Vei B.v.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2005
- HeadquartersUtrecht, Netherlands
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Vei B.v. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vei B.v.
- Legal name
- VEI B.V.
- Website
- https://www.vei.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2005
- Operating status
- Operating
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vei B.v. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- International Water Development Services
- NAICS
- Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD), Water Resources & Watershed Protection (BPAGAGAK)
Keywords
Where Vei B.v. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Utrecht
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Vei B.v. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- International CSR Policy Implementation: VEI is a subsidiary of Vitens N.V. and Evides Waterbedrijf N.V. and implements their international Corporate Social Responsibility policy on behalf of seven Dutch drinking water partners (Vitens, Evides, WML, Waterbedrijf Groningen, Brabant Water, WLN, PWN).
- WaterWorX Programme Funding: Co-funded and jointly implemented by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 10 Dutch water operators and local water operators. WaterWorX Phase 1 (2017-2021) established WOPs with 39 water utilities in Africa and Asia. Phase 2 (2022-2026) continues with objective of reaching additional 3.5 million people.
- IDB COMPASS Programme: VEI contracted to support 11 water utilities in Colombia, co-funded by Inter-American Development Bank and Swiss cooperation agency SECO.
- MCA Mongolia WOP: WOP support to USUG funded by Millennium Challenge Corporation & Government of Mongolia.
- EU-WOP Programme: European Union funded initiative managed by GWOPA/UN-Habitat, allocating $250,000 grant funding to the Ghana-Sierra Leone partnership.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Vei B.v. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
VEI implements Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs), facilitating peer-to-peer exchange of skills, knowledge and goodwill between Dutch water operators and water utilities in developing countries across Africa, Asia and South America. The organisation mobilises technical experts from Dutch utilities to deliver capacity building, operational improvement and institutional strengthening programmes to partner water utilities, with the goal of expanding sustainable access to safe water and sanitation services in low-income areas.
Product overview
VEI B.V. is a non-profit organization that implements Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs) between water utilities worldwide, rather than a traditional software product company. VEI facilitates peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and capacity building between Dutch water operators and water utilities in developing countries across Africa, Asia, and South America. The organization does not offer a unified software product with distinct modules, but rather manages international development programs and partnerships including WaterWorX, IDB COMPASS, Football for Water, EU WOP, and various technical assistance projects targeting water utility performance improvement.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs) Long-term peer-to-peer capacity-building partnerships between Dutch water operators and water utilities in developing countries, focused on operational, maintenance, financial and administrative improvements to expand sustainable water and sanitation services.
- WaterWorX Programme Multi-stakeholder programme co-funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 10 Dutch water operators, jointly implemented with local utilities in Africa, Asia and South America. Phase 1 (2017-2021) established WOPs with 39 water utilities and impacted 1.45 million people; Phase 2 (2022-2026) targets an additional 3.5 million people toward a 10 million person goal by 2030.
- IDB COMPASS Programme (Colombia) Technical-assistance contract under which VEI supports 11 water utilities in Colombia to improve their AquaRating scores, co-funded by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Swiss cooperation agency SECO.
Quantifiable outcome
- 715,846 people directly benefiting from improved water services
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Vei B.v.
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Vei B.v. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Vei B.v. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- VitenscoreVitens is the largest drinking water company in the Netherlands and a founding partner of VEI. VEI is a full subsidiary of Vitens N.V. and Evides Waterbedrijf N.V. Vitens provides expertise and staff for Water Operator Partnerships.
- Evides WaterbedrijfcoreEvides Waterbedrijf delivers drinking water to 2.5 million customers in southern Netherlands and is a founding partner of VEI. VEI is a full subsidiary of Evides Waterbedrijf N.V.
- WML (Waterleiding Maatschappij Limburg)coreWML is the drinking water supplier for all 500,000+ households in Limburg, Netherlands. One of the seven Dutch drinking water partners for whom VEI implements international CSR policy.
- Waterbedrijf GroningencoreWaterbedrijf Groningen is a Dutch water company focused on sustainable protection of water interests, active in drinking and industrial water, sewage, international cooperation and energy since 1878.
- Brabant WatercoreBrabant Water is the drinking water company serving 2.5 million inhabitants and businesses in North-Brabant, Netherlands, with 800 employees.
- WLN (WaterLaboratorium Noord)coreWLN is a leading organization in water quality and water technology with a prominent position in the North-Netherlands market. Includes a specialized water laboratory.
- PWNcorePWN supplies drinking water to over 804,160 households, businesses and institutions in North Holland province, serving 1.7 million customers with approximately 112 billion liters annually.
- WMDcoreOne of the Dutch drinking water partners for whom VEI implements international CSR policy.
- DuneacoreOne of eight Dutch water operators that are committed to SDG6 of the United Nations and an initiative partner of VEI.
