About us

We’re a B Corp Certified SaaS company on a mission to make democracy more inclusive, participatory, and responsive through our community engagement platform. Our work, mission, culture, and values define the impact Go Vocal has - read more below.

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Our work & mission

Go Vocal’s mission is to build stronger democracies by making public decision-making more inclusive, participatory, and responsive. Our mission is  driven by the Sustainable Development Goals, and as a Certified B Corp we aim to have a meaningful impact across all of our work. When you choose to work with us, you’ll get a world-class platform, and we’ll become your active partners throughout your engagement initiatives.

Our culture & values

At Go Vocal, we practice what we preach. We are a workplace that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives, provides equitable opportunities, and builds an inclusive culture of belonging. Every day, our shared passion for participatory democracy drives our team of innovative, compassionate engagement practitioners to show up for our clients, communities, and each other.

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Nationalities

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Gender balance

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Languages spoken

Sarah Horton

Director - North America

Andrea Conway

Account Executive US

Emmett Meacher

North American Account Executive

Sophie Zinn

North American Government Success Manager

Wietse Van Ransbeeck

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Aline Muylaert

Co-Founder & Regional Lead Benelux & Scandinavia

Koen Gremmelprez

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

Ellen Batens

Head of Operations and Government Success

Amir Bolouryazad

Head of Marketing

Emile Heymans

Head of Sales

Irene Pedruelo

Head of Product

Adrien Dessy

Back-end Engineer

Amanda Anderson

Front-End Engineer

Anouk De Meulemeester

Government Success Manager Belgium

Borna Grunbaum

Demand Generation Specialist

Brent Guffens

Tech Lead Structure

Brian Bruhn

Associated Partner CitizenLab Denmark

Danitza Vymazal

Government Success Director LatAm

Edwin Kato

Front-End Engineer

Eva Mayer

Business Development Lead DACH

Fraser Henderson

Government Success Manager UK

Guillaume Besson

Business Development Lead FR

Hannah Adams

Account Executive - UK & Ireland

Isabela Berger

Brand Design Specialist

Iva Kopraleva

Front-End Chapter Lead

James Speake

Tech Lead Methods

Jelena Gregorius

Senior Government Success Manager DACH

Jeroen Van Ransbeeck

Business Operations Manager

Joost Vandenbroele

People and Culture Manager

Jordan Houngbo

Finance & Administration Executive

Lora Botev

Country Manager UK

Luuc van der Zee

Front-End Engineer Engagement

Nola Moreau

Customer Support Hero

Pablo Valenzuela

Business Development Manager Chile

Pauline van Heerdt

Government Success Manager The Netherlands

Roberto Andrade Pérez

Product Designer

Simon Tharby

Full-stack Engineer

Sébastien Hoorens

NLP & Back-End Engineer

Sébastien Levoir

Account Executive France

Sören Fillet

Content Marketing Manager

Søren Kielgast

Partner Denmark

Vanessa Ellingham

Communications Officer

Yuri Martens

Business Development Lead Netherlands

Zelda Bas

Government Success Manager France

Sophie Zinn

North American Government Success Manager

Anouk De Meulemeester

Government Success Manager Belgium

Danitza Vymazal

Government Success Director LatAm

Fraser Henderson

Government Success Manager UK

Jelena Gregorius

Senior Government Success Manager DACH

Pauline van Heerdt

Government Success Manager The Netherlands

Zelda Bas

Government Success Manager France

Sarah Horton

Director - North America

Andrea Conway

Account Executive US

Emmett Meacher

North American Account Executive

Wietse Van Ransbeeck

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Aline Muylaert

Co-Founder & Regional Lead Benelux & Scandinavia

Emile Heymans

Head of Sales

Brian Bruhn

Associated Partner CitizenLab Denmark

Eva Mayer

Business Development Lead DACH

Guillaume Besson

Business Development Lead FR

Hannah Adams

Account Executive - UK & Ireland

Lora Botev

Country Manager UK

Pablo Valenzuela

Business Development Manager Chile

Sébastien Levoir

Account Executive France

Søren Kielgast

Partner Denmark

Yuri Martens

Business Development Lead Netherlands

Amir Bolouryazad

Head of Marketing

Borna Grunbaum

Demand Generation Specialist

Isabela Berger

Brand Design Specialist

Sören Fillet

Content Marketing Manager

Vanessa Ellingham

Communications Officer

Ellen Batens

Head of Operations and Government Success

Jeroen Van Ransbeeck

Business Operations Manager

Joost Vandenbroele

People and Culture Manager

Jordan Houngbo

Finance & Administration Executive

Irene Pedruelo

Head of Product

Nola Moreau

Customer Support Hero

Roberto Andrade Pérez

Product Designer

Koen Gremmelprez

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

Adrien Dessy

Back-end Engineer

Amanda Anderson

Front-End Engineer

Brent Guffens

Tech Lead Structure

Edwin Kato

Front-End Engineer

Iva Kopraleva

Front-End Chapter Lead

James Speake

Tech Lead Methods

Luuc van der Zee

Front-End Engineer Engagement

Simon Tharby

Full-stack Engineer

Sébastien Hoorens

NLP & Back-End Engineer

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We’re a Certified B Corp

Score: 87.7

At Go Vocal, impact isn’t just an afterthought -  it’s a core part of our business. In 2022 we were proud to become a Certified B Corporation and join a community of changemakers who are working collectively to address society’s most critical challenges.

Our impact in numbers

At CitizenLab, impact isn’t just an afterthought - it’s a core part of our business.

500+

governments and organizations of all sizes have worked with us across 20 countries

15,000+

projects have been launched across all policy domains: from urban planning and climate action to mobility and participatory budgeting.

1,000,000+

community members have engaged on our platform to shape the future of their communities by engaging in their local democracies.

History of Go Vocal

Since our co-founders started Go Vocal (then CitizenLab) in Belgium, we’ve grown into a global company with an impressive network of governments and organisations collaborating with us to build more participatory democracies.

2015

Startup mode

Initially motivated by a local busy intersection in desperate need of improvement, our co-founders recognised the complexity of traditional local government participation. On a digital nomad trip in South East Asia, a solution was born: a digital community engagement platform!

2016

A year of firsts

Founded in Belgium, Go Vocal’s (then CitizenLab) first pilot project was with the Belgian city of Hasselt. This was also the year we were awarded our first round of funding and awards, and when we welcomed our first client, the City of Oostende.

2017 & 2018

Continental growth

After a successful year of launching across Belgian cities and towns, we hired our first teams  in the Netherlands (2017) and in France (2018).

2019

Leveling up

After receiving a $3 million second round of funding, we further grew our international presence by forming teams in the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Chile.

2020

International growth

We decided to scale our mission to one of the world’s largest democracies: the United States.

2021 & 2022

Leveling up

We further grew our international presence by growing to the DACH market and partnering with teams in Norway, Sweden, and Türkiye.

2023 - present

Continuous impact

Today, Go Vocal’s global team of 50+ local experts is working with more than 500 local governments and organisations across 20 countries to support more participatory decision-making.