, 2025 Raised a round Venture round $4.5M · SEC Form D Sep 4, 2024 Raised a round Seed $4.5M · SEC Form D Dec 26, 2023 Raised a round Venture round $2M · SEC Form D
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Sep 2025 $4.5M — SEC Form D
Seed Sep 2024 $4.5M — SEC Form D
Venture round Dec 2023 $2M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Velou Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Sadeesha GamhewaExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Gavin HewittExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Sadee GamhewaExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Ascend.vc fund FUSE fund TransLink Capital fund
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Financials

Total raised
$11M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $4.5M Details
Seed 2024 $4.5M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 $2M Details

People

Sadeesha Gamhewa
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
Gavin Hewitt
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
Sadee Gamhewa
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
Brendon Wales
Director
SEC Form D
Brendan Wales
Director
SEC Form D
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Shared investors3
FUSEVia a fund
55 portfolio companies: Xemelgo, Zuper, Pluto AerospaceSpace and 52 more
Ascend.vcVia a fund
97 portfolio companies: Envoy, Veeper, Topicflow and 94 more
TransLink CapitalVia a fund
109 portfolio companies: Yunjichina, Yume, Oracle America Inc. and 106 more
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News

News Dailymirror 1 year ago
Velou decoding the future of ecommerce - Business News Daily Mirror
The competitive arena of ecommerce is set to be revolutionised with the introduction of 'Velou' - an innovative solution that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to redefine how online retailers present their products to the world.
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News menafn.com 2 years ago
Velou, Which Sells AI-Powered Self-Optimizing Product Catalogs, Raises $5M And Adds Gavin Hewitt As COO Read more
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Press release wgno.com 2 years ago
Velou Secures $4M in SEED Funding to Expand the First AI Copilot for Ecommerce Read more
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News Dailymirror 3 years ago
Our aim is to optimize customer's e-commerce experience harnessing AI power: Velou Founder - Business News Daily Mirror
Velou, a cutting-edge AI-powered retail technology start-up, is revolutionizing the e-commerce landscape by optimizing the customer experience for online shoppers. Founded by Sadee Gamhewa, a seasoned industry expert with over two decades of experience in
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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San Francisco United States
HQ
New York United States
HQ
Velou HQ
Suite 401, New York, NY 10011
company site