Westhive Coworking Ecosystem

Name

Westhive Coworking Ecosystem

Legal name

Westhive AG

Website

https://westhive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Workspace and Coworking Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Office Administrative Services (56111), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace & Office Support Services (Reception/Mailroom/Porterage/Helpdesk) (IMAIAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH), Space & Occupancy Services (Move/Add/Change, Seating, Wayfinding) (IMAIALAF), Workplace Technology & Smart Office Support (Room Booking Systems, IT/AV Liaison) (IMAIALAK), End-User Computing Outsourcing (EUC / Desktop Services) (BPAEAMAE), Corporate Team-Building & Offsite Services (HSACADAF)

Keywords

• Flexible workspace services
• Coworking memberships
• Serviced office solutions
• Meeting room rentals
• Corporate event venues

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Flexible workspace memberships including Day Passes, dedicated workplaces, team offices, project offices, virtual offices, and corporate team suites. Revenue is recurring from monthly memberships with flexible terms.
2. Meeting & Event Spaces: Rental of meeting rooms, workshop spaces, and event locations for corporate events, workshops, private dinners, and conferences. Revenue is transaction-based based on booking duration and venue.
3. Food & Beverage: On-site restaurants and catering services at Westhive Kitchen locations in Basel, Geneva, Zurich Hardturm, and Zurich Stettbach. Includes Westhive Catering and Westhive Lunch+ offerings.
4. ICT Services: IT and communication services including technical support, setup services, Azure/Microsoft consulting, VoIP telephony, license management, knowledge management platforms, helpdesk solutions, and security training.
5. Retreat Services: Westhive Retreat offering at Berghuus Radons in the Grisons Alps for workshops, strategy meetings, and offsites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Westhive AG operates a Swiss network of flexible workspaces, coworking memberships, private team offices, corporate suites, meeting and event venues, and on-site restaurants. Members and corporate clients contract for desks, offices, event spaces, catering, and managed ICT services on subscription, monthly, or usage-based terms across eight owned locations in Zurich, Basel, Geneva and Zug, plus partner locations. The offering combines real estate, hospitality, community programming, and IT services into an integrated "Workplace as a Service" product for startups, mid-market companies, and enterprises.

Product overview

Westhive is a Swiss provider of flexible workspace solutions operating across 8 locations in Switzerland (Basel Rosental, Geneva Pont-Rouge, Zug Tech Cluster, Zurich Hardturm, Zurich Paradeplatz, Zurich Bleicherweg, Zurich Seestrasse, Zurich Stettbach Mitte) with approximately 2,000 workstations. The core product portfolio spans five desk/office tiers — Day Pass, Workplace (Arbeitsplatz), Team Office, Project Office, Virtual Office, and Corporate Team Suite — providing flexible workspace from individual hot-desks to large private suites. These are supported by add-on modules including Meeting & Event Rooms, Workshop Spaces, and Event Locations for conferencing; Eat & Drink services with on-site Westhive Kitchen restaurants and catering; Community Events for member networking; and a Cost Calculator tool for TCO comparisons. ICT Services represent a significant add-on vertical, bundling managed IT offerings such as VoIP telephony (3CX), knowledge management (BookStack), helpdesk (Zammad), Microsoft cloud consulting (Entra ID, Exchange Online), security training, and a SOC partnership with VTX/Kudelski Security. The offering follows a 'Hospitality at Work' model combining hospitality services with workspace infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Westhive Retreat: A location for workshops, strategy meetings and offsites in the Grisons Alps at Berghuus Radons.
• Westhive Campus
• Westhive Kitchen

