Vela is an AI scheduling assistant designed specifically for professional services that automates the entire meeting coordination process. It serves as a virtual executive assistant that manages bookings and handles the complex logistics of scheduling across multiple stakeholders.

Vela books meetings and coordinates across teams and stakeholders, handling the back-and-forth communication automatically. It negotiates times, follows up when people don't respond, and books meetings efficiently. The system can handle scheduling across email, SMS, WhatsApp, and phone communications at any scale, making parallel calls and coordinating across every channel simultaneously.

Vela works by being looped into conversations where it takes over scheduling responsibilities. Users can CC Vela on email or text Vela directly, and it reads context to coordinate all parties. The AI proposes real-time options based on availability, books meetings automatically, sends reminders, and handles rescheduling when needed. It monitors availability in real-time to prevent double bookings and automatically reschedules if conflicts arise.

The primary benefit is giving professionals back their most valuable resource: time. By automating scheduling coordination, Vela eliminates endless 'does this time work for you?' email chains, handles timezone calculations automatically, and manages calendar conflicts. This allows professionals to focus on their core work rather than administrative scheduling tasks.

Vela is targeted at professional services teams and individuals who work with clients, vendors, and internal teams. It's used by companies including Netflix, LinkedIn, SanDisk, Zoox, Scale.AI, Via, Pony.AI, and AWS. The system integrates with email platforms like Gmail and Outlook and works across multiple communication channels including email, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, Teams, and phone.