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.

Meet our advisors

We're guided by leaders who have built lasting engagement inside government — and who help us shape what to build next.
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Beth Simone Noveck
Chair, Advisory Board
Former U.S. Deputy CTO under President Obama, where she led the Open Government Initiative. Now New Jersey's Chief AI Strategist and director of The GovLab at Northeastern.
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Maximilian Schnoedl
Senior Advisor
Two decades as a GovTech operator, including President & CEO of Springbrook Software and COO of Accela. Now an independent board director and investor backing the next generation of government software.
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Danene Sorace
Senior Strategic Advisor
Former Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she founded the Office of Neighborhood Engagement — Lancaster's first new city department in 30 years. Twice awarded the Governor's Award for Local Government Excellence.

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Lora Botev

Country Manager UK

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Hannah Adams

Account Executive - UK & Ireland

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Fraser Henderson

Government Success Manager UK

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Wietse Van Ransbeeck

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

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Aline Muylaert

Head of Government Success & Co-Founder

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Koen Gremmelprez

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

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Guillem Galobardes

Head of Marketing

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Ellen Batens

Head of People and Operations

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James Speake

Head of Development

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Emile Heymans

Head of Sales

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Achraf Chemaou

Developer

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Irene Pedruelo

Head of Product

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Adrien Dessy

Back-end Engineer

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Sarah Horton

Director - North America

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Amanda Anderson

Front-End Engineer

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Amanda DeZilva

Uk Account Executive

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Amira Bayoumi

Developer

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Andrea Conway

Account Executive US

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Cindy Eyang-Biteghe

Government Success Manager France

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Diana Merino

Content Marketing Specialist

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Danitza Vymazal

Government Success Director LatAm

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Edwin Kato

Front-End Engineer

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Eva Mayer

Business Development Lead DACH

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Iossif Parsalis

Partner Greece

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Isabela Berger

Brand Design Manager

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Iva Kopraleva

Front-End Chapter Lead

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Janec Kohlschütter

Business Development Manager DACH

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Jelena Gregorius

Senior Government Success Manager DACH

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Jeroen Van Ransbeeck

Business Operations Manager

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Jolijn Mes

Government Success Manager The Netherlands

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Joost Vandenbroele

People and Culture Manager

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Jordan Houngbo

Finance & Administration Executive

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Luuc van der Zee

Full-stack Engineer

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Joris Gallens

Account Executive Flanders

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Nola Moreau

Customer Support Hero

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Ken Van Mechelen

Customer Support Hero

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Maya Masterson

Customer Support Hero

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Pablo Valenzuela

Business Development Manager Chile

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Pauline van Heerdt

Government Success Manager The Netherlands

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Roberto Andrade Pérez

Product Designer

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Lydie Berthet

Product Marketer

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Simon Tharby

Full-stack Engineer

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Mark Bowers

Account Executive US

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Sébastien Hoorens

NLP & Back-End Engineer

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Sophie Zinn

North American Government Success Manager

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Roger Detti

Partner Italy

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Sören Fillet

Go-To-Market Lead

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Søren Kielgast

Partner Denmark

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Yuri Martens

Business Development Lead Netherlands

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Zelda Bas

Country Manager France

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Fraser Henderson

Government Success Manager UK

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Cindy Eyang-Biteghe

Government Success Manager France

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Danitza Vymazal

Government Success Director LatAm

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Jelena Gregorius

Senior Government Success Manager DACH

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Jolijn Mes

Government Success Manager The Netherlands

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Pauline van Heerdt

Government Success Manager The Netherlands

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Sophie Zinn

North American Government Success Manager

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Lora Botev

Country Manager UK

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Hannah Adams

Account Executive - UK & Ireland

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Wietse Van Ransbeeck

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

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Aline Muylaert

Head of Government Success & Co-Founder

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Emile Heymans

Head of Sales

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Sarah Horton

Director - North America

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Amanda DeZilva

Uk Account Executive

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Andrea Conway

Account Executive US

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Eva Mayer

Business Development Lead DACH

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Iossif Parsalis

Partner Greece

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Janec Kohlschütter

Business Development Manager DACH

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Joris Gallens

Account Executive Flanders

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Pablo Valenzuela

Business Development Manager Chile

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Mark Bowers

Account Executive US

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Roger Detti

Partner Italy

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Søren Kielgast

Partner Denmark

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Yuri Martens

Business Development Lead Netherlands

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Zelda Bas

Country Manager France

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Guillem Galobardes

Head of Marketing

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Diana Merino

Content Marketing Specialist

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Isabela Berger

Brand Design Manager

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Sören Fillet

Go-To-Market Lead

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Ellen Batens

Head of People and Operations

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Jeroen Van Ransbeeck

Business Operations Manager

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Joost Vandenbroele

People and Culture Manager

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Jordan Houngbo

Finance & Administration Executive

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Irene Pedruelo

Head of Product

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Nola Moreau

Customer Support Hero

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Ken Van Mechelen

Customer Support Hero

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Maya Masterson

Customer Support Hero

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Roberto Andrade Pérez

Product Designer

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Lydie Berthet

Product Marketer

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Koen Gremmelprez

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

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James Speake

Head of Development

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Achraf Chemaou

Developer

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Adrien Dessy

Back-end Engineer

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Amanda Anderson

Front-End Engineer

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Amira Bayoumi

Developer

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Edwin Kato

Front-End Engineer

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Iva Kopraleva

Front-End Chapter Lead

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Luuc van der Zee

Full-stack Engineer

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Simon Tharby

Full-stack Engineer

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Sébastien Hoorens

NLP & Back-End Engineer

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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.

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

600+

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

25,000+

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

1,500,000+

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

Learn more about our impact

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.