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Who We Are

Sevā is more than a property management company

We promote a way of living — one with a deep connection to intentional spaces, where purpose and self align to create a more fulfilling approach to life.

Our Name

Sevā — selfless service

In Sanskrit, sevā means service given freely, without expectation of return. It's the idea at the centre of everything we do: turning mere transactions into meaningful experiences, for travellers and owners alike. World-class hospitality meets management expertise.

The sevā emblem
The Mark of Sevā

Where form meets meaning

We're named for sevā — in India, Lonicera semenovii: a low, densely branched flowering plant that endures where little else will. A logo carries a brand's values, its culture and its promise, so every line of our emblem was drawn with intention. Five ideas live inside the mark.

Infinite Renewal Cycle

The ring that encircles the mark — nature's endless cycle, and our promise to renew rather than deplete.

Connection to Roots

Roots reaching down into the earth — grounded in Tulum, in the Mayan land and culture that hold us.

Vertical Axis Towards Growth

The stem rising through the centre — steady, intentional growth, always reaching upward.

Human-Centered Approach

A human figure at the very heart of the plant — people placed at the centre of every decision we make.

High Vibration & Being

The points that crown the bloom — a life lived with presence, wellbeing and high vibration.

Rooted in Tulum

Local expertise, genuine passion

We bridge memorable travel experiences, quality service and strong returns for experience-seeking travellers and savvy investors alike. When you work with us, you gain access to our network of curated specialists — and a team that treats your stay, and your home, as if they were our own.

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The People Behind SEVA

From Norwegian capital to the Mayan coast

David Lockert Lie · Founder & CEO

Villas run the way capital is run

SEVA was founded by David Lockert Lie, a Norwegian engineer-economist with two Master of Science degrees from NTNU, Norway's leading technical university — computer science, and industrial economics & technology management. Before Tulum he was a financial analyst at Braganza, the Braathen family's travel and investment group, then at Investinor, the Norwegian state's investment fund, and he has served on the boards of several technology startups. He has been managing properties in Tulum since 2017 — through every season the market has thrown at it since.

SEVA is what happened when that training met this coastline: homes managed with the discipline of an investment portfolio — data-driven pricing, benchmarked monthly statements, measured outcomes — and stays delivered with a warmth no spreadsheet can capture.

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Christian Lockert Foss · Executive Business Partner

The owner's man in Tulum

Owners work day to day with Christian Lockert Foss, SEVA's Executive Business Partner and every owner's main contact. A fellow Norwegian on the team since 2019, Christian came up through SuperOffice, one of Europe's leading CRM companies — a career spent on exactly the craft he practises here: keeping business relationships impeccable, follow-ups prompt and promises kept.

One accountable person who knows your home, your numbers and your name — not a ticket queue.

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SEVA's leadership is Norwegian — and it shows in how the homes are run: transparency you can audit, reporting you can hold us to, and a handshake that means what it says. Nordic discipline, delivered with Tulum warmth.

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Experience Tulum, the SEVA way