Klabu B.v.
Klabu B.v. is a Dutch social enterprise, founded in 2019, that builds and operates sports clubhouses in refugee camps and urban settings across 10 countries and sells sportswear linked to each clubhouse - with half of profits funding the KLABU Foundation and the rest reinvested in the brand.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Klabu B.v. does
Klabu B.v. ("KLABU", Dutch private limited company, headquartered at Haarlemmerdijk 106, Amsterdam) is a hybrid social enterprise founded in 2019 that builds and operates physical sports clubhouses in refugee camps, reception centres and urban settings, and sells sportswear linked to each clubhouse to self-fund the programme. The company's core offering is the MVRDV-designed modular clubhouse - a purpose-built space providing sports equipment, organised activities, solar power, live-sports broadcasts, Wi-Fi and community programming - deployed across 10 country locations (Kalobeyei/Kenya, Amsterdam, Cox's Bazar/Bangladesh, Lesvos/Greece, Ter Apel/Netherlands, Boa Vista/Brazil, Azraq/Jordan, M'bera/Mauritania, Commewijne/Suriname, and Kampala/Uganda launching 2026), with a Mobile Clubhouse piloted in Warsaw/Poland in 2026. As of 2026, KLABU's network serves 34,445+ registered clubhouse members and 15,000+ monthly active participants, with 4 clubhouses graduated to full local ownership (Cox's Bazar to Friendship NGO, Lesvos to YSR, Ter Apel to COA, Kalobeyei in 2025). KLABU does not operate proprietary technology; its intellectual and operational differentiation rests on the standardised but locally adapted "Spirit" clubhouse model and its partner ecosystem (UNHCR, adidas Foundation, Paris Saint-Germain, Adyen, ON, Filling Pieces, Postcode Loterij, MVRDV, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam).
Revenue is generated through three channels: (1) direct-to-consumer sportswear sales via klabu.org and the Amsterdam flagship store, with half of profits routed to the KLABU Foundation to build/maintain clubhouses and the rest reinvested in the brand; (2) B2B teamwear customisation sold inquiry-based to clubs, companies and academies; and (3) corporate, institutional and grant funding (adidas Foundation, Postcode Loterij - €600,000 donation in 2026 extended to 2028, UEFA Foundation for Children, City of Amsterdam, Adyen 3-year, ON 3-year, COA, Wilde Ganzen, Kinderpostzegels). A paid membership program launched in March 2026 adds a fourth, subscription-based revenue line (125 members as of 2026). Pricing for sportswear SKUs is not publicly disclosed; teamwear is quoted on inquiry; membership terms are undisclosed. Customer segments span refugees in camps and settlements (primary), unaccompanied minors in European reception centres (primary), urban newcomers and undocumented migrants (primary), global supporters buying sportswear or running with Team KLABU (secondary), and B2B teamwear buyers (secondary).
Klabu B.v. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Klabu B.v.
- Legal name
- Klabu B.v.
- Website
- https://klabu.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Klabu B.v. is a Dutch social enterprise, founded in 2019, that builds and operates sports clubhouses in refugee camps and urban settings across 10 countries and sells sportswear linked to each clubhouse - with half of profits funding the KLABU Foundation and the rest reinvested in the brand.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Klabu B.v. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Refugee Sports Clubhouses and Social-Enterprise Sportswear
- NAICS
- Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)
- SIC
- Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Sports-Specific Group Conditioning (HSADABAK)
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Where Klabu B.v. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Amsterdam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Klabu B.v. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Sportswear Sales: KLABU designs, produces and sells sportswear (shirts, shorts, socks, cycling kits, teamwear) uniquely linked to each clubhouse. Half of all profits from sportswear sales are directed to the KLABU Foundation to build and maintain sports clubhouses in refugee camps. The other half is reinvested into the sportswear brand to grow its impact. This hybrid social-enterprise model aims to reduce dependency on donations and sponsors.
- Teamwear Customisation: KLABU sportswear is available for customisation for teams, companies and clubs. Customised teamwear orders represent an additional commercial revenue stream, sold directly via the KLABU website and store.
- Membership Program: KLABU introduced a membership program in March 2026, allowing global supporters to join the sports club and support refugees. Members receive a member card and access to the KLABU community.
