About lalalab
Better AI starts with human intelligence.
AI systems are increasingly limited by the quality of the real-world information they learn from. lalalab exists to connect the organisations that create that information with the companies that need it — responsibly, and on terms the data owner defines.
What we do
We help companies identify, protect and license valuable data.
That means assessing what exists, defining what may be used, preparing it properly, matching it to approved commercial use cases and documenting the terms of every licence.
European headquarters
Amsterdam-based, inside the European Union.
lalalab is headquartered in Amsterdam. Working from within the EU means European data protection standards are the baseline we design around — not an afterthought bolted on later.
Amsterdam HQ
Team, operations and commercial decisions sit in the Netherlands.
EU jurisdiction
Agreements and data handling built for the European regulatory context.
Privacy by default
Scope, permitted use and protections defined before anything moves.
Local, then global
European companies first; UK and US partnerships on the same principles.
Our background
We built the world's first cloud-native core banking platform.
Before lalalab, our team founded and scaled Ohpen — the first cloud-native core banking platform in the world. We introduced new technology into one of the most traditional, most heavily regulated industries there is, and we did it with other people's money and other people's data.
€100bn+
in assets under administration, across multiple countries, running on the platform our team built.
Regulated by design
Years of operating under financial-sector supervision, audits and security reviews.
Sensitive data as routine
Confidential, personal and financially material information is familiar territory.
First movers by habit
We were first to bring new technology into an industry that changes slowly.
How we behave
Three values that guide everything we do.
Humaneering is our philosophy.
Human at heart, ambitious by design and fearlessly smart is how we put it into practice. Humaneering is how lalalab thinks, builds and acts.
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Human at heart
We treat data as human intelligence, not a commodity. We respect ownership, protect contributors and earn trust through transparency and fairness.
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Ambitious by design
We are not here to become another data broker. We aim to build the human intelligence infrastructure behind better AI, and focus relentlessly on meaningful outcomes.
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Fearlessly smart
We combine technical fluency with commercial judgement. We challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions and are honest about value, risk and what technology can and cannot do.
On proof
We publish partner names, case studies and performance metrics only once they are verified and cleared for publication. Until then, we would rather show you our process than invent proof.
Find out whether your company is sitting on a valuable AI data asset.
Start with a confidential assessment. Tell us what kind of information your organisation holds — without uploading the data itself.
No obligationNo immediate data transferConfidential initial review