The Montgó at dusk over Jávea, wrapped in cloud
WE Valencia × Jessica Bataille
A gathering of minds, people & possibilities 30 Oct — 01 Nov 2026
Jávea · Mediterranean coast

THE ASCENT

Nobody reaches the summit alone.
Nobody gets left behind.

Build · Climb · Navigate
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01 · The encounter

Two teams.
One ascent.

The first organized encounter between two companies that build around how people live. Founders, management and team members, in Jávea, for three days. Not a pitch, not a conference, not a team-building weekend: a space to genuinely get to know one another.

Jávea · Alicante

The Lifestyle Company

An ecosystem built around the Mediterranean way of living: interior design, renovation and construction management, residential development, hospitality, home management and digital services around the residential experience. Distinct brands and initiatives such as Jessica Bataille Studio, Bataille Living, The Stay Residences, Shop Your Space, Pop in Home and Casa Tosalet.

We believe that places influence how people feel, behave and connect. Design is function, comfort, proportion, materials, light and human experience, and creativity requires disciplined execution.

Jessica Bataille
Jessica BatailleFounder, CEO & Creative Director. Interior designer with more than 27 years of practice: useful beauty, materials, craftsmanship, comfort and the relationship between architecture and everyday life.
Jean Clauteaux
Jean ClauteauxCOO & General Manager. Entrepreneur and former international executive at L'Oréal: business leadership, operations, technology, strategy and organizational development.
Valencia

More than places to live

weVLC buys overlooked apartments in Valencia, renovates them with its own design team and operates them as flex-living homes: private rooms in shared homes and furnished apartments for people, often arriving from abroad, who want to join a community. Private investors take part through a managed platform.

Founded in Valencia in 2021. Its stated mission is to turn spaces into homes, and homes into communities, bringing hundreds of quality homes back to the market while delivering stable returns to investors.

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Andrés NietoFounder. Entrepreneur in the Spanish real-estate investment space, pioneering the living-operator concept in flex living. Speaker at the Coliving Conference, London, 2025 and 2026.
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The weVLC teamReal estate, projects, furnishing and interior design, property management, finance, product and growth. Eighteen people planned for the full journey, Friday to Tuesday.

We come together to share visions and ambitions, philosophies of work, professional capabilities, organizational cultures, successes and difficulties, the realities of building and operating businesses, and the possibilities for future collaboration. The encounter has a human dimension and a strategic dimension. Neither should dominate the other.

  • Our visions and ambitions
  • Our philosophies of work
  • Our professional capabilities
  • Our organizational cultures
  • Successes and difficulties
  • People, design, real estate, community
  • Potential complementarities
  • Possibilities for future collaboration
0Days togetherFri 30 Oct – Sun 1 Nov. The weVLC offsite continues to Tue 3 Nov.
0CompaniesJávea and Valencia. Two territories, one coast.
0JB inviteesInitial invitation list. Nobody is confirmed yet.
0weVLC plannedAccording to the current program, for the full trip.
The original program anticipated 30 people in the joint sessions (18 weVLC + 12 JB). With the expanded JB list of 23, a full house would be 41. That is a planning scenario, not a confirmed headcount: confirmations below tell us the real number.
Limestone rocks on the Jávea coast catching the last light
Jávea · October 2026
02 · Why we meet

We do not come together because we already know what we can build. We come together to discover what might become possible.

Two organizations, different disciplines, the same coast. Residential environments, design, real estate, hospitality, operations, community: each of us has built something real, in a specific place, with specific people. The most useful thing we can do in three days is to be curious, generous and honest about it.

  1. 01CuriosityEnter the encounter ready to learn.
  2. 02GenerosityShare experience, knowledge and perspective.
  3. 03AuthenticityDiscuss real challenges as well as achievements.
  4. 04ComplementarityDiscover how different capabilities might strengthen one another.
  5. 05Collective progressMeaningful achievements require cooperation.
03 · The journey

Three days.
Three chapters.

Build on Friday, Climb on Saturday, Navigate on Sunday. Joint activities are open to both teams; internal weVLC activities are shown for context. Confirm each block separately once you have your personal link. Status and eligibility follow the current program and can change.

04 · Your ascent

Confirm your
participation.

Each person answers for themselves, block by block. Friday is a normal working day for the Jessica Bataille team: confirmation is for planning the encounter and does not by itself authorize absence from normal duties.

Your personal link opens your ascent.

To keep every answer personal and protected, there is no public list to pick a name from. Jean or Jessica send each invitee a private link by Slack direct message. Open it on your phone or paste it here.

  1. 1Receive your private link by Slack DM from the organizers.
  2. 2Open it: this page remembers you on this device.
  3. 3Answer each activity: I will attend · I will not attend · Not sure yet. Change your answer at any time.

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    05 · Meet weVLC

    More than
    places to live.

