What Denizen does

Denizen is a Berlin-headquartered flexible workspace and community platform founded in 2021 that operates and aggregates coworking, meeting, event, and private office spaces across two German cities. The company runs three owned or managed locations — Denizen Eiswerk in Berlin Kreuzberg, Denizen Sketch in Berlin Friedrichshain, and Denizen Artol in Düsseldorf Pempelfort — and curates a network of more than 20 third-party partner venues spanning additional Berlin neighborhoods (Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Schöneberg, Neukölln, Lichtenberg, Charlottenburg, Grunewald, Wilmersdorf). Its core product is a mobile-first (iOS/Android) and web booking platform offering day passes (€15-€19), monthly memberships (€99-€349 including Classic, Loyal, and Fixed Desk tiers), on-demand meeting rooms, flexible offices, event spaces, virtual business address, and add-on catering and self-care amenities.

Denizen serves three primary customer segments: individual remote workers and freelancers (day passes and memberships), startups and scale-ups (flexible team workspace), and enterprise clients including M&C Saatchi, Porsche Digital, Shopify, UBS, Trade Republic, and Gymondo (temporary offices, team offsite spaces, and client meetings). The go-to-market combines product-led self-service booking via the app, community-led acquisition through curated events and a €50 referral incentive, and a small enterprise sales function for team and corporate deals. Distribution is augmented by a hospitality channel partnership with NUMA hotels and an on-site café and catering partnership with deli Birdie & Co at the Düsseldorf location.

The business model is hybrid: subscription recurring revenue from monthly memberships plus usage-based revenue from day passes, meeting rooms, and event space rentals, supplemented by professional services revenue from catering. The company has raised approximately $3M across two disclosed rounds — a 2021 seed led by Solutions Holding and a 2022 round led by Porsche Digital — and operates with a small (1-10) team. Underlying technology is a real-time workspace booking and management system; no public API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Denizen

Legal name

Denizen

Website

https://thisisdenizen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Denizen is a Berlin-based flexible workspace and community platform, founded in 2021, that operates coworking spaces in Berlin and Düsseldorf and aggregates a curated network of 20+ partner venues across Germany, serving freelancers, startups, and enterprise clients via a mobile booking app offering day passes, memberships, meeting rooms, and event spaces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Coworking and Workspace Services

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Flexible coworking spaces
• Workspace booking platform
• Monthly coworking memberships
• Meeting room rentals
• Community workspace solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Day Passes: One-time usage fees for short-term access to coworking spaces. Day passes provide flexible, pay-as-you-go access for individuals or teams needing temporary workspace.
2. Monthly Memberships: Recurring subscription plans including Classic, Loyal, and Fixed Desk memberships. Members receive digital access, concierge services, unlimited coffee and tea, and access to community events. Classic plans have 1-month cancellation period, Loyal plans have 3-month cancellation period.
3. Meeting Room & Office Rental: On-demand rental of meeting rooms, private offices, and event spaces. Pricing varies by space type, capacity, and duration (hourly or daily rates).
4. Catering Services: Breakfast and lunch catering options provided in partnership with local delis like Birdie & Co, offering additional revenue from food and beverage services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Denizen operates flexible coworking and community workspace solutions across Berlin and Düsseldorf, offering day passes, monthly memberships, and on-demand meeting rooms and private offices through Denizen-owned venues (Denizen Eiswerk, Denizen Sketch, Denizen Artol) and an aggregated network of partner workspaces. The platform blends hospitality services with technology-enabled booking via website and mobile apps, supplemented by catering, virtual business addresses, and curated community events.

Product overview

Denizen is a coworking and community platform operating flexible workspace solutions in Berlin and Düsseldorf. The core offering consists of Denizen-branded coworking spaces (Denizen Eiswerk in Kreuzberg, Denizen Sketch in Friedrichshain, and Denizen Artol in Düsseldorf), meeting room bookings, flexible office spaces, and day passes or monthly memberships. Beyond Denizen-owned venues, the platform aggregates a portfolio of partner workspace venues including creative studios, event spaces, photo studios, and architectural offices across Berlin neighborhoods. Additional services include virtual business address, catering, and a referral program. The platform operates through a website and mobile app (iOS/Android) for booking and membership management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Denizen Eiswerk: Coworking and community hub at the historic Eiswerk in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
• Denizen Artol
• Denizen Sketch