- Corporate & Institutional Partnerships & Grants: KLABU receives funding, donations and grants from corporate partners (adidas Foundation, Postcode Loterij, UEFA Foundation For Children, City of Amsterdam, ON, Mews, EARTH Water, Adyen, etc.) and co-funding organisations (Wilde Ganzen, Kinderpostzegels). These support specific clubhouse projects and operations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Individual sportswear purchases |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Teamwear customisation orders |
| Subscription | Annual | KLABU Membership |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels12 records
Klabu B.v. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
KLABU is a social enterprise that builds and operates sports clubhouses in refugee camps and urban reception centres, and designs, produces and sells sportswear (clubhouse-linked shirts, shorts, socks, cycling kits, teamwear) with half of sportswear profits funding the KLABU Foundation to build and maintain those clubhouses. It also sells custom teamwear to teams, clubs and companies, and runs a membership program (launched March 2026) for global supporters.
Product overview
Klabu is a sports club changing the playing field for refugees, operating as a social enterprise that combines sportswear sales with refugee support. The organization builds and operates clubhouses in refugee camps and cities worldwide, providing sports equipment, activities, solar power, TV matches, music, and Wi-Fi. The core product portfolio consists of sportswear (Spirit shirts, shorts, socks, cycling gear) uniquely designed for each clubhouse location, with half of profits funding the Klabu Foundation to build and maintain clubhouses, and the other half reinvested into sportswear. The clubhouse network includes locations in Kalobeyei (Kenya), Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh), Lesvos (Greece), Ter Apel (Netherlands), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Azraq (Jordan), Boa Vista (Brazil), M'bera (Mauritania), Commewijne (Suriname), and upcoming locations in Kampala (Uganda) and Warsaw (Poland). The sportswear collection includes location-specific Spirit shirts, general multisport apparel, cycling gear, and cotton socks, all featuring distinctive designs tied to specific clubhouses.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Kalobeyei Spirit: Sportswear collection linked to the first clubhouse in Kalobeyei Settlement, Kenya
- Amsterdam Spirit
- Azraq Spirit
- Boa Vista Spirit
- Ter Apel Spirit
- Lesvos Spirit
- Cox's Bazar Spirit
- Kampala Spirit
- Warsaw Spirit
- M'bera Spirit
- Commewijne Spirit
Products and services
- KLABU Clubhouse-Linked Sportswear Sportswear collection of shirts, shorts, socks, cycling kits and accessories uniquely designed for and linked to each specific KLABU clubhouse (Kalobeyei Spirit, Amsterdam Spirit, Azraq Spirit, Boa Vista Spirit, Ter Apel Spirit, Lesvos Spirit, Cox's Bazar Spirit, etc.), with half of profits funding the KLABU Foundation to build and maintain those clubhouses.
- KLABU Teamwear Customisation B2B service offering customised KLABU sportswear for sports teams, clubs and companies; pricing is handled via direct inquiry and quote-based orders.
- KLABU Membership Program Annual membership subscription that gives global supporters official KLABU member status, a member card and access to the KLABU community supporting refugees through sport.
- Kalobeyei Spirit Clubhouse Sports clubhouse in Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement, Kenya providing sports equipment, solar power, TV match screenings, music, Wi-Fi and community space for refugees and host community.
- Azraq Spirit Clubhouse Sports clubhouse in Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan supporting Syrian refugees with sports equipment, organised activities, solar power, TV matches, music and Wi-Fi.
- Cox's Bazar Spirit Clubhouse & Mobile Clubhouse Clubhouse and Mobile Clubhouse in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh providing sports activities for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host community children.
- Ter Apel Spirit Clubhouse Clubhouse at the Ter Apel asylum-seeker reception centre in the Netherlands providing sports and social activities for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.
- Lesvos Spirit Clubhouse Clubhouse on Lesvos, Greece delivering sports and community activities for asylum seekers, including climbing, kickboxing, volleyball and other activities run by the refugee community.
- Amsterdam Spirit Clubhouse & Store KLABU's headquarters, flagship retail store and clubhouse in Amsterdam providing weekly workouts (run club, football, basketball, dance, chess) and community dinners connecting newcomers with local Amsterdammers.
- Boa Vista Spirit Clubhouse Clubhouse in Boa Vista, Brazil supporting indigenous Venezuelan refugees with sports, community activities and volunteer programming at the Waraotuma a Tuaranoko shelter.
