What Collaborate does

Collaborate is a privately held, single-location coworking and entrepreneurial community operating from 2802 Bransford Avenue in the Berry Hill neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. The company leases and curates a physical workspace and packages it with back-office support services (administrative support, answering service, bookkeeping, marketing/social media, event planning, business plan review, financial strategy, and mentoring), targeting Nashville-area entrepreneurs, freelancers, and remote workers who want professional workspace and community without the overhead of a traditional office lease. Underlying technology is limited to standard office-management and online booking tools, with calendar and scheduling delivered through CollaborateCommunity.com; no proprietary software, AI features, or platform integrations beyond a third-party networking app recommendation (Mixtroz) are in evidence.

The company's product portfolio is structured around four recurring monthly membership tiers (GROW premium private office, WORK flexible workspace, ESCAPE part-time 1-day-per-week access, and MEET conference-room-only) plus usage-based charges for copies, additional conference hours, and extra administrative support. A la carte professional services and recurring Office Hours programming, delivered in partnership with BluePrint Strategy (CEO/Founder Brittany Lorenzi), provide incremental revenue and stickiness. Member benefits are augmented through a partner discount stack including Pinnacle Bank, Nashville Business Journal, and wholesale pricing on Xero and QuickBooks.

Go-to-market is community-led: content marketing via the company blog, an active presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, scheduled in-person tours at the Berry Hill site, and recurring Office Hours and monthly networking events. Distribution is direct and local — there is a single domestic point of sale (the Nashville facility) and a self-serve online booking channel. The company was founded in 2015, employs 1-10 people, has not disclosed external funding, and has no recorded M&A, subsidiaries, patents, certifications, or regulatory actions.

Name

Collaborate

Legal name

Collaborate

Website

https://collaboratenashville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Collaborate operates a single Berry Hill, Nashville coworking and entrepreneurial community offering tiered monthly memberships (GROW, WORK, ESCAPE, MEET), a la carte business support services, and recurring Office Hours programming for Nashville-area entrepreneurs, freelancers, and remote workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and shared office space

NAICS

Business Service Centers (56143), Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Management & Collaboration Suites (BPAMAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise & Workplace Communities (BPAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Coworking space rental
• Private office leasing
• Entrepreneurial community membership
• Shared workspace services
• Virtual office solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Collaborate generates primary revenue through tiered membership packages for office space and desk access. Membership tiers (GROW, WORK, ESCAPE, MEET) provide different levels of access to private offices, shared spaces, conference rooms, and business amenities. These are recurring monthly revenue streams from tenants.
2. A La Carte Services: Additional revenue is generated through ancillary services including administrative support, answering services, marketing/social media services, event planning, business plan review, financial strategy, and mentoring. These services are offered at premium rates on top of base memberships.
3. Usage-Based Charges: Charges for additional usage beyond membership allocation, including copies billed by usage (WORK tier), extra conference room hours, and additional administrative support hours beyond included allocation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collaborate operates a single-location coworking and entrepreneurial community in Berry Hill, Nashville, offering tiered membership packages (GROW, WORK, ESCAPE, MEET) that provide private offices, shared workspaces, conference room access, business amenities, and back-office support. The offering combines physical workspace rental with administrative, bookkeeping, marketing, and business strategy services, plus networking events and Office Hours mentoring, positioning it as a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Product overview

Collaborate is a single-location coworking and entrepreneurial community in Nashville, TN, offering a tiered membership model. The core offering consists of four membership tiers (GROW, WORK, ESCAPE, and MEET) that provide varying levels of office space access, business amenities, and support services. GROW is the premium full-service tier with private offices and comprehensive support, WORK offers flexible workspace with pay-per-use printing, ESCAPE provides part-time private office access, and MEET focuses on conference room bookings. The portfolio is supplemented by A La Carte Services (administrative support, marketing, financial strategy, mentoring) and Office Hours programming, which together create a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs seeking office space combined with back-office support, business resources, and networking opportunities—all under one roof.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GROW Membership

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pinnacle BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborate offers its members reduced/preferred rates at Pinnacle Bank as part of the membership extras package, providing banking benefits to tenants.
• Nashville Business JournalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborate provides members with discounted advertising rates with the Nashville Business Journal, enabling tenants to access local business publication advertising at reduced costs.
• Xero and QuickBooksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborate offers members wholesale rates for Xero and QuickBooks accounting software, providing cost savings on essential business tools.
• BluePrint Strategy (Brittany Lorenzi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffice Hours programming provided by Brittany Lorenzi, CEO/Founder of BluePrint Strategy, a Financial Strategy & Business Performance Consulting firm. She provides business plan reviews, individual mentoring, mini strategy sessions, and professional advice to Collaborate members on 1st & 3rd Fridays.
• MixtrozminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborate recommends the Mixtroz app to members for networking events. The app uses customized questions to group meeting attendees together based on their responses, encouraging more interactive and personal forms of networking.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: The largest global coworking and flexible workspace operator. Competes with Collaborate for the same entrepreneur and SMB segment, but at vastly greater scale, with national brand recognition and enterprise sales motion.
• IWG (Regus): Parent company of Regus, Spaces, and other flexible workspace brands. Operates thousands of locations globally and competes with Collaborate on flexible office offerings, but targets a broader enterprise customer base.
• Spaces: Design-focused flexible workspace brand under IWG. Targets the same creative professional and SMB segment as Collaborate but with international scale and standardized design aesthetic.

Direct peers

• Industrious: Premium boutique coworking operator offering flexible workspace with hospitality-grade amenities to professionals and small teams. Directly comparable product offering, though larger footprint and broader market presence than Collaborate.
• Catalyst Workplace: Independent coworking operator offering private offices and shared workspace to professionals and small businesses. Highly comparable operating model to Collaborate at similar scale.
• The Yard: Boutique coworking and shared office operator focused on hospitality-style service for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Closely aligned community-driven positioning to Collaborate.

Regional players

• Workbar: Regional coworking operator with multiple locations in the Northeast US. Offers similar tiered membership and community programming as Collaborate, but operates in a different geographic market.

Emerging players

• Mindspace: Premium flexible workspace operator with locations in the US, UK, and Europe. Targets similar SMB and enterprise clientele as Collaborate, with comparable hospitality-led positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/collaboratenash
• Facebookfacebook.com/collaboratenashville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collaborate-a-consulting-community
• Instagraminstagram.com/collaboratenash

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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