What Kiln does

Kiln is a privately held coworking and flexible workspace operator founded in 2017 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company designs and operates hospitality-driven coworking environments across more than 25 locations in 10 Western US states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington), serving 8,500 members across 3,300 companies. Kiln's core offering is a tiered membership platform: Access (flexible individual access), Club (community membership for creatives and remote workers), Private (lockable furnished offices for 1-15 person teams), and Studio (customizable enterprise spaces for 15-100+ person teams). The portfolio is rounded out by Meeting & Event Spaces and a specialized Kiln Cabin retreat experience at Sundance. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription memberships, complemented by usage-based meeting and event bookings and a dedicated Enterprise Solutions division.

The company's competitive differentiation rests on integrated in-house design — co-founder Leigh Radford leads a team that has developed 26+ proprietary furniture products, including Club, Resident, and Signature paneling systems, guided by London design principles — and a curated community programming model. Kiln sells through a hybrid GTM motion: self-serve website tour bookings for SMBs and individuals, a broker program, and an enterprise field-sales team for larger organizations requiring multi-location flexibility. Distribution is supported by institutional commercial real estate relationships (JLL, Cushman & Wakefield) and partnerships with real estate developers, including anchor roles at UnCommons (Las Vegas, 2025) and OCVIBE (Anaheim, opening 2027). Enterprise customers include Spotify, Autodesk, Chargebee, Nearmap, Bain & Company, and Ancestry, alongside a long tail of growth-stage startups such as Lightship, Natural Intelligence, and Uplift Aerospace.

Kiln has executed a measured expansion strategy built on organic new openings, one tuck-in acquisition (San Diego's BLOC coworking spaces in 2022 with Midtown National Group), and developer partnerships to anchor larger mixed-use projects. The company raised $6M from Kickstart in 2021. Its growth roadmap through 2027 includes first-time market entries in Texas (Preston Hollow and Plano, 2026) and Anaheim (2027), plus additional Mountain West openings in Bozeman (Fall 2025) and Bend (2026), supported by a new flexible individual membership tier (Kiln Access) and a dedicated events venue (The Assembly at UnCommons). Ownership and investor composition beyond Kickstart are not publicly disclosed, representing a residual data gap.

Name

Kiln

Legal name

Kiln

Website

https://kiln.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kiln is a hospitality-driven coworking and flexible office operator running 25+ locations across 10 Western US states, serving 8,500 members from 3,300 companies via tiered Access, Club, Private, and Studio memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and Flexible Workspace

NAICS

Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Coworking spaces
• Flexible office space
• Private office rentals
• Enterprise workspace solutions
• Meeting and event spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Lehi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices30 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Kiln generates revenue primarily through flexible membership subscriptions offering access to coworking spaces, private offices, meeting rooms, and event spaces. Membership tiers include Access (pay-per-use), Club (community membership), Private (1-15 people offices), and Studio (15-100 people enterprise spaces). The model supports teams of 1 to 100+ with scalable options.
2. Meeting & Event Spaces: Revenue from booking meeting rooms and event spaces on an hourly or per-use basis, complementing the membership model.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kiln operates hospitality-driven coworking and flexible workspace locations across the Western United States, offering tiered memberships (Access, Club, Private, and Studio) alongside meeting and event spaces. Its offering scales from individual day passes and community memberships to lockable private offices for 1-15 people and fully-equipped branded enterprise offices for teams of 15-100+, supported by curated community events and proprietary in-house designed furniture.