- Kampala Spirit Clubhouse Upcoming clubhouse project in Kampala, Uganda providing a safe space where refugee and Ugandan children can play and learn together.
- Warsaw Spirit Mobile Clubhouse Mobile Clubhouse on wheels launching in Warsaw, Poland bringing sports and community activities to refugees and locals, set to be handed to Foundation for Freedom in 2029 for long-term sustainability.
Quantifiable outcome
- 34,445+ clubhouse members across 10 locations
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Klabu B.v.
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Klabu B.v. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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Klabu B.v. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.
- Youth Sport UgandacoreKLABU teamed up with Youth Sport Uganda and UNHCR to map Kampala's challenges and hopes for supporting refugees and local communities through sport. Youth Sport Uganda serves as the local operational partner for the Kampala Spirit clubhouse.
- Foundation for Freedom (Fundacja dla Wolności)coreFoundation for Freedom is KLABU's local partner in Warsaw, supporting daily operations and project coordination, with over 20 years of experience working alongside UNHCR in Poland. Their multicultural football league Etnoliga unites around 700 players from refugee and host communities each year. The Mobile Clubhouse project will be handed to Foundation for Freedom in 2029 for long-term sustainability.
- AFDP GlobalcoreAFDP Global is KLABU's local partner for the Azraq Spirit project in Jordan, supporting with daily operations and oversight of the clubhouse project.
- STOX Energy SocksminorSTOX Energy Socks launched a limited-edition running sock collaboration with KLABU in June 2026. The partnership celebrates sport and community, with a portion of proceeds supporting KLABU's clubhouses.
- AVSI BrasilcoreAVSI Brasil is KLABU's local project partner in Boa Vista, Brazil, providing local coordination for the clubhouse at the Waraotuma a Tuaranoko shelter. They support volunteer training and help maintain daily operations.
- Filling PiecesminorKLABU and Filling Pieces have collaborated for four consecutive years (2023-2026) to celebrate Keti Koti and support Surinamese community initiatives. The collaboration produces limited-edition sportswear with community-focused storytelling.
- Foam Photography Museum AmsterdamminorKLABU and Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam collaborated for World Refugee Week 2024 to present the work of photographer Coco Olakunle, whose portraits from Kalobeyei capture the human spirit of refugees.
- UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency)coreUNHCR has supported KLABU from its very beginning in 2019. They open doors to refugee camps and settlements worldwide, help KLABU connect with local partners, governments and communities, and provide on-the-ground expertise and endorsement. UNHCR invited KLABU to set up clubhouses in camps and cities around the world.
- Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Endowment FundflagshipParis Saint-Germain partnered with KLABU in 2022 to build a clubhouse on top of a hill in Camp 19 of the Cox's Bazar refugee settlement in Bangladesh. PSG provides funding, communications support, and brand visibility, helping raise awareness and build bridges across borders. The partnership launched the KLABU x PSG Cox's Bazar Spirit shirt on International Children's Day 2023.
- Friendship NGOcoreFriendship is KLABU's project partner in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. A key actor in the local humanitarian response and hugely respected NGO in Bangladesh, Friendship manages all operations, funding and management of the clubhouse. KLABU handed the project to Friendship in 2026 as part of its graduation strategy.
- Yoga & Sports with Refugees (YSR)coreYoga & Sports with Refugees (YSR) is KLABU's partner in Lesvos, Greece. Together they built the Lesvos Spirit clubhouse. After 4 years of collaboration, KLABU fully handed the project to YSR in March 2026 as part of its graduation strategy. YSR now runs daily operations, organising climbing, kickboxing, volleyball and other activities.
- Movement on the GroundminorListed as a supporter of the Lesvos Spirit project. Movement on the Ground works alongside refugees and local communities in crisis zones.
- COA (Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers)coreCOA is the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. After 4 years of collaboration, KLABU fully handed the Ter Apel clubhouse to COA in March 2026, which now runs the project entirely and funds it independently.
- MVRDVcoreInternational award-winning architecture firm MVRDV created the modular, multi-functional KLABU clubhouse design, which is being replicated around the world. MVRDV-designed clubhouses are deployed across Kenya, Jordan, Greece, Brazil, the Netherlands and beyond. The design translates into a sustainable and highly functional structure through partnership with TCHAI.
- TPV CaresminorTPV Cares supplies high-quality Philips televisions and sound products for KLABU clubhouses, enabling live sports broadcasts, music, and a TV-based social hub within each clubhouse. TPV Cares also supports KLABU financially.
- Avery DennisoncoreAvery Dennison invited KLABU to the World Football Summit in Madrid in 2019 and has been a valued partner since the beginning. They supported the launch of KLABU and continue to be involved in various KLABU initiatives.
- Wieden+Kennedy AmsterdamcoreWieden+Kennedy Amsterdam was the venue and creative partner for KLABU's official launch in May 2019. They created the campaign film for KLABU and serve as campaign and creative partner for the Cox's Bazar project.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Klabu B.v. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- PeacePlayers International: Uses basketball to unite children from divided communities in conflict-affected regions. Comparable in combining structured sport programming with community bridge-building and youth leadership.
- Soccer Without Borders: US-based nonprofit using soccer as a vehicle for refugee and immigrant youth integration in the US and abroad. Closely comparable target population (refugees/asylum seekers) and sport-as-social-integration thesis.
- Right to Play: International NGO that uses sport and play to protect and educate children in some of the most disadvantaged communities globally, including refugee settings. Highly comparable mission, beneficiary profile, and sport-for-development delivery model.
Broad incumbents
- FC Barcelona Foundation: Major football club foundation deploying sport for child welfare and refugee inclusion globally. Co-panelist with KLABU at World Football Summit; represents the scaled-incumbent model KLABU may compete with for institutional partnerships.
- streetfootballworld: Global network of 80+ organisations using football for social development. Comparable sport-for-good thesis and works directly with many of the same types of partners (UN agencies, corporates).
- Manchester United Foundation: Premier League club foundation running sport-based community and youth programmes internationally. Representative of the well-funded football-foundation peer set with much larger budgets and reach.
Emerging players
- Coaches Across Continents: Implements sport-for-social-impact programmes in 40+ countries, including refugee contexts, partnering with local NGOs. Comparable partner-network-driven delivery model and beneficiary overlap.
- Love.Futbol: Builds football pitches in underserved communities worldwide as catalysts for social change. Comparable infrastructure-for-impact thesis applied to sport in disadvantaged settings.
- Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA): Kenyan grassroots organisation using soccer for youth development in slum communities, overlapping with KLABU's Kalobeyei/Kenya footprint and similar sport-for-social-change delivery.
Regional players
- Sport dans la Ville: Leading French sport-for-social-inclusion nonprofit working with youth in priority urban neighbourhoods. Comparable sport-as-integration model and youth-leadership programming, primarily operating in France.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Klabu B.v. leadership team
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Klabu B.v. funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Klabu B.v.
What does Klabu B.v. do?
KLABU is a social enterprise that builds and operates sports clubhouses in refugee camps and urban reception centres, and designs, produces and sells sportswear (clubhouse-linked shirts, shorts, socks, cycling kits, teamwear) with half of sportswear profits funding the KLABU Foundation to build and maintain those clubhouses. It also sells custom teamwear to teams, clubs and companies, and runs a membership program (launched March 2026) for global supporters.
Is Klabu B.v. a public or private company?
Klabu B.v. is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Klabu B.v. founded?
Klabu B.v. was founded in 2019. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Klabu B.v. based?
Klabu B.v. is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Klabu B.v. make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Sportswear Sales are the primary driver. The others are teamwear Customisation, membership Program and corporate & Institutional Partnerships & Grants.
Who are Klabu B.v.'s main competitors?
Direct peers on record are PeacePlayers International, Soccer Without Borders and Right to Play. Broad incumbents are FC Barcelona Foundation, streetfootballworld and Manchester United Foundation. Emerging players are Coaches Across Continents, Love.Futbol and Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA). Sport dans la Ville is listed as a regional player.
Does Klabu B.v. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Klabu B.v..
What industry is Klabu B.v. in?
Klabu B.v.'s product category is Refugee Sports Clubhouses and Social-Enterprise Sportswear. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDALAIAB, Club Sports Programs, with a secondary code of HSADABAK, Sports-Specific Group Conditioning. Its NAICS code is 713940 and its SIC code is 7997.