What VSAE does

VSAE (Vereniging voor Studenten Actuarieel, Econometrie en Business Analytics) is a Dutch student study association (studievereniging) that serves students enrolled in Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and Business Analytics at the University of Amsterdam. Founded around 1960 and organized as a vereniging under Dutch law, it operates from Roetersstraat 11 in Amsterdam and is governed by an annually elected student board, a Supervisory Board (Raad van Commissarissen), and an Audit Committee (Kascontrolecommissie). Its primary customer is the UvA quantitative-studies student body (Bachelor and Master), and its secondary customer segment comprises corporate recruiters and employers in finance, consulting, technology and trading sectors seeking access to that talent pipeline.

VSAE's service portfolio spans four pillars: career (events such as the Actuarial Congress, Econometric Game, Business Orientation Days, Master Speeddate Event, International Career Project, The Inhouse Experience, Landelijke Econometristen Dag, Startup Event, plus a vacancies portal and partner profile pages); study (Studiebegeleiding study guidance, Tentamenbundel exam bundle, Boekverkoop discounted book sales, UvA Calculator planning tool); social (borrels, feesten, sports, an introduction camp, VSAE weekend, Wintersport, a Short Foreign Trip, the year-end closing); and newer verticals Analytics Academy (training and impact projects for non-profits) and Mental Health (Koffie Commissie). Public-facing assets include the Aenorm magazine, the Almanak yearbook, and the vsae.nl website; member-facing tooling includes native Android and iOS apps and a WhatsApp community channel.

VSAE is a non-commercial organization; it does not report revenue and does not have external investors, funding rounds, or a parent company. Its economics are built on membership fees (separate Bachelor and Master tracks with non-publicly-disclosed amounts) and corporate sponsorship/partnership income. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a marketing-style website, mobile apps for communication and event management, and social channels — no proprietary platforms, AI/ML capabilities, integrations, or APIs were identified. Distribution is geographically constrained to the Netherlands, with the addressable market defined by UvA's Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and Business Analytics enrolments.

Name

VSAE

Legal name

VSAE

Website

https://vsae.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VSAE is a Dutch student study association (studievereniging) serving University of Amsterdam students of Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and Business Analytics with career events, study support, member benefits, social programming, and corporate introductions to finance and consulting recruiters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VSAE is a non-profit student study association (studievereniging) for University of Amsterdam students enrolled in Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and Business Analytics. It sells student memberships that grant access to study support services (study guidance, exam bundles, course planning tools, analytics training), member benefits (discounted book sales), career development offerings (recruitment events, company networking, internships and vacancies), social programming (committees, trips, sports, annual events), and association publications (Aenorm magazine, Almanak yearbook).

Product overview

VSAE is a student study association (studievereniging) for students of Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and Business Analytics at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The organization offers a range of services including career events, study support (Analytics Academy, study guidance, exam bundles), member benefits (book discounts), and social activities. VSAE connects students with companies through career events and maintains partnerships with various employers in finance, consulting, and technology sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analytics Academy An educational program within VSAE providing training and impact projects that connect UvA quantitative students with non-profit organizations, offering practical analytics experience.
• Studiebegeleiding (Study Guidance) Study guidance services offered by VSAE to support academic success for its members in Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and Business Analytics.
• Boekverkoop (Book Sales) Discounted book sales service offered to VSAE members for required course materials.
• Tentamenbundel (Exam Bundle) A collection of past exams and study materials provided to VSAE members to support exam preparation.
• Aenorm Magazine published by VSAE covering topics related to actuarial science, econometrics, and business analytics, distributed to members and the association community.
• Almanak Yearbook publication produced by VSAE documenting the association's activities, members, and annual highlights.
• UvA Calculator Online calculator tool provided by VSAE to help students with course planning and grade calculations at UvA.
• VSAE Career Portal (Vacatures) Online career portal listing internships, part-time jobs, traineeships, and full-time positions from partner companies in finance, consulting, and technology sectors, available to VSAE members.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• AIESEC Netherlands: International student-run organization active across Dutch universities including UvA. Provides international internships and leadership programs overlapping with VSAE's career-development mission, though broader in scope.
• UvA Career Services: Centralized career services office at the University of Amsterdam. Operates as an adjacent, partly competing service for the same student population, but at university-wide rather than discipline-specific level.

Regional players

• Study Association Sticky (UvA): UvA study association for Business Administration students. A peer student-association model operating at the same university and competing for general corporate sponsorship and member mindshare, though in a different academic discipline.
• Studievereniging AUREA (VU Amsterdam): Student association at VU Amsterdam for related quantitative programs. Comparable regional student-association model in the same Amsterdam talent market, competing for some of the same corporate sponsors and students.

Broad incumbents

• Actuarieel Genootschap: The Dutch Actuarial Society, the professional body for actuaries in the Netherlands. A broad incumbent in the same actuarial talent ecosystem VSAE serves, providing certification, continuing education, and employer networking for VSAE's target discipline at a national, professional level.
• Koninklijke Actuarieel Genootschap (Royal Dutch Actuarial Association): National professional actuarial organization that interfaces with VSAE's actuarial student members as they transition into careers. Sets professional standards and is a counterpart stakeholder for VSAE's actuarial pipeline.

Direct peers

• Asset | Econometrics and Actuarial Science Study Association: Study association serving Econometrics and Actuarial Science students at Tilburg University. Directly comparable to VSAE as a Dutch university-based studievereniging for the same quantitative disciplines, with a parallel career-event and study-support portfolio.
• FAECTOR: Study association for Econometrics and Operations Research at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Closest functional analog to VSAE, providing career events, study support, and social programs for Dutch quantitative students in the same field.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VSAEbestuur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/study-association-vsae
• Instagraminstagram.com/vsaeboard

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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