Our Story

About Us

Velari was founded with a singular mission: to transform how firms source and evaluate lower-middle market investment opportunities. We combine cutting-edge AI research with industry expertise to build tools that don't just automate workflows - they fundamentally enhance decision-making. Our team brings together technical talent from leading research institutions with practical experience in financial services and enterprise AI deployment.

“We started Velari because we saw how much time investors spend on repetitive sourcing tasks that could be done better by AI. Our goal is to give dealmakers back their most valuable resource: time to build relationships and make decisions.”
EDDIE, CO-FOUNDER
The Team

Meet the Founders

Tom

Tom

Paris

EPFL Computer Science

Prev: AI Researcher @ EPFL

Eddie

Eddie

London

UCL Economics

Prev: Agentic AI @ NextWave Consulting

Franklin

Franklin

Zurich

ETH Zurich Computer Science

Prev: AI Researcher @ MIT & EPFL