Welcome to Co-Labs
A common space where founders can share problems, solutions, intuitions and visions. Here, we explore every idea, focusing on knowledge and decision making.
// Impact venture studio, Brussels
Let’s change the formula
From engineering and AI to cloud, data and security, one team covers it all, so what we build delivers real results in your day-to-day operations.
They trusted us
Our approach
We combine domain expertise and technology to build trusted digital solutions for the Civic/Public Tech, Health/Food Tech, Prop Tech, Legal Tech and Cyber Defense
We collaborate with you
We collaborate, experiment and get results with you. Our equity stake options combine your goals with ours, for a collective win.
We help you grow
We integrate strategy, product development, and execution, staying involved until the idea becomes a business. No handoffs; the same team shapes and grows the product.
Co-Thinking, Co-Building, Co-Growth
Co-Thinking
Ideation or audit workshop of your project with min 2 experts in the room (one Product/Business and one Tech). In two days, they take your idea or your existing product apart and hand you a plan you can build from.
- Idea or product audit
- Two senior experts in the room (product + tech)
- 2 days of workshops and audit
- A sharp cahier des charges
- Clear next actions you can act on, or a clear reason not to
01Think it
Co-Building
We put a hand-picked team of senior builders around your project and ship real software: designed, built, and used. Not a prototype that dies in a drawer.
- Product design and engineering
- A team of experts picked for your project
- AI-native build 2x faster, months compressed into weeks
- Shipped software, live with real users
02Build it
Co-Growth
We keep your product alive and push it forward, month after month, on a fee, or on discounted sweat-equity so we grow when you grow and we share the risk together.
- Maintenance and continuous iteration
- AI Agents setup and supervision
- Growth execution with the team that built it
- Sweat-equity or fixed fee, your call
- A standing relationship, no cold restart
- IT Recruitment and team trainings
03Grow it
Expertise for every part of your product
From engineering to AI, security and the people who build it: focused services from the same senior team.
Websites
Web apps
E-commerce
Web Development
Websites, web apps and e-commerce, fast, secure and SEO-ready.
Learn moreAI agentsLLM appsAutomationsand +
AI Development
AI agents, LLM applications and automations that do real work.
Learn moreEngineersDesignersAI buildersSeniors
IT Recruitment & Staffing
Senior engineers, designers and AI builders, vetted by people who ship.
Learn moreGDPRNIS2ISO 27001AI Act
Security Audit & Compliance
A senior-led audit mapped to GDPR, NIS2, ISO 27001 and the AI Act.
Learn moreWhat makes us different
The same team, with you
No handoffs. The same team that shapes your product also grows it, until the idea becomes a business.
Your goals, our goals
Our equity stake options combine your goals with ours, for a collective win.
We share the risk
If the experiment fails, we gain nothing. That’s why we only pick ideas that merge with our values.
We stay as long as it grows
We see it through to the end, and even a little further: as long as we can help to create beautiful things.
The formula, in numbers
A few figures behind our approach.
2x faster
Studio startups reach a seed round about twice as fast as conventional startups (1.49 vs 3.03 years).
5 sectors
We build trusted digital solutions for Civic/Public Tech, Health/Food Tech, Prop Tech, Legal Tech and Cyber Defense.
47+ co-laborators
Trusted by 47+ co-laborators: the core team, the Rebel.coop freelancers and the partners who share the bench.
41 → 47%
Less time to each later round: 41% to Series A, 44% to Series B, 47% to Series C.
72%
Lead Executives prioritise the purpose and impact of a role over salary or title.
Use cases and ventures
Co-building a Rapid Alerting System with the EU
When the EU set out to counter disinformation at scale, it needed something that didn't exist yet: a single platform where Commission teams, member-state governments,…
3 monthsdeadline to take the platform live
Our co-laborators will say it better
Product Owner · CEO Rebel Coop
“When I met Co-Labs. I know that we will make something impactful together. Now we are collaborating as partner but also as service partner.”
Dasha BespyatovaProduct Owner · CEO Rebel CoopCEO of Impact Valley
“Their team was professional, responsive, and solution-oriented throughout our volunteering platform redesign. Their commitment was key to delivering it successfully. Highly recommended.”
Alexandre BertrandCEO of Impact ValleyFinancial risk Manager Stellantis · CFO of call up
“Partnering with Co-Labs it's a real pleasure. We build a product with a real purpose for the planet and that citizens need.”
Franco PrefumoFinancial risk Manager Stellantis · CFO of call upProject Manager SOCOPRO
“The implementation of our new website came with its fair share of challenges, whether due to the number of partners involved or the fluctuating scheduling constraints. Daniel’s versatility, experience across various industries, and pragmatic approach enabled us to achieve an optimal solution.”
Karl KnobenProject Manager SOCOPRO
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