VelaCommerce
Boutique Ecommerce Consultancy · Copenhagen

Commerce,Engineered.

VelaCommerce designs and builds ecommerce systems — headless storefronts, custom applications, platform implementations, and complex integrations — using the right technology for your business, not a default one. Senior specialists. Boutique attention.

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🇩🇰 Denmark🇪🇸 Spain🇳🇱 Netherlands🇺🇸 United States
Trusted by ambitious brands across the Nordics & EU

27+

Projects shipped

€32M+

Revenue managed

4.9/5

Client satisfaction

98%

Client Retention

Technology stack

The tools we build with.

Deep expertise across the full commerce stack — platforms, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and the tooling that makes high-performance ecommerce work at scale.

Shopify

Shopify Plus

Hydrogen

Optimizely

Vue.js

Nuxt.js

Figma

.NET

Azure

Docker

GitHub

Umbraco

Sanity CMS

MS Dynamics

Navision

Office 365

Stripe

Nets Easy

Google Analytics

Google Tag

Google Business

Meta Ads

Klaviyo

GraphQL

REST APIs

Cloudflare

Norton Security

AI & Chatbots

Why VelaCommerce

We solve difficult ecommerce problems.

Not “we build websites.” Anyone can build a website. We solve the problems that require senior engineering judgment, deep platform knowledge, and direct communication with the people actually doing the work.

Engineering First

Every project starts with architecture, not aesthetics. We think about data models, integration patterns, and long-term maintainability before we write a single line of frontend code.

Senior Specialists

Our distributed team covers ecommerce platforms, frontend, backend, .NET, Azure, UX/UI, SEO, CRO, and integrations. Every specialist is senior — no juniors learning on your budget.

Lean Delivery

No unnecessary overhead, no sprawling project teams, no account management layers. You communicate directly with the people doing the work. Faster decisions, cleaner output.

Capabilities

What we actually do.

Four things, done at a senior level — from the first line of architecture to performance under real traffic.

Build

  • Custom ecommerce applications
  • Headless storefronts — any platform
  • Shopify, Optimizely & more
  • B2B wholesale portals

Integrate

  • ERP & PIM connections
  • Payment & logistics
  • CRM & marketing tools
  • Custom API development

Optimize

  • Core Web Vitals & LCP
  • Conversion rate optimization
  • Technical SEO
  • A/B testing infrastructure

Scale

  • Commerce architecture review
  • Multi-market & multi-currency
  • Platform migrations
  • Performance at volume
How we work

From first call to long-term partnership.

A clear, repeatable path — so you always know what is happening, what comes next, and why.

01

Discovery

We learn your business, your systems, and your goals before proposing anything.

02

Strategy

Platform selection, architecture decisions, and a clear project scope.

03

Design

UX and UI designed for conversion — not just aesthetics.

04

Engineering

Clean code, type-safe, well-documented, and built to last.

05

Launch

Staged rollout, QA, performance testing, and zero-downtime deploys.

06

Growth

Post-launch support, iteration, and continuous improvement.

Selected work

Problems we've solved.

All projects
Showcase · Headless Commerce

Premium Fitness

Challenge

An incumbent fitness brand needed a sub-second storefront across six European markets without losing their existing Shopify product catalogue.

Solution

Shopify headless with Hydrogen, Cloudflare CDN edge caching, and a custom product bundling engine.

Shopify PlusHydrogenCloudflareGraphQL

Outcome

0.8s LCP · +210% organic traffic · 4.2% CVR

Showcase · B2B Wholesale

Luxury Furniture

Challenge

A furniture manufacturer needed a trade portal for volume pricing, net-30 terms, and quote requests — none of which standard Shopify supports natively.

Solution

Shopify Plus B2B with a custom .NET backend handling pricing logic, PDF quote generation, and ERP sync.

Shopify Plus.NETAzureStripe

Outcome

Replaced legacy system · 3× order velocity · 0 manual orders

Showcase · DTC Subscription

Coffee Subscription

Challenge

A specialty roaster needed a subscription platform with full control over roast selection, delivery cadence, and pause/skip logic that retention teams could manage.

Solution

Custom Shopify app with subscription logic, a dedicated customer portal, and Klaviyo lifecycle flows.

ShopifyKlaviyoGraphQLStripe

Outcome

68% subscriber retention at 6 months · AOV +34%

The team

Senior specialists, distributed globally.

We're not a 100-person agency. We're a curated network of senior specialists assembled around each project. Everyone you work with is an expert in their domain.

Radwan Atassi

Founder & Commerce Architect

🇩🇰 Denmark

Senior Specialist

Platform & Storefront Dev

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Senior Specialist

Frontend / UX

🇪🇸 Spain

Senior Specialist

Backend / .NET / Azure

🇺🇸 United States
The difference

Traditional agency vs. VelaCommerce.

Criterion

VelaCommerce

Team on your project

Rotating mix of juniors and seniors

Senior specialists only — every time

Communication

Account manager relays messages

Direct with the engineers doing the work

Overhead

Large team, project managers, admin

Lean — you pay for expertise, not headcount

Technical depth

Generalist teams covering many platforms

Deep multi-platform commerce engineering

Team assembly

Templated onboarding for all clients

Tailored specialists assembled per project

Pricing model

Time & materials, scope creep common

Clear scope, honest estimates upfront

What clients say

In their own words.

We'd worked with two agencies before Vela. Neither of them actually understood our business. Radwan did — within the first call. The platform he built us is still the best thing we've done for our online revenue.

Thomas K.

Head of eCommerce · Danish apparel brand

Straightforward, technically excellent, and he tells you what he actually thinks. We asked for a migration, he spotted three things we hadn't noticed that would have cost us later. That kind of honesty is rare.

Maria S.

Founder · DTC homeware brand

Our previous platform was a mess of custom workarounds. Radwan rebuilt the whole thing cleanly and on budget. The site is faster, the team can actually manage it, and conversions are up.

Frederik L.

COO · Nordic B2B retailer

Common questions.
FAQ

Common questions.

Straight answers before you reach out. Still wondering about something? Ask us on a strategy call.

You work directly with senior specialists — the people actually doing the engineering — not account managers relaying messages. No juniors learning on your budget, no overhead you pay for but never use. Lean team, deep expertise, direct communication.

From focused engagements like a performance audit or a single integration, through to full platform builds, headless storefronts, and multi-market migrations. If it requires senior engineering judgment, it is a fit. We will tell you honestly if it is not.

We are platform-agnostic by design. We recommend and build on Shopify, Optimizely, headless architectures, custom-built solutions, or a combination — whichever fits your business model, data structure, and growth trajectory. The platform is a tool; recommending the right one for your requirements is part of the work. We will tell you honestly which one that is, even if it is not the most obvious choice.

Most engagements begin with a 30-minute strategy call, followed by a clear scope and honest estimate. We assemble the right specialists per project, so start dates depend on scope — but we will always give you a realistic timeline upfront, never scope creep.

Every project is scoped individually because requirements vary widely. What we commit to is a clear scope and an honest estimate before any work begins — you pay for senior expertise, not headcount or padded hours.

We are headquartered in Copenhagen with senior specialists across Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States. This distributed model lets us assemble exactly the right expertise for each engagement.

Let's talk

Ready to build something exceptional?

Tell us about your ecommerce challenge. We'll respond within 24 hours with honest thoughts — not a sales deck.

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