CoCreate

What CoCreate does

CoCreate is a privately held coworking space operator headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operating two physical locations on opposite sides of the River Liffey - CoCreate North at 43 O'Connell Street Upper (Dublin 1, a Georgian building with 24/7 access and meeting rooms for up to 8 people) and CoCreate South at 27 Camden Street Lower (Dublin 2, a Victorian building on a Timeout-listed 'coolest' street with design-led interiors). The company sells four subscription products - Hot Desk (from EUR 249/month), Dedicated Desk (EUR 299/month), Private Office (EUR 699-999+/month, 2-4 person studios with 2-month deposits and 3-month minimum), and Corporate Workspace (address-as-a-service with mail collection/scanning/forwarding). Pricing tiers are subscription-recurring, prepaid monthly, with auto-renewal and 15-day cancellation notice for desks and 2-month notice for private offices.

The business is positioned as community-led rather than desk-rental-led: marketing is conducted via organic social (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn), a WordPress-hosted blog, and monthly member social events. Acquisition is by website inquiry followed by scheduled visit (no drop-in viewings). Customer segments span four primary personas - freelancers and independents, startups and SMBs, corporate branch offices needing a Dublin address, and remote workers/digital nomads. Testimonials span game design (Gary), digital marketing (Meghan Ries, Peter McGlynn), consulting (Benjamin Verot, Saoirse), software development (Brian Smith), travel (Luca Plate at Atlas Travel Solutions), education (Creston Davis at GCAS), photography (Con), nonprofit (Holly Kilroy at DigiResilience), web development (Angel Mauricio Macor), operations (Cian McCarthy), media (Dylan Healy & Aaron Connolly at animationexplainers.com), and PR (Gavin Duffy at Raised by Wolves PR).

CoCreate's technology footprint is conventional real estate - high-speed WiFi, meeting rooms, kitchens, weekly cleaning, printer/scanner access, and secure building entry systems. There is no proprietary software platform, no mobile app, no API surface, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Headcount sits at 11-50 employees. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, regulatory actions, patents, or leadership-change disclosures are present in the available record, indicating a bootstrapped, founder/operator-managed company. The operating history dates to 2012 per firmographic data (2016 per company history), with sustained operation across both Dublin locations and recognition as a 'Best In Ireland' coworking space by bestinireland.com.

Name

CoCreate

Legal name

CoCreate

Website