How the money works
No subscriptions, no listing fees, no retainers. Here is exactly who pays what, and when.
Vellent only earns when deals close.
The only money Vellent ever takes is a share of a commission that has actually been paid. If nothing closes, Vellent earns nothing. That is the whole model, and it is why the incentives here point the same way yours do.
Post roles, hire vetted closers, run your team, free. You pay your closers for closed deals, exactly as you would anywhere; Vellent handles the payment rails.
- Post roles and review applicants
- Hire closers our team has reviewed
- Run your team, terms and deal submissions in one place
- Pay commissions through Vellent, processing included
- See every closer's verified record before you message them
Of every commission paid through Vellent. Joining is free. The 10% is what funds the things that make being here worth it:
- Your verified track record
Every commission paid through Vellent goes on your profile: revenue closed, deals closed, and when. Businesses see it before they message you.
- Secure payment
Commissions are paid through Stripe straight to your own connected account, with every payment recorded.
- A roster worth being on
Our team reviews every closer before they appear, and business tiers show which businesses reliably pay. Both sides are vetted, so both sides are worth each other's time.
Every closer is reviewed by our team before they appear here.
That review costs effort on our side and a short wait on the closer's, and it is the reason the roster is worth hiring from and worth being on.
What hiring sales talent usually costs
For context, not for drama. These are typical market arrangements, not quotes; yours may differ.
- RecruitersTypically 15 to 25% of first-year salaryCharged when the hire starts, whether or not they ever close.
- Sales agencies and outsourced teamsMonthly retainersCharged whether or not anything closes that month.
- Vellent$0 for businesses. Closers keep 90%.No deal paid, no fee. Vellent only earns when deals close.
The questions a skeptic asks
- When is the 10% taken?
- Inside the payment itself. When a business pays a commission through Vellent, Stripe sends 90% to the closer's connected account and 10% to Vellent as part of the same transaction. Nothing is invoiced separately, and nothing is charged upfront.
- What if a deal falls through?
- Then nothing is paid and nothing is charged. The fee only exists as a share of a commission that has actually been paid. A deal that never pays never costs anyone anything.
- Who holds the money?
- Stripe does, for the moments it takes to move it. Vellent never holds funds. There is no escrow: a business pays, and the money goes to the closer's account through Stripe with the fee split off in the same step.
- Do businesses pay Vellent anything?
- No. Posting roles, hiring, running a team and paying commissions through Vellent are free for businesses, and payment processing is included. You pay your closers what you agreed with them, the same as anywhere.
- Is payment guaranteed?
- No, and we will not pretend otherwise. Vellent processes and verifies payments; it does not underwrite them. What you do get is visibility: a business's tier is earned by paying real deals through Vellent, so closers can see who pays before they apply.
- What if a business pays a closer outside Vellent?
- The money moves, but nothing else does. A deal paid off-platform is not verified, so it does not go on the closer's record or count toward either side's tier. The record is only worth something because everything on it was actually paid through Vellent.
- When do closers receive the money?
- On the payout schedule of their own Stripe account, which they can see and change from their Payouts page. Vellent never holds the funds; Stripe moves them to the closer's account in the same step as the payment.
Free to find out.
Post a role or build your profile. Nothing is charged until a deal is paid, and businesses never pay Vellent a fee.