Vei B.v.

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

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

• Water operator partnerships
• Utility capacity building
• International water development
• Peer-to-peer training
• WASH programme implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. IDB COMPASS Programme: VEI contracted to support 11 water utilities in Colombia, co-funded by Inter-American Development Bank and Swiss cooperation agency SECO.
4. MCA Mongolia WOP: WOP support to USUG funded by Millennium Challenge Corporation & Government of Mongolia.
5. 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

Core 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

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• VitenscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Vitens 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 WaterbedrijfcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Evides 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWML 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 GroningencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaterbedrijf 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 WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrabant Water is the drinking water company serving 2.5 million inhabitants and businesses in North-Brabant, Netherlands, with 800 employees.
• WLN (WaterLaboratorium Noord)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWLN is a leading organization in water quality and water technology with a prominent position in the North-Netherlands market. Includes a specialized water laboratory.
• PWNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPWN 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.
• WMDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the Dutch drinking water partners for whom VEI implements international CSR policy.
• DuneacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of eight Dutch water operators that are committed to SDG6 of the United Nations and an initiative partner of VEI.
• GWOPA/UN-HabitatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-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.
• KNVBmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFootball 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.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF partners in the Football for Water programme combining football with healthy habits and WASH infrastructure in Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique.
• Aqua for AllmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch foundation Aqua for All partners in the Football for Water programme, working to improve water and sanitation in developing countries.
• International Water Association (IWA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVEI 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 CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWith 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

Direct 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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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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