Product overview

Kiln is a hospitality-focused coworking and flexible workspace company operating over 25 locations across the Western United States. The company offers a tiered membership platform comprising four distinct products: Access (individual hot-desk access), Club (community membership for freelancers and remote workers), Private (lockable furnished offices for 1-15 people), and Studio (fully-equipped enterprise spaces for 15-100 people). These membership tiers scale from individuals to large teams, supported by Meeting & Event Spaces for meetings, conferences, and community events. The portfolio also includes the specialized Kiln Cabin experience at Sundance. Kiln positions itself as a workspace experience company that combines hospitality, design, and community to help companies attract and retain talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Access Membership Individual membership tier providing flexible, on-demand workspace access for remote workers, consultants, and networkers who want workspace when they need it and community when they want it.
• Club Membership Community membership for creatives, freelancers, and remote professionals, offering an all-inclusive workplace community of like-minded professionals beyond coffee shops or home offices.
• Private Office Lockable, fully furnished private office space for teams of 1-15 people, designed as a dynamic and creative environment where small teams can focus, perform, and be well.
• Studio Office Fully-equipped, branded, and customizable office space for enterprise teams of 15-100 people, designed to introduce financial and operational agility and leave an impression.
• Meeting & Event Spaces Meeting rooms and event spaces available for hourly or per-use booking by member companies and external clients, with access to theaters, kitchen space, and conference rooms for collaboration and events.
• Kiln Cabin at Sundance A unique mountain cabin workspace experience at Sundance offering a distinctive retreat-style coworking and community environment for members.
• Enterprise Solutions Tailored workspace solutions for enterprise clients offering flexible arrangements that adapt to organizational goals and support team expansion or streamlining across multiple Kiln locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scalable workspace from 2 to 20+ employees with same flexible membership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• OCVIBEmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Kiln anchoring the OCVIBE community in Anaheim, California, occupying a full floor of The Weave mass timber building as part of a 100-acre mixed-use development. The partnership reflects integration of work, lifestyle, and cultural experiences in urban environments with space opening in 2027.
• Cushman & WakefieldcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 June 2026Commercial real estate firm represented OCVIBE in the lease deal with Kiln for the Weave building at OCVIBE district.
• JLLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 June 2026Commercial real estate firm represented Kiln in the lease deal for anchoring space at The Weave in the OCVIBE district.
• Midtown National GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2022Strategic partnership with Midtown National Group for the acquisition of San Diego's BLOC coworking spaces. The partnership enabled Kiln's expansion into Southern California by taking over operations of three BLOC locations in San Diego County with plans for additional offices in the region.
• UnCommons (Las Vegas)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKiln's 30,000-square-foot lifestyle and co-work space opened Spring 2025 at UnCommons in Las Vegas. The next-gen 5,000-square-foot events space became The Assembly by Kiln. Location achieved record-breaking preleasing at nearly 50% leased before launch.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• The Yard: Hospitality-inspired coworking and private office operator founded in NYC with a design-led, member-experience focus. Comparable to Kiln on hospitality-driven positioning, curated events, and tiered membership offerings for small teams and enterprise.
• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible office operator offering shared workspaces, private offices, and enterprise solutions to startups and corporates. Directly comparable to Kiln across all product tiers (Access/Club/Private/Studio equivalents), with broader geographic reach and a larger enterprise footprint.
• Link Coworking: Independent coworking and flexible office operator with multiple US locations targeting startups, freelancers, and small teams. Comparable to Kiln on community-driven coworking, tiered memberships, and event-space offerings.
• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace provider offering private offices, coworking, and enterprise suites with a hospitality-driven design approach. Closest direct competitor to Kiln on design-led positioning and enterprise tier (Studio-equivalent).
• Convene: Premium flexible workspace and meeting/event operator combining hospitality-grade design with enterprise meeting and event services. Directly comparable to Kiln on hospitality positioning, meeting/event revenue streams, and enterprise target segment.
• Serendipity Labs: Member-based flexible workspace operator offering coworking, private offices, and meeting rooms with a focus on suburban and secondary markets. Comparable to Kiln on the multi-tier membership model and target customer mix (SMB and enterprise teams).
• Office Evolution: Franchised coworking and flexible office operator with locations across the US, targeting small businesses, remote workers, and enterprise teams. Comparable to Kiln on tiered membership (virtual office, private office, coworking) and SMB-to-enterprise span.

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus): Global incumbent operating the Regus, Spaces, HQ, and Signature flexible-workspace brands across 120+ countries. Competes broadly with Kiln on private offices and coworking but lacks Kiln's lifestyle-town, hospitality-driven brand specificity.
• Spaces (IWG brand): Design-forward flexible workspace brand under IWG, positioned on creativity and community in lifestyle-oriented locations. Comparable to Kiln on hospitality/design-led positioning, but with much broader geographic and capital reach as part of IWG.

Others

• LiquidSpace: Marketplace platform for on-demand meeting rooms, event space, and coworking access across a network of operators. Adjacent to Kiln's meeting and event space revenue stream rather than a direct operator competitor; relevant as a demand-generation channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meetatkiln
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSJsM70wfy7FdPapfdd-ZYg
• Facebookfacebook.com/gatheratkiln
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gatheratkiln
• Instagraminstagram.com/kiln.co
• TikToktiktok.com/@kiln.co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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