# Velvet Capital > Master DeFi like a pro — maximize profits, minimize hassle Velvet Capital provides a DeFi trading and portfolio management ecosystem powered by intents and AI, enabling users to trade and manage on-chain assets. Velvet Capital offers a vertically integrated DeFAI platform for trading and portfolio management across multiple blockchains. The system provides intent-based trade execution, non-custodial portfolio management, and white-label solutions for institutions. Users can trade tokens, access DeFi protocols, and create or join tokenized vaults with customizable fee structures. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2022-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/velvet_capital ## Products - [Velvet Trading Terminal](https://thegrid.id/profiles/velvet_capital): A multi-chain trading platform implementing intent-based execution through smart routing across DEXs, enabling token trading, portfolio analysis, and DeFi protocol access. The system supports onchain analytics and AI-powered trading assistance. (Trading Terminal, Live, Main Product) ## Assets - [VELVET (VLV)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/velvet_capital): VLV is the governance token of Velvet Capital. It is used to vote on protocol decisions and the allocation of token emissions across vaults, and provides trading fee discounts and boosted referral rewards. Holders can lock their tokens into veVELVET to access fee sharing, discounts, and governance rights, earning a mix of protocol yield and incentive emissions. (Governance) - [Velvet Founders Club](https://thegrid.id/profiles/velvet_capital): Velvet Founders Club is an ERC-721 NFT collection on Ethereum granting holders governance participation in Velvet DAO. It is used to create vaults on Velvet.Capital, double voting power when staking VLVT tokens, and receive enhanced VLVT token airdrops. 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