LAB3

Laba is an international online business school that has been transforming professional education since 2015. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, the company operates across 8 markets and has educated over 200,000 students worldwide through more than 1,400 courses launched in the past decade. Laba partners with leading industry experts to deliver practical, up-to-date knowledge in fields including HR and recruitment, marketing and PR, finance, business management, law, and Business English. Recognized by international professional organizations such as the Project Management Institute (PMI), HR Certification Institute (HRCI), International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and ACCA, Laba's certificates are valued by employers globally. The company has grown to 501-1,000 employees and operates multiple brands including Laba, Skvot, robot_dreams, and Vocabulaba. Laba emphasizes expertise over fancy diplomas, connecting proven industry leaders with eager professionals through live webinars, recorded courses with workshops, and comprehensive support from course teams.

Ruby Labs is a leading tech company that creates innovative consumer products across health, education, and entertainment sectors. Founded in 2018 in London, the company has established itself as a self-funded, independent player in the technology space, free from external investor pressures. Through a lean, agile approach and engineering-led culture, Ruby Labs has successfully launched seven consumer products that are now used by over 100 million users annually across the globe. The company operates with a focus on technological innovation, having developed proprietary systems including a billing and payments gateway, first-party marketing attribution, state-of-the-art data analytics, and sophisticated experimentation frameworks. Ruby Labs believes in being analytical, technologically advanced, and highly structured in their approach to product development. Their independence fuels innovation, allowing them to take calculated risks and make rapid decisions while maintaining a long-term vision for sustainable growth.

We're the team behind Dagster, an open-source data orchestration platform that helps data teams build, observe, and scale their pipelines with software engineering best practices. Founded in 2018 and originally called Elementl, we rebranded to Dagster Labs to reflect our singular focus on making data platforms more productive and sustainable. Our approach is different: we treat data engineering as software engineering, giving teams the tools they need to define, test, and deploy data assets with confidence. We're a small, well-funded team spread across San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, and remote locations throughout the US. We've built a collegial, collaborative culture where people are trusted to do their best work and where 'Be Human' isn't just a slogan - it's how we operate every day. Thousands of teams, from startups to enterprises, trust Dagster to power the data behind their analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.

Lucid Labs builds AI agents that automate operational bottlenecks and deliver measurable ROI for mid-market companies. Their digital workforce solutions save customers an average of €64,000 per year per agent, with 80% time savings in automated workflows and over 95% operational reliability. The company combines strategy and execution, delivering production-ready agents in less than 6 weeks rather than just consulting reports. Founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneur Marek Janetzke - who previously built Flightright from a three-person team to European market leader - Lucid Labs brings together AI specialists, technical builders, and entrepreneurs. Their network of 50+ AI experts serves clients including Siemens Energy, GEEBS, STILL, and Ableton. The team operates from Berlin with a focus on pragmatic solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing systems, tracking KPIs and optimizing agents continuously through their Lucid Labs Control Center platform.

NXT LABS is a global software development leader transforming ideas into innovative digital solutions. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, and a diverse team spanning multiple countries, they specialize in IT staff augmentation, custom software development, AI consulting, and data engineering services. Their comprehensive offerings span mobile app development for iOS and Android platforms, generative AI integration, machine learning solutions, blockchain development, and UI/UX design services. Since 2018, NXT LABS has partnered with leading enterprises including L'Oreal, Telenor, Careem, Walmart, Xfinity, and Politico to deliver scalable technology solutions. Their approach combines technical expertise with collaborative partnership models, enabling businesses to scale efficiently through smart digital transformation. With 51-200 professionals globally, they maintain a 100% commitment to reliable and secure development practices, supporting clients across staff augmentation, customer support, and advanced technology implementation.

In 2021, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler - serial entrepreneurs who had previously built California Burrito Co. across Latin America and founded Washio, the 'Uber for Laundry' - found themselves at a crossroads. After five years at Amazon and Lyft respectively, they realized something important: the post-pandemic world needed a new way to build startups. Remote work had normalized, Latin America's tech talent was booming, yet US startups still struggled to scale efficiently. So they created RYZ Labs, a hybrid venture studio and human capital agency designed to solve both problems simultaneously. RYZ Labs develops ideas from scratch using Amazon's 'Working Backwards' and MIT's 'Disciplined Entrepreneurship' methodologies, leveraging small internal teams to validate concepts through a multi-step process. But what makes RYZ different is its human capital agency, which powers both portfolio companies and external clients with elite technical talent from Latin America. In just one year of stealth mode, RYZ launched HipTrain (a wellness coaching marketplace with 15,000+ sessions) and Offsiteio (on track for $1M+ in revenue). They don't just build startups - they've created a systematic approach to scaling fast and spending less, combining their decades of LatAm expertise with the rigor they learned at the world's largest tech companies.