SRVU

What SRVU does

SRVU (legal name: SRVU Studentenbond) is the official student union of VU University Amsterdam, established in 1947 and operating as a Dutch non-profit organization. It serves VU students through three structural pillars: advocacy (representation in the University Student Council (USR) and national lobbying through the National Student Union (LSVb)), services (free legal advice in education, tenancy, and employment law; the StudentenD0k physical space reservation system; a Room Office for housing questions; a Student Desk; an Exchange Market; and a Menstrual Cabinet), and student development (annual board membership and committee participation). Its single physical office is located in the D0 wing of the VU main building at De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, with office hours Monday–Friday 10:30–16:30.

The organization is not a technology company: its core platform is a WordPress website (srvu.org) with intake via Google Forms and delivery via email ([email protected]), WhatsApp, and in-person consultation. The StudentenD0k reservation portal (vustudentendok.nl) is the only dedicated external system. There is no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML capability, no app, no API, and no third-party integrations in the source data.

SRVU's revenue model is institutional and grant-based rather than commercial. All services are provided free of charge to VU students. Operating funding flows primarily through the Dutch government's profileringsfonds (board grant program) which compensates board members for their year of service, supplemented by implicit institutional support from VU University Amsterdam. There are no disclosed pricing tiers, no paying customers, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. GTM motion is community-led, relying on social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), word-of-mouth through study associations, and the physical StudentenD0k space for student acquisition and engagement.

Name

SRVU

Legal name

SRVU Studentenbond

Website

https://srvu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SRVU is the official non-profit student union of VU University Amsterdam, founded 1947, providing free legal advice, advocacy, physical student spaces (StudentenD0k), and representation in university and national governance exclusively to VU students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Klein Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Board Grant (Profileringsfonds): SRVU board members receive a board grant (profileringsfonds) as compensation for their year of service. This is a Dutch government-supported fund for student extracurricular activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SRVU is the student union of VU University Amsterdam, providing free legal advice in education, tenancy, and employment law; advocacy through the University Student Council and national LSVb networks; physical student workspaces (StudentenD0k); a Room Office for housing questions; a Student Desk helpdesk; an Exchange Market; a Menstrual Cabinet; and board/committee participation opportunities for VU students.

Product overview

SRVU (Studentenbond) is the student union of VU University Amsterdam, operating as a membership-based advocacy and service organization rather than a software product company. Its core offering consists of three interconnected pillars: Advocacy (through University Student Council representation and national activism), Service (through Legal Aid, StudentenD0k spaces, Room Office, Student Desk, Exchange Market, and Menstrual Cabinet), and Development (through board membership and committee participation opportunities). The organization connects study associations, supports student initiatives, and promotes active student life through both direct services and participatory programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• StudentenD0k
• Legal Aid Service
• Room Office
• Student Desk
• Exchange Market
• Menstrual Cabinet
• Board Membership Program
• Problem Reporting Form

Quantifiable outcome

• Free legal aid available for education, tenancy, and employment law issues with response within two weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Student Union (LSVb)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1947SRVU participates in advocacy at the national level through the National Student Union (LSVb), representing VU students in national student policy discussions on housing, welfare, and education.
• University Student Council (USR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRVU appoints council members within the University Student Council (USR), the highest student participation body within VU University Amsterdam, enabling direct student input in university governance.
• VU University AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRVU is the official student union of VU University Amsterdam since 1947, operating within the university main building to advocate for student interests and provide student services.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• ESN VU Amsterdam: The local VU Amsterdam section of Erasmus Student Network. Functions as a peer student organization on the same campus, providing student services and community programming — comparable to SRVU's StudentenD0k and committee activities.

Broad incumbents

• ISO (Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg): The national Dutch student umbrella that focuses on higher-education policy and student participation. Comparable to SRVU's advocacy function but operating at the national level across multiple universities.
• LSVb (Landelijke Studentenvakbond): The national Dutch student union federation of which SRVU is itself a member. LSVb operates at the national policy level on housing, welfare, and education — the same advocacy domains SRVU pursues locally — making it a strategic and operational peer.

Direct peers

• Student Union Wageningen (WUAS): The student union at Wageningen University, operating an analogous model of representation, advocacy, and services for its student body. Functionally parallel to SRVU within a different Dutch university setting.
• Student Union Maastricht (UM Studenten): The student representative body at Maastricht University, delivering advocacy, governance representation, and student services comparable to SRVU's three pillars. A direct Dutch sector peer from a different regional market.
• ASVA: ASVA is the official student union of the University of Amsterdam (UvA), operating the same model of student representation, advocacy, and services. It is the most direct Dutch counterpart to SRVU given identical mandate, governance structure, and service portfolio.

Others

• VU Amsterdam Main Building (Host Institution): VU University Amsterdam is the host institution that confers SRVU's official designation and provides physical space. It is the ecosystem anchor rather than a direct competitor, but is materially relevant as SRVU's sole institutional partner.

Emerging players

• Erasmus Student Network (ESN): A Europe-wide student network present at Dutch universities including VU, offering student support, integration, and advocacy services. ESN overlaps with SRVU's student-development and service missions but is positioned as an emerging international player.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/srvubond
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/srvu
• Instagraminstagram.com/srvubond

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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