# About Co-Labs > Mission, values, core team and Rebel.coop — Co-Labs is an impact venture lab in Brussels. Source page: https://co-labs.be/#about-us ## Content Our why Sum of Us is greater than us using the best technologies in the world to make it happens - Claude - Next.js - Laravel - GitHub - Python - Lovable - NestJS Our values We Experiment. We Take Actions. We Think Big 01 Experimentation To ensure our investments are useful, we select projects of substance, not just a pitch deck, but a solid idea that we test in the lab. 02 Sharing We take the stakes, we take the risks. If the experiment fails, we gain nothing. That’s why we only pick ideas that merge with our values. 03 Think big When we start an experiment, we see it through to the end. And even a little further: as long as we can help to create beautiful things... The mission Our mission is to provide businesses with clarity, and a path to sustainable success We help corporates, founders, and institutions turn their hardest problems into shipped, impact-driven ventures. We embed, we build with AI-native methods, and we take equity, so we're on the hook for the outcome, not just the advice. Starting in Europe, one build at a time. The core team behind Co-Labs We are dedicated to your success everyday Daniel Sum CEO · AI/Tech Advisor Bruno Debiève CPO · UX/UI Designer Cyril Adriaensen COO · Growth Strategist Thibault Pras Medior · Full Stack Developer Yassine El Jakani Cyber Sec · DevSecOps Rebel.coop Our cooperative of Freelancers We’ve built a tight network of highly qualified freelancers who co-own the company together. Because every member shares the brand and its reputation, you get the commitment of a partner, not a contractor. You bring in the right expertise exactly when you need it, scale up or down freely, and turn what would be a fixed hiring cost into a flexible one. Join us Dasha Bespyatova Product Manager · Facilitator Bastien Van Wylick Business Developer · Facilitator Kevin Sundar Raj AI Full Stack Developer Patrick Videira Project Manager / Front-End Micha Neroucheff Senior Back-End Developer Julien Joxe Communication Strategist Raphael De Robiano Product Designer Our reason to believe We build because the world has no shortage of good ideas, only a shortage of people willing to make them real, and put their own hands and their own risk into the making Clients Working for worldwide companies Testimonies 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 Bespyatova Product Owner · CEO Rebel Coop - CEO 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 Bertrand CEO of Impact Valley - Financial 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 Prefumo Financial risk Manager Stellantis · CFO of call up - Project 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 Knoben Project Manager SOCOPRO Our thesis : Today, three major shifts have occurred simultaneously: construction costs have significantly decreased, corporations have reduced their internal R&D efforts, and top professionals are prioritizing impact and equity over traditional organizational structures. Our bet is simple: the way to build ventures that matter now is to embed, ship with AI-native methods, and co-own the outcome, funded by the advice we give along the way. Here's the math behind it. 2x Studio startups reach a seed round about twice as fast as conventional startups (1.49 vs 3.03 years). 1.49 years Studio startup 3.03 years Conventional startup 41 → 47% Less time to each later round: 41% to Series A, 44% to Series B, 47% to Series C. 41% Series A 44% Series B 47% Series C 72% Lead Executives prioritise the purpose and impact of a role over salary or title* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sources : inniches.com, Startup studios research · McKinsey, Help your employees find purpose Let’s start something big together Let's Talk