Products and services

• Denizen Coworking Communal coworking spaces with flexible hot-desking options for individuals and teams, offering day passes and monthly memberships in Berlin and Düsseldorf locations.
• Denizen Meeting Rooms Bookable meeting rooms and conference spaces for teams of various sizes, equipped with presentation and collaboration tools.
• Denizen Flexible Offices Short-term private office spaces available on-demand, designed for teams needing dedicated workspace for days or months.
• Denizen Artol Coworking Modern coworking space and café in the heart of Pempelfort, Düsseldorf, featuring work and event lounge, dedicated workstations, and private phone booths.
• Denizen Eiswerk Coworking Coworking and community hub at the historic Eiswerk building in Kreuzberg, Berlin, offering day passes from €19 and monthly memberships.
• Denizen Sketch Coworking Charming coworking space in the vibrant Friedrichshain neighborhood of Berlin, accommodating 1-25 people at €15 per day.
• Business Address Virtual business address service allowing members to use Denizen locations as their professional business address.
• Catering Breakfast and lunch catering services available for meetings, team events, and workspace bookings.
• Denizen Eiswerk Monthly Memberships Monthly membership plans at Denizen Eiswerk in Berlin, starting at €99 per month, with flexible options including Classic, Loyal, and Fixed Desk memberships and access to coworking facilities.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Birdie & CocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal deli partnership at Denizen Artol location. Birdie & Co operates the grab & go café offering fast, healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack options for guests, members, and the community. This partnership enhances the hospitality experience at the Artol location.
• NUMAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNUMA hotel partnership offering exclusive day pass rates of €15 (instead of €19) for NUMA hotel guests at Denizen Artol Düsseldorf. This arrangement provides additional revenue stream through hotel guest referrals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deskpass: Digital workspace marketplace offering on-demand day passes and meeting-room booking across a curated network of coworking spaces — the closest technology/business-model analogue to Denizen's app-based aggregator approach.
• Uncommon: Premium UK flexible-workspace operator with a hospitality-led positioning (events, wellbeing, design-led interiors). Comparable to Denizen's differentiated hospitality+technology approach, though focused on London rather than Berlin/Düsseldorf.
• Mindspace: Premium flexible-workspace operator headquartered in Europe with locations across Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Israel. Closest direct peer to Denizen given shared geography (Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf overlap), premium hospitality positioning, and enterprise customer focus.
• Liquidspace: US-headquartered on-demand workspace marketplace connecting enterprises with coworking and meeting space. Highly comparable business model to Denizen — digital marketplace for flexible workspace hours — though currently focused on North America.

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global flexible-workspace incumbent offering coworking, private offices, and on-demand space across hundreds of locations. Directly comparable to Denizen as a buyer of flexible workspace hours, though WeWork is primarily an operator of owned/leased real estate rather than a marketplace aggregator.
• IWG / Spaces: Parent of Spaces, Regus, and HQ — the largest global flexible-workspace operator with thousands of locations. Comparable to Denizen at the customer-experience layer (day passes, meeting rooms, virtual offices), but vastly larger scale and primarily an operator rather than an aggregator.
• TOG (The Office Group): Major UK flexible-workspace operator offering coworking, meeting rooms, and serviced offices with a strong design and hospitality focus. Comparable to Denizen's product breadth (coworking + meeting rooms + events) and enterprise targeting, though at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Coworker.com: Global coworking marketplace platform (search, comparison, booking) that aggregates thousands of independent coworking spaces. Comparable to Denizen as a workspace-discovery and booking platform, although Coworker.com is marketplace-only and does not operate its own venues.
• NeueHouse: Member-based coworking and creative workspace operator in the US with curated events, programming, and hospitality. Comparable to Denizen's community- and event-led model and premium positioning, though geographically distant.
• Workfrom: Workspace discovery and remote-work community platform listing cafés, coworking spaces, and Wi-Fi-enabled venues for individual professionals. Comparable to Denizen in serving freelance/remote-worker day-pass demand and curated discovery of work-friendly venues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DenizenEiswerk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thisisdenizen
• Instagraminstagram.com/thisisdenizen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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

M&A

Investments

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

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