    Who is coming, what they do, what they have built, and why this encounter could be valuable. Verified against weVLC's official site and public appearances; figures are theirs.

    weVLC is a Valencia company that finds undervalued apartments in the city's most vibrant neighbourhoods, renovates them and brings them back to the market as flex-living homes. It began in 2021 from a problem its founders knew first-hand: finding a well-managed home in Valencia, especially when arriving from abroad, is harder than it should be.

    The company covers the whole chain. It sources properties, often off-market, handles legal checks and inspections, manages the renovation and furnishing with its own project and interior-design team, and then operates the homes day to day: tenants, maintenance, rent, compliance. On the living side it offers private rooms in shared homes and furnished apartments, with support in English, cleaning, member events and a community of people who chose Valencia for the same reasons. On the investment side, private investors own the property outright and take part through a managed platform with quarterly reporting.

    Its philosophy is written into its mission: to turn spaces into homes, and homes into communities, improving the housing supply of the city while delivering stable returns. What began as a few renovated apartments has grown into a living ecosystem connecting residents, investors, the city and the team.

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    Andrés NietoFounder · weVLC

    Entrepreneur and industry leader in the real-estate investment space in Spain, co-founder of weVLC and a proponent of the living-operator concept in flex living. He has spoken on the Spanish coliving opportunity and on secondary cities at the Coliving Conference in London in 2025 and 2026. He opened the conversation with Jessica Bataille in September 2026 around a simple idea: Valencia and Jávea as two very different places that feed each other, connected by talent, capital, community and a way of life. At The Ascent he leads the weVLC team and the joint sessions on their side.

    • Founded2021, Valencia, by Andrés Nieto
    • ModelBuy undervalued apartments · renovate · furnish · operate as flex-living homes
    • LivingColiving rooms in shared homes and furnished apartments for mid-term stays
    • InvestManaged platform; investors own the asset outright, quarterly reports, development or turnkey entry
    • NeighbourhoodsCabanyal, Ruzafa, Patraix, El Carmen, L'Olivereta, Quatre Carreres
    • Scale50+ apartments restored · €30M+ deployed with a €100M+ roadmap (company figures)
    • TeamReal estate, project management, furnishing & interior design, property management, finance, product & growth, investor experience
    Crush the ceilingNever settling for "good enough".
    Crystal clearCommunication, transparency and honesty, lived rather than talked about.
    WeTogether, inspire: lead by example, give without expecting, support each other.
    Keep building your houseContinuous personal and professional development.

    Sources: wevlc.com, About us, Living · Rooms, Invest, Coliving Conference speaker profile. Team size and capital figures vary across weVLC's own pages; the most recent values are shown.

    06 · Two cities

    Two cities. Two teams.
    One ascent.

    Possible themes for conversation, not a list of agreements. Where our capabilities might complement each other, and what each team can learn from the other.

    01Residential environmentsHow spaces shape daily life, from a room in El Cabanyal to a villa above the Granadella.
    02DesignCombining aesthetic intention with functionality. Furnishing packs, materials, suppliers, timing.
    03Real estateCreating value through transformation and management, in two very different markets.
    04HospitalityUnderstanding the needs and experience of residents and guests.
    05OperationsConverting ambitious ideas into reliable execution: processes, tools, people.
    06CommunityEnvironments that encourage belonging and connection, in both directions.
    07TerritoryBusinesses deeply connected to specific places: Valencia and Jávea.
    08GrowthLeadership, complexity, teams and organizational development: what we have learned, including the hard way.
    geborgenheidDutch · a conceptual reference

    The feeling of being sheltered, emotionally secure, accepted and at home. There is no exact word for it in Spanish or English, yet it is what a well-designed room, a well-run home and a real community have in common. A quiet thread between residential design, hospitality and community, and perhaps between our two companies. The ascent remains the story; this is the ground we walk on.

    07 · The place

    Jávea,
    Xàbia.

    A cape between two bays, a mountain that watches over the town, and a coast of limestone and pines. The territory is part of the program.

    A sailboat under the cliffs at dusk, Jávea
    The coast

    Jávea · Xàbia

    At the eastern tip of the Valencian Community, between the Cap de Sant Antoni and the Cap de la Nau. Where the Jessica Bataille team lives and works, and where weVLC arrives on Friday morning.

    The cape silhouetted against the evening sky
    Saturday · Climb

    The Montgó

    The mountain above the town, a natural park and the symbol of the encounter. We climb it together on Saturday morning. Route, meeting point and conditions will be shared by the organizers.

    A rock pool reflecting the sky on the Jávea shore
    Sunday · Navigate

    The Granadella

    A small cove of clear water and pines to the south of the cape. The tentative Sunday bike tour heads there, budget pending.

    Aerial view of Casa Tosalet, Jávea
    Friday · Build

    Casa Tosalet

    The Jessica Bataille estate in Jávea, one of the Friday afternoon visits together with the Jessica Bataille headquarters and other planned spaces.

    Photography: Jean Clauteaux, Jávea, October 2026 · Casa Tosalet: Jessica Bataille.

    A gull above the sea at sunset
    The Ascent · 30 Oct — 01 Nov 2026

    The best things we build begin with the people we meet.

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