Velo

Your work chats stay yours.

Velo is your team's private chat, on a server of your own. No phone number, no ads, nobody reading along. And when someone leaves, you remove their access with one tap.

Try it free for 14 days with your team How it works

3 to 5 people. No email, no card, no phone number. Android only for now.

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WorkshopTor on · encrypted
MarkThe client on Rome Street sent the measurements, they're below.08:12
SarahGreat, I'll go over this afternoon.08:15
Ok. And from today Luke is no longer in the team: access removed.08:16 ✓✓
MarkFinally a chat that's just ours 👍08:17
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Your team chat, without the usual chat problems

On everyday chat apps your work messages sit on someone else's server, tied to everyone's phone number, and whoever leaves takes months of messages with them. Velo changes that.

A server just for you

Your team gets its own machine in Europe, shared with nobody else. Messages are encrypted on the phone and the server cannot read them.

When someone leaves, they're out

The team's admin creates and removes accounts from their phone. Whoever leaves the job is out of the groups and receives nothing more.

No phone number

You sign in with a user name chosen by your team. Your number doesn't get passed around among colleagues, clients and suppliers.

Everything goes through Tor

The connection to the server goes through the Tor network: whoever watches the network can't see which server you talk to. Photos, files, voice notes and stories are encrypted like messages.

How the trial works

Two weeks with your real team, free. At the end, you decide.

  1. Day 1

    Create the group

    Pick a short name and how many you are. The group is ready right away, without asking for any personal data.

  2. Day 1

    Join with the QR code

    Everyone installs Velo, scans the invite QR code, checks the verification code and signs in with their own name and password.

  3. Day 12

    A message in the chat

    Two days before the end, "Velo" writes to you in the chat. If you want to continue, reply there.

  4. Day 14

    Everything is deleted

    The trial accounts and messages disappear on their own. If you replied, we set up your own server.

Try it free with your team

The group is ready right away: you get the user names, the temporary passwords and the invite QR code to pass on to your colleagues. We don't ask for your email, name or phone.

An anti-robot check keeps your device busy for a few seconds: it stops anyone trying to create groups in bulk.

3 to 12 lowercase letters or digits. It becomes the account names: workshop1, workshop2…
How many are you

To create the group, JavaScript must be enabled in your browser.

Download Velo

Velo is not on the Play Store: you download it here, signed by us. Android asks for a permission just once.

  1. 1

    Download the file with the button. The browser may warn that the file could be harmful: it's the message shown for every app that doesn't come from the store.

  2. 2

    Allow the installation: Android opens "Install unknown apps". Turn on the switch for the browser you used, then go back.

  3. 3

    Install and open Velo, tap "I have an invite" and scan the QR code. Updates then come from the app itself.

Velo for Android

Android 8 or newer, about 90 MB. Updates come from your team's server, not from a store.

Download Velo

Signing certificate fingerprint (SHA-256): 7E:F1:64:1A:E9:D7:E1:FC:C6:7C:53:B8:5E:C5:3A:0A:D0:10:7E:00:A3:6A:F8:CB:E8:AB:E0:D5:16:68:3F:1D

Why the trial is free

Let's be clear: the free trial is there so you can try Velo with your real team. We're convinced that after two weeks you won't want to go back, and that's what we're betting on.

If it's not for you, you don't have to do anything: on the fourteenth day everything deletes itself, and we don't even know who you are.

What stays on the server

  • The trial group's user names and its start and end dates. No real names, emails or phone numbers.
  • Messages waiting to be delivered, encrypted: the server cannot read them.
  • No IP addresses: this page and the server don't record them. No cookies and no visitor statistics.
  • On the fourteenth day the trial accounts and everything in them are deleted.

Questions

Does it work on iPhone?

Not yet. Today Velo is available for Android only. An iPhone version is planned.

Who can read the messages?

Only the people in the group. Messages are encrypted on the sender's phone and open only on the recipients' phones. The server forwards them without being able to read them, and neither can we.

How do we contact you if we want to continue?

Reply to the message from "Velo" that arrives in the chat two days before the end, or write to "Velo" whenever you like: it's already in your contacts. We answer there, inside Velo.

What happens after the 14 days?

The trial accounts and everything in them delete themselves. If you want to continue, we set up a server just for your team and give you new invites.

How much does it cost after the trial?

The price is per team, not per person: a one-time setup fee and then a monthly fee, server and updates included. Ask us in the chat during the trial.

Why is there no phone number?

Because your number says a lot about you and ends up everywhere. In Velo everyone has a user name created by the team's admin, and nobody outside your team can write to you.

What is Tor, and do I have to install anything?

Tor is a network that hides who you're connecting to. It's built into Velo and starts on its own: there's nothing to install or set up.

Do calls go through Tor?

The call is set up inside Tor, but the voice travels through your team's server outside Tor, because Tor is too slow for real-time talk. Your contact doesn't see your address. Velo reminds you before every call.