About us
At Coliving Ventures, we are pioneers in shaping the future of shared living. As the world's first venture builder dedicated to coliving, we specialise in ideating, incubating, accelerating, and shaping ventures that drive sustainable growth within the industry.
Our unique approach combines venture development with an industry platform ethos, bringing together top players, visionaries, and innovators to collaborate and drive positive change in the shared living landscape.
Pioneering the Future of Shared Living
Coliving Ventures has been at the forefront of the shared living revolution, pioneering innovative solutions that redefine modern living. Our mission is to propel the growth of the shared living sector and establish coliving as a sustainable and thriving asset class. Through curated networks, access to vital information and data, and global propagation, we empower the evolution of shared living.
Leading Through Innovation
Our journey began with a bold idea and a passion for change. Since then, we've evolved into a leading force in the coliving industry, shaping the conversation and driving meaningful impact. Through our ventures, partnerships, and initiatives, we've demonstrated our commitment to innovation and excellence.
Shaping the Industry Landscape
Today, Coliving Ventures stands as a catalyst for transformation in the shared living space. With a track record of success and a growing network of partners and collaborators, we're reshaping the industry landscape and pushing boundaries like never before. From hosting insightful conferences and prestigious awards ceremonies to validating, developing and launching innovative ventures in collaboration with our partners, we're driving forward the evolution of shared living.
Shaping the future of community driven real estate on a global scale
Since our inception, we've been driving impact across the coliving industry through a multitude of events, initiatives, and partnerships, establishing our presence worldwide with a top-tier network of industry decision-makers and thought leaders, spanning across countries in all continents.
Leadership / Board Members
Bart Sasim
Aitana de Jong
Pascal De Keyser
Bart Sasim
About Bart
Bart is a creative strategist and experienced real estate entrepreneur on a mission to build future-proof and sustainable business solutions with over 12 years of track record in the shared living scene. His expertise lies in creating new and revitalising existing spaces, envisioning their potential beyond ordinary functionalities. As the Founder and CEO of Spatial Experience , he has brought key developments into the student housing / PBSA and coliving / PBSL scene. With Spatial Experience (Founding Partner of Coliving Ventures), he co-foundered Coliving Ventures, the venture d behind Coliving Insights, Coliving Conference and Coliving Awards.
Other projects Bart is involved in:
- Investor & Board Member at Portio
- Shareholder & Board Member at Ariv
- Shareholder & Board Member at Super Agency
- Co-Founder at Digital Estate
Aitana de Jong
About Aitana
Aitana's passion for real estate and hospitality has led her to explore meaningful ways to support innovative solutions shaping modern lifestyles. As Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Coliving Ventures and CEO at Super Agency, she spearheads transformative initiatives that redefine the way we live, work, travel, and interact.Her impactful contributions to various initiatives within the coliving industry, including Coliving Insights, Coliving Awards, and Coliving Conference, are instrumental in fueling the sector with innovative ideas, focus, and strategic thinking. Aitana's visionary leadership continues to inspire progress and excellence, shaping the future of shared living spaces.
Other brands Aitana is currently involved in:
- Managing Partner (Creative Solutions) at Spatial Experience
- Co-Founder at Digital Estate
Pascal De Keyser
About Pascal
Pascal De Keyser is an Investor and Board Member at Coliving Ventures BV, where he lends his business leadership and strategic acumen. He is also the Founder of Portio - a pioneering FinTech startup specialising in co-investing within existing, revenue-generating coliving projects through innovative blockchain and tokenization solutions. Born in Belgium and living in Antwerp, Pascal has built up a track record over the past 20 year in greenfield industrial real estate projects and financial management for early-stage environments. Throughout his career, Pascal developed corporate ventures in Belgium and abroad, and has a keen affinity to hybrid hospitality and coliving.
Together with Pascal, we have incubated Portio - where innovation meets coliving, as we unveil cutting-edge FinTech solutions that elevate the coliving experience.
- Portio Capital - offering fractional ownership in attractive projects, large and small investment participation, blockchain tokenization technology, and secondary market liquidity opportunities.
- Portio Club - offering access to premium spaces and the potential for the coliving community and users to co-invest in their favourite coliving brands.