Products and services

• Day Pass Single-day access to a Westhive coworking workspace, providing a shared desk and full amenities for one day on a pay-as-you-go basis. Targeted at individuals, visiting professionals, and teams needing occasional drop-in access.
• Arbeitsplatz (Workplace) Flexible monthly subscription for a dedicated or shared desk in a Westhive coworking location, with full access to building amenities, community services, and event programming. Targeted at startups, freelancers, and small teams.
• Team Office Private enclosed office suite rented to a single team on flexible monthly terms, with customizable layout, CAT 6/7 connectivity, and access to shared amenities. Targeted at teams needing privacy and branded space.
• Project Office Short-term project office space for temporary team assignments or fixed-scope projects, providing dedicated enclosed workspace without long-term commitment.
• Virtual Office Professional business address with mail handling and related services at a Westhive location, without a physical desk. Targeted at remote businesses and international companies needing a Swiss presence.
• Corporate Team Suite Large-scale private office suite for enterprises, offering dedicated floors or sections, premium fit-out, meeting rooms, branding options, and bespoke build-out. Targeted at mid-market and enterprise clients such as Microsoft, IBM, Snowflake, and Klarna.
• Meeting & Event Rooms Bookable conference and event rooms ranging from small meeting rooms to large auditorium-style venues, equipped with AV technology. Available to members and external customers for workshops, conferences, and corporate events.
• Workshop Spaces Workshop rooms with flexible furniture and interactive equipment designed for collaborative sessions, brainstorming, and training.
• Event Locations Premium event venues at Westhive locations including rooftop spaces and large halls for corporate events, conferences, private dinners, and celebrations. Awarded 'hervorragend' (outstanding) at the Swiss Location Award 2025.
• Westhive Kitchen Restaurant and café outlets at Westhive Kitchen Basel Rosental, La Kitchen Geneva Pont-Rouge, Westhive Kitchen Zurich Hardturm, and Westhive Kitchen Zurich Stettbach, providing breakfast, lunch, coffee, and after-work dining for members and guests.
• Westhive Catering Customizable catering for meetings, events, workshops, and private dinners across Westhive locations, including Westhive Lunch+ and seasonal offerings such as Christmas dinners.
• ICT Services Managed IT and communications services including technical support and device setup, Microsoft Entra ID and Exchange Online consulting, 3CX VoIP telephony, BookStack knowledge management, Zammad helpdesk, security awareness training, and a Security Operation Center (SOC) partnership with VTX/Kudelski Security. Targeted at IT-dependent businesses and enterprises.
• Westhive Retreat Alpine retreat location at Berghuus Radons in the Grisons Alps, designed for workshops, strategy meetings, and team offsites away from urban office environments. Targeted at corporate teams running strategy sessions and offsite retreats.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 36% cost savings compared to traditional office model for companies with 10 employees over 5-year period
• +3 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

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• Metall Zug GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Strategic partnership for Zug Tech Cluster location. Metall Zug Group invested in Tech Cluster on historic V-ZUG site for industrial ecosystem with sustainability concepts. Westhive operates coworking space on the premises.
• SHACK15strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2019Partnership with SHACK15 in San Francisco building bridges between Swiss startup ecosystem and Bay Area. Provides members access to US network and reciprocally gives US companies access to Swiss ecosystem.
• VTX / Kudelski SecuritysupportingTechnology or IntegrationSecurity Operation Center (SOC) partnership providing 24/7 monitoring of IT systems against unauthorized manipulation. VTX (Kudelski Security) provides enterprise security services to Westhive members.
• MicrosoftsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTenant at Geneva Pont-Rouge location; Westhive offers Microsoft 365, Azure, and related technology services integrated into workspace offering.
• HubSpotsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCRM platform used for customer relationship management. Westhive Consulting uses HubSpot for growth hacking sessions and marketing automation.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mindspace: Boutique flex-space operator with a hospitality-led design and locations across Europe (Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Tel Aviv) and recently expanding to Switzerland. Directly comparable in target customer (startups to enterprise), design-led positioning, and premium pricing.
• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace provider focused on enterprise-grade offices with hospitality-driven service. Comparable to Westhive in enterprise customer mix, suite-style product, and high service levels, though with a primarily US footprint.
• WeWork: Global premium coworking operator with locations in Zurich and Geneva. Closest comparable on the 'hospitality-grade flexible office' positioning Westhive emphasizes, and competes for the same enterprise team-suite and SMB customers.
• Spaces (IWG brand): IWG's design-led premium coworking brand with strong presence in Zurich and Geneva. Competes head-to-head with Westhive for the same enterprise and SMB customers seeking creative, hospitality-flavored workspaces in Swiss city centers.
• IWG (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature): World's largest flexible workspace operator with hundreds of locations globally and a strong presence in Zurich and Geneva. Directly comparable in product (offices, coworking, meeting rooms) and enterprise sales motion, though IWG is far broader and less hospitality-driven than Westhive.

Broad incumbents

• The Executive Centre: Premium serviced office and coworking operator across Asia-Pacific and Middle East. Comparable in tier-1 enterprise customer focus, premium pricing, and integrated serviced-office offering, though geographically distinct from Westhive's Swiss base.

Regional players

• Workplace (formerly Workify): Swiss flexible workspace operator with locations in Zurich, Winterthur, and other Swiss cities. Closest direct Swiss domestic competitor to Westhive, competing for the same SMB and enterprise customers with a similar product mix of coworking, team offices, and meeting rooms.
• Office Lab: Zurich-based flexible workspace operator with multiple locations in Switzerland. A direct domestic peer in coworking and team offices for SMB and enterprise customers, with overlap in Zurich submarkets where Westhive also operates.

Others

• SHACK15: Members' club and coworking space in San Francisco's Ferry Building, and a stated Westhive partner. While not a direct competitor, SHACK15 offers a comparable 'community + workspace' model for tech and finance members and is relevant as a partnership / cross-border member access channel.

Emerging players

• Talent Garden: European coworking and innovation campus operator across Italy, Spain, Ireland, Austria, and the Baltics. Comparable in target customer (digital startups, scaleups, enterprise innovation teams) and in combining workspaces with community, events, and education programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/westhive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors3 records

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

M&A

Investments

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