For companies with managers

Most managers were never trained to manage.

1

Vela reads their real 1:1s

and tells them honestly what landed, what didn't, and the one thing to try next time.

2

Their direct reports can finally say privately what's working

It shapes the manager's coaching. It is never shown to them. So people can be honest.

Set up your team

Use Vela with your managers for 60 days. If you don't think they're better for it, I'll refund every penny.

A Vela report: what went well, since your last 1:1, what to watch, one thing to try, with Why this score? and Practise this now
The report a manager gets back after one 1:1. Screens from the demo account: the names and 1:1s are made up; everything on screen is Vela's own output.
Nevershown to a manager: what a direct report writes
90 daysthen the raw transcript is deleted
60 daysmoney-back guarantee, annual plans included
How it works

Paste one 1:1. The rest follows.

Paste

A transcript from Teams, Zoom or Meet, or typed notes. Add past 1:1s at once, each with its real date.

Read

What went well, one thing to watch, one thing to try, with the exact moment quoted.

Practise

Short situations built from that manager's own habits, from the very first report.

See it change

Every later 1:1 is checked for the same habit. When there isn't enough to judge, Vela says so.

A practice answer checked: your answer, a stronger one, and why the difference matters
A practice situation, built from that manager's own 1:1, and what a stronger answer would have been. Three of these, then the next real 1:1 is checked.
Saying it out loud: Vela listening, the spoken answer appearing as text, then what landed and what was missing
Or say it out loud. Vela sets up the situation, listens, and talks the answer through.
Insights: patterns across a manager's 1:1s
Patterns across the manager's 1:1s, each with the moments that evidence it.
Progress: your progress so far, in counts and quotes
Progress, in counts and quotes. Where there isn't enough to judge, Vela says so.
Direct reports

What their team says, without saying it to their face.

After any 1:1, a direct report can write a short private reflection. It calibrates the manager's report. The manager never reads it, never sees who wrote one, and never sees a score.

The direct report's screen: How did your 1:1 go, with a note that the manager will never see it
What a direct report sees. Two minutes, and the promise is on the screen beside it.
The manager sees
Their report, their patterns, their training. Never a reflection.
The direct report sees
Only their own reflections. Never the manager's report, score or transcript.
The company sees
Which managers are active and how many 1:1s they have added. Never a transcript, a report, a reflection, or how any manager is doing against the values.
Why it matters

82% of UK managers step into the role with no formal training.

Someone working for a poor or fair manager is five times more likely to leave than someone working for an excellent one. The people who know how a manager is doing are the last people who'll say it to their face.

CMI and YouGov, Better Management Report, 2023. Perceptyx, The Great Management Meltdown, 2025.

Pricing

Pay from day one. Sixty days to change your mind.

Team
£35per manager a month, billed yearly
£420 a year per manager. Or £42 a month, month to month.

Every manager gets Vela, plus company alignment and an Admin dashboard. Billed per manager, prorated as seats change. One manager minimum.

  • 60-day money-back guarantee, annual plans included
  • Private direct-report reflections
  • Self-serve, set up in minutes
Set up your team

Prefer month to month? Set up at £42 a month

Within 60 days of your first payment, email hello@velacoach.tech and I'll refund the full amount. No questions.

Individual Pro
£33a month
Starts with 30 days free. No card.

For one manager buying for themselves. Reports, patterns, training and progress on your own 1:1s.

  • 30 days free, every feature unlocked
  • Then £33 a month, cancel any time
  • Nothing is deleted when the trial ends
Start 30 days free
Trust

Coaching, not surveillance.

ICO-registered

Vela Coach Limited, ICO registration ZC258983. Your data is stored in the EU. Some processing happens in the US through our cloud and AI providers, under their data protection agreements. Conversation content is never used to train AI models.

Private by design for direct reports

Reflections are never shown to a manager. The raw transcript is deleted after 90 days. Every claim here is checked by an automated test before a release.

No scores on people

Patterns come with evidence, never as a rating of a manager. Where there isn't enough to judge, Vela says so.

Who's behind it

Herminder Sanghera

I built Vela after years of watching good people get promoted into managing and then left alone with it. Simple to start and simple to cancel. If it's not right for you within 60 days, you get your money back. hello@velacoach.tech

Get in touch

Questions, feedback, or want Enterprise pricing?

Whether you're a manager with a question or looking to bring Vela to your whole team, drop us a line.