Rebel

Name

Rebel

Legal name

Rebelgroup

Website

https://rebelgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rebel is a Rotterdam-headquartered, employee-owned strategic and financial advisory firm serving public-sector bodies, development finance institutions, NGOs, and private ventures across infrastructure, climate, mobility, and renewable energy markets globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Rebel provides strategic and financial consulting services to public and private sector clients. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for advice, implementation support, and project development services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rebel is an independent advisory and investment firm that delivers strategic and financial-economic advice, implementation support, and project development/investment services to public and private sector clients. Its work spans 12 market areas including climate adaptation, urban development, payments, infrastructure, circular economy, mobility, renewable energy, nature, public administration, healthcare, social, and education. Rebel also operates as a co-investor in selected challenging projects where its expertise adds value.

Product overview

Rebel is a strategic and financial advisory firm, not a product/software company. They offer consulting services in strategy, finance, and implementation across multiple markets including climate adaptation, urban development, payments, infrastructure, circular economy, mobility, renewable energy, nature, public administration, healthcare, social, and education. Their service offering consists of three main service lines: Advice (strategic consulting based on evidence), Implementation (project rollout and realization), and Development (investor and developer role in challenging projects). Rebel also operates as an investor in projects and organizations where they can add value, focusing on sectors such as renewable energy, social infrastructure, housing, and mobility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rebel Junior Academy: Youth development initiative providing tutoring and mentorship to students in Rotterdam
• Rebel Academy

Products and services

• Advice Strategic and financial-economic advisory service delivering honest, evidence-based consulting to public and private sector clients, developed through strong collaboration with partners.
• Implementation Project rollout and realization service that extends advisory work into execution, supporting clients through implementation to deliver tangible impact.
• Development Developer and investor service in which Rebel participates as a co-developer and investor in challenging projects where Rebels can add value, focused on renewable energy, social infrastructure, housing, and mobility sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2012, tutored 88 students through the Rebel Junior Academy program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schools across RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Rebel established the Rebel Junior Academy in September 2012 as a unique partnership with schools across Rotterdam to tutor talented students and help them realize their full potential through language skills, general knowledge and critical thinking programs.
• KIWASCO (Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRebel is developing a strategy for implementing sustainable and financially viable green technologies for KIWASCO, focusing on solar energy to power water pumps. If successful, this model could be rolled out to over 80 other water companies in Kenya.
• Dutch Trade Mission to KenyaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRebel was responsible for matchmaking within the 'water track' of a Dutch trade mission to Kenya, organizing meetings between participants from Kenya's public and private water sector.
• Rotterdam SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with schools across Rotterdam for the Rebel Junior Academy educational initiative supporting students from grades 7 and 8 with tutoring on language skills, critical thinking, and general knowledge.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Steer: Independent transport and mobility strategy consulting firm serving public and private sector clients globally. Closely comparable to Rebel's mobility, payments, and rail practice, including work on competition reviews, business cases, and policy advisory.
• Ricardo: Global strategic, environmental, and engineering consultancy with strong transport, energy, and sustainability advisory practices. Overlaps with Rebel's infrastructure, renewable energy, and circular economy mandates.
• Systra: Engineering and advisory group focused on transport and mobility infrastructure (rail, urban transit, smart mobility). Comparable to Rebel's mobility, payments, and public-transport business case work for governments and operators.

Broad incumbents

• Mott MacDonald: Large global engineering, management, and development consultancy with deep infrastructure and P3 advisory capabilities. Competes with Rebel on large infrastructure mandates and public-sector advisory work.
• WSP: Global professional services firm in transport, infrastructure, and environmental advisory. Overlaps with Rebel's infrastructure, urban, climate adaptation, and mobility markets through both consulting and project delivery.
• Arup: Engineering and advisory firm with strong sustainability, cities, and infrastructure practices. Directly comparable to Rebel on climate adaptation, urban, and renewable energy advisory mandates for public and private clients.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm delivering advisory and program management to governments and developers. Overlaps with Rebel's P3, urban, and climate adaptation markets at the larger-mandate end.
• KPMG: Big 4 professional services network with substantial infrastructure advisory, deal advisory, and public-sector consulting practices. Competes with Rebel for government, DFI, and corporate infrastructure advisory engagements.

Emerging players

• SYSTEMIQ: Systems-change advisory firm focused on energy, land use, and circular economy transitions. Comparable to Rebel's renewable energy, circular economy, and nature/climate work, with a more thematic and partner-led model.
• Metabolic: Amsterdam-based sustainability consultancy working on circular economy, climate, and urban systems. Similar Dutch origin, comparable advisory offerings, and overlap with Rebel's circular economy and urban practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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