# Velv

> Velv is a nearshore engineering company from Portugal. Two core offers: Nearshore software development and AI Nearshoring — senior teams with AI capability embedded by default.

Velv (founded 2017, Lisbon) operates as a nearshore engineering partner for companies in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, the Nordics and across Europe. The primary offer is nearshore software development delivered through senior, long-tenured teams from Portugal — Team Extension, Managed Team and Managed Services. The second core offer is AI Nearshoring: the same nearshore model extended into AI, with AI capability embedded into nearshore teams by default, alongside AI Consulting and AI Engineering.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Nearshore engineering teams from Portugal — overview and what we do.
- [About](/about): Company story, scale and leadership since 2017.
- [Expertise](/expertise): Industries, capabilities, standards and Velv Labs.
- [Case Studies](/expertise/case-studies): Real nearshore engineering outcomes for European clients.
- [Build Your Team](/build-your-team): Engagement models — Team Extension, Managed Team, Managed Services.
- [Life at Velv](/culture): Our culture, values and people.
- [Careers](/careers): Open roles and how we hire.
- [Contact](/contact): Talk to Velv about your nearshore engineering team.
- [Insights](/insights): Essays on nearshore engineering, delivery and AI.

## AI services

- [AI at Velv](/ai): Overview of Velv's AI services.
- [AI Nearshoring](/ai/nearshoring): Nearshore engineering teams with embedded AI capability.
- [AI Consulting](/ai/consulting): AI readiness, opportunity mapping and roadmaps.
- [AI Engineering](/ai/engineering): Agentic systems, LLM integration and AI-assisted development.

## Country and resource guides

- [Nearshore Portugal](/nearshore-portugal): Guide to nearshore engineering in Portugal.
- [Nearshore Services for UK Companies](/nearshore-services-for-uk-companies): Why UK companies build nearshore in Portugal.
- [Nearshore Portugal — Germany Standards](/nearshore-portugal-germany-standards): Germany market report on nearshore engineering.
- [Nearshore Services Netherlands](/nearshore-services-netherlands): Netherlands market report on nearshore engineering.
- [Nearshoring Resource Center](/nearshoring-resource-center): Guides, models and FAQs on nearshoring in Europe.
- [Nearshore White Paper](/nearshore-white-paper): The Real ROI of Nearshore Software Development in Europe.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](/privacy-policy): How Velv handles personal data.