Software research laboratory

ELSOUL LABO B.V.

ELSOUL LABO B.V. is a software research laboratory in the Netherlands, working across cloud and network infrastructure, AI, and blockchain.

Company details

Legal name
ELSOUL LABO B.V.
Incorporated
KvK number
80297625
Capital
10,000
Registered address
Choorhoekseweg 8, 4424 NW Wemeldinge, Netherlands
Amsterdam office
Weteringschans 165, 1017 XD Amsterdam, Netherlands

What we build

ELSOUL LABO B.V. develops ERPC, SLV, and Validators Solutions.

Research record

Peer-reviewed research and the laboratory's WBSO R&D record.

  • WBSO R&D tax incentive

    ELSOUL LABO B.V. received one or more S&O declarations under the Dutch WBSO R&D tax incentive for every calendar year from 2021 through 2026. WBSO is administered by RVO.

  • Presented at ENASE 2024

    Skeet: Towards a Lightweight Serverless Framework Supporting Modern AI-Driven App Development

    Skeet is an open-source full-stack framework for AI-driven cloud application development. Its peer-reviewed paper was published in the ENASE 2024 proceedings and presented at the conference.

RIPE NCC member and network operator

ELSOUL LABO B.V. is a RIPE NCC member and operates its own network on the public Internet. AS200261 is the number that identifies that network.

From research to infrastructure

A concise history of ELSOUL LABO B.V.'s software research and infrastructure operations since 2020.

    1. Laboratory established

      ELSOUL LABO B.V. was incorporated in the Netherlands in September 2020.

    1. SOULs at RubyWorld 2021

      SOULs, a Ruby serverless application framework, was presented at RubyWorld Conference 2021. It began the application-framework line that continued with Skeet.

    1. solv released

      The open-source Solana validator tool solv was released, beginning the product line that later became SLV.

    1. Skeet at ENASE 2024

      The peer-reviewed Skeet paper was published in the ENASE 2024 proceedings and presented at the conference.

    2. ERPC launched

      ELSOUL LABO B.V. began Solana mainnet validator operations and launched ERPC.

    1. SLV released

      ELSOUL LABO B.V. and Validators DAO released SLV, combining experience from solv and Skeet into an end-to-end toolkit for Solana development, operations, and monitoring.

    1. AS200261 assigned

      ELSOUL LABO B.V. was assigned ASN AS200261 by the RIPE NCC.

Team

Researchers and engineers working across software systems, infrastructure, blockchain, and machine learning.

Fumitake Kawasaki

Fumitake Kawasaki

Co-founder & CEO

A co-founder and CEO who researches software across backend systems, cloud and network infrastructure, bare-metal and server infrastructure, blockchain, AI agents, and CLI tooling. He specializes in robust infrastructure design and operations, automation, and development efficiency.

Shota Kishi

Shota Kishi

Co-founder

A software researcher focused on usability and UI/UX across frontend and backend systems, cloud and application infrastructure, AI-agent workflows, and blockchain. He designs and develops coherent product experiences while balancing the system as a whole.

James Neve

James Neve

Technical Advisor

An AI researcher with a PhD in machine learning, published academic work, and a specialization in recommender systems. His startup and commercial software experience gives him deep development knowledge and broad expertise, helping turn AI research into practical product value and improve software quality from multiple perspectives.