etc.venues

What etc.venues does

etc.venues is a select-service hospitality brand that operates meeting, training, event, and flexible workspace venues for corporate clients. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in New York, the brand maintains a physical footprint across 8 cities in the US (New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington DC) and UK (London, Manchester), with locations offering up to 30 unique meeting spaces and room capacities ranging from 6 to 50 people. Its product surface comprises three lines: Events (corporate event hosting), Meetings (value-driven meeting and training space), and WorkPlace (WorkSuites and Membership flexible workspace). etc.venues is operated under Convene, which is itself part of the Convene Hospitality Group (CHG); the brand shares operational, marketing, and referral infrastructure with the parent portfolio.

The business model is transaction-based venue rental: corporate clients submit inquiries through the website or are referred via broker and referral programs, then book meeting rooms, training venues, or event spaces on hourly or daily terms. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set via an inquiry-and-quote process. The target customer is horizontal — corporate teams and organizations seeking professional offsite, training, workshop, and client-meeting environments — with go-to-market executed through direct sales (inquiry form), broker referral partnerships, the Convene Refer-a-Friend program, and organic social (notably Instagram). The technology stack is described as conventional select-service hospitality venue management; no proprietary AI, software platform, or developer-facing API is disclosed. etc.venues is private, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or revenue figures in the input material.

Name

etc.venues

Legal name

etc.venues (brand of Convene)

Website

https://www.etcvenues.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

etc.venues is a select-service hospitality brand operating meeting, training, event, and flexible workspace venues for corporate teams across 8 US and UK cities, generating revenue through per-booking venue rentals under the Convene Hospitality Group portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meeting and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Food Service Contractors (722310), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue & Facility Reservations (Private Rooms, Event Spaces) (HSACALAJ), Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC), Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Meeting venue rental
• Corporate event spaces
• Training room hire
• Conference venue services
• Flexible workspace solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental and Event Space Bookings: etc.venues generates revenue through renting meeting rooms, event spaces, and training venues to corporate clients. The venues offer spaces ranging from 6 to 50 person capacity, with some locations comprising up to 30 unique meeting spaces. Revenue is derived from hourly or daily rental of physical meeting and event spaces.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

etc.venues provides operation and rental services for conference, training, meeting, exhibition, and event venues targeting corporate clients. Its offering includes three core product lines: Events (corporate event hosting), Meetings (value-driven meeting and training spaces for groups of 6-50 people), and WorkPlace (flexible workspace solutions including WorkSuites and Membership), delivered across 8 cities in the US and UK with locations comprising up to 30 unique meeting spaces each.

Product overview

etc.venues is a select-service hospitality brand under Convene that provides end-to-end solutions for value-driven meetings and corporate trainings. The offering consists of three core products: Events (corporate event hosting), Meetings (meeting spaces for six to 50 people), and WorkPlace (flexible workspace solutions including WorkSuites and Membership). With locations comprising up to 30 unique meeting spaces each, etc.venues positions itself as an ideal venue for team offsites, workshops, and client meetings across seven US cities (New York City, Chicago, London, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco) and Manchester in the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Events

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Convene Hospitality Group (CHG)parentStrategic or Co-development Partneretc.venues is a select-service hospitality brand operated under Convene and is part of the Convene Hospitality Group (CHG) portfolio. The brand operates alongside Convene's core meeting and event venue business, sharing operational infrastructure, marketing channels, and customer referral programs within the parent company ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Convene: Parent brand operating full-service meeting and event venues in the same US/UK cities. Closest direct comparable - same hospitality model, overlapping customer base, and shared marketing infrastructure with etc.venues.
• The Brewery London: London-based dedicated events and conference venue operator. Comparable model focused on corporate events, meetings, and conferences for medium-to-large groups.
• The Office Group (TOG): UK flexible workspace provider with significant meeting and event space offerings. Comparable target customer (corporate teams), shared London footprint, and bundled hospitality services.
• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace operator offering meeting and event rooms as part of its workplace platform. Comparable enterprise customer base and multi-city US/UK presence with design-led positioning.
• Cavendish Venues: UK-based dedicated conference and meeting venue operator with multiple London locations. Directly comparable business model focused on corporate meetings and training for similar group sizes.

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus): Largest global flexible workspace operator (Regus, Spaces, HQ brands) with extensive meeting room offerings. Broader portfolio than etc.venues, but directly competes for corporate meeting bookings at scale.
• WeWork: Major flexible workspace provider offering meeting and event rooms across many of the same US and UK cities as etc.venues. Competes for similar corporate customers though meeting space is secondary to its coworking core.
• Hilton Hotels (Meetings & Events): Major hotel chain offering meeting and event space across most of etc.venues' cities as a secondary product. Competes on convenience and F&B bundled offerings, though lacks etc.venues' dedicated design-led positioning.

Emerging players

• Second Home: Design-led workspace and event venue operator with locations in London and select international cities. Comparable design-forward positioning and corporate event offering, though smaller footprint.

Others

• Eventbrite (Venue Solutions): Online events and venue marketplace that aggregates demand for meeting and event spaces. Not a direct venue operator, but a platform intermediary that could disintermediate etc.venues' direct booking channel over time.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/etcvenues/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
• Xx.com/etcvenues
• Facebookfacebook.com/etc.venues
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etc-venues

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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