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Everything journalists, podcasters, and conference organizers need to cover VELA AI.

About VELA AI

VELA AI is building the first universal animated AI companion that adapts its role, language, and personality in real time for every person at every age.

From tutoring a child to supporting a senior, VELA keeps one consistent character while switching between 12 operational roles, with built-in bias neutralization and guardian monitoring.

VELA AI is based in New York, founded in 2026, and is currently in private beta with a patent pending on its core architecture.

Key Facts

Founded
2026
Founder
Waleed Sulehri
Location
New York, NY
Status
Pre-launch, private beta
IP
Provisional patent filed with the USPTO
Technology
Built on Claude AI from Anthropic and Gemini from Google
Compliance
COPPA-compliant architecture, FERPA-ready
Target markets
Families, K-12 education, seniors, veterans, enterprise

Founder Bio

Waleed Sulehri

Founder, VELA AI

Waleed Sulehri is a cybersecurity graduate student at St. Francis College, a Global Agentic AI Ambassador at MindHYVE.ai, and the founder of CommCentra AI in aviation cybersecurity. He built VELA AI so every person can access an AI companion that genuinely knows who it is talking to.

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Press Contact

Name: Waleed Sulehri

Email: sulehriwaleed@outlook.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/waleedsulehri

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