- GWOPA/UN-HabitatmajorEU-WOP Programme is an initiative funded by the European Union and managed by UN-Habitat's Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA). GWOPA is funding over 20 WOPs projects.
- KNVBmajorFootball for Water (F4W) is a public private partnership with KNVB, UNICEF, Aqua for All, Akvo and VEI, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Reached more than half a million children from 749 schools with football-based life skill education and WASH infrastructure from 2012-2019.
- UNICEFmajorUNICEF partners in the Football for Water programme combining football with healthy habits and WASH infrastructure in Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique.
- Aqua for AllmajorDutch foundation Aqua for All partners in the Football for Water programme, working to improve water and sanitation in developing countries.
- International Water Association (IWA)majorVEI uses AquaRating, an international assessment and benchmarking tool for utility operations developed by the International Water Association, to identify operational capacities and measure improvements in partner utilities.
- Guma Valley Water CompanymajorWith support from VEI and the European Union, GWCL is sharing their knowledge on serving low income communities to Guma Valley Water Company, the national water utility responsible for water supply in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Vei B.v. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Water For People: US-headquartered international NGO working on sustainable WASH access in developing countries, with a model emphasising long-term utility partnerships. Comparable to VEI in mission (universal WASH coverage), geography (Latin America, Africa, Asia), and emphasis on durable utility-level capacity building.
- WaterAid: International non-profit focused on delivering WASH services and capacity building in developing countries. Operates in many of the same geographies as VEI (Africa, Asia) and overlaps on water utility strengthening and pro-poor service delivery, though it focuses more on household-level access than utility-to-utility partnerships.
- Aqua for All: Dutch foundation that mobilises finance and partnerships for WASH access in developing countries. Already a formal partner of VEI (e.g., Football for Water) and directly comparable as a Dutch-headquartered, blended-finance-oriented WASH intermediary.
- IRC WASH: Dutch-based international NGO working on WASH systems strengthening with a focus on monitoring, learning, and adaptive programming. Comparable to VEI as a Dutch-headquartered WASH organisation operating in similar geographies and partnering with the same types of utilities.
- SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation): Large Dutch development organisation with extensive WASH portfolios across Africa and Asia. Closely comparable to VEI as a Dutch non-profit delivering donor-funded WASH capacity-building programmes in overlapping geographies, though at significantly greater scale.
- Rand Water (South Africa): Major South African bulk water utility that previously partnered with VEI in a 51/49 JV (Vitens Rand Water Services) for utility management contracts in Africa. Highly comparable as a large African water utility with international advisory ambitions.
Emerging players
- Manila Water Company: Philippine water concessionaire that has historically engaged in Asian water utility advisory and concession work. Comparable as an emerging-market utility pursuing international capacity-building and management contracts in adjacent geographies to VEI's Asian partners.
Broad incumbents
- Water.org: Global non-profit co-founded by Matt Damon focused on expanding access to safe water and sanitation through microfinance and partnerships. Comparable to VEI in mission and donor-funded model, but operates at far greater scale via financial-sector partnerships rather than utility twinning.
- GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): German federal development agency implementing large-scale water and sanitation capacity-building programmes globally. Comparable to VEI's model of mobilising experts from an advanced-economy utility sector to support developing-country partners, but at far greater scale and budget.
- GWOPA / UN-Habitat: UN-Habitat's Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance is the principal global promoter of the WOP model that VEI implements. It directly funds and coordinates over 20 WOPs projects, making it both a funder and the most relevant counterpart organisation to VEI.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Vei B.v. leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Vei B.v. funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
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Vei B.v. M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Vei B.v.
What does Vei B.v. do?
VEI implements Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs), facilitating peer-to-peer exchange of skills, knowledge and goodwill between Dutch water operators and water utilities in developing countries across Africa, Asia and South America. The organisation mobilises technical experts from Dutch utilities to deliver capacity building, operational improvement and institutional strengthening programmes to partner water utilities, with the goal of expanding sustainable access to safe water and sanitation services in low-income areas.
Is Vei B.v. a public or private company?
Vei B.v. is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Vei B.v. founded?
Vei B.v. was founded in 2005.
Where is Vei B.v. based?
Vei B.v. is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Vei B.v. make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. International CSR Policy Implementation is the primary driver. The others are waterWorX Programme Funding, IDB COMPASS Programme, MCA Mongolia WOP and EU-WOP Programme.
Who are Vei B.v.'s main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Water For People, WaterAid, Aqua for All, IRC WASH, SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) and Rand Water (South Africa). Manila Water Company is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Water.org, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and GWOPA / UN-Habitat.
Does Vei B.v. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vei B.v..
What industry is Vei B.v. in?
Vei B.v.'s product category is International Water Development Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPADALAH, Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management, with a secondary code of BPAHAIAD, Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting. Its NAICS code is 2213 and its SIC code is 4941.