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Introducing Velvet – Infrastructure for growth teams to activate and monetize users on day one. Join today for early access.
We’ve spent the last decade building software at Fitbit, Pebble, MongoDB, theSkimm, and other high-growth tech startups. Every online company has the same core problem - how do you effectively onboard new customers, and keep them engaged long-term?
Startups lose revenue when they fail to convert and retain acquired customers. And as a consumer, you have almost no control over your online accounts, payments, or identity–resulting in a sea of high-friction transactions and lost personal data.
Industry-wide app monetization is abysmal. Conversion to paid is less than 5%, 30-day retention is less than 13%, and average lifetime value is just $5.30.
To survive as a startup in today’s market, these vital metrics are more important than ever before.
We’re building the cross-platform tooling we’ve always wanted to use–supporting trusted accounts, payments, and identity out-of-the-box. App developers should spend less time building standard infrastructure, and more time creating differentiated value beyond the paywall.
Use Velvet’s hosted checkout pages and SDK to seamlessly authenticate users and accept payments.
See a few demo apps using Velvet:
Island smart home - activate your account →
Frieda podcasting - start listening →
Regular wine membership - join the club →
Join Velvet today for early access to our hosted checkout pages and SDK.
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Email us at [email protected] with questions or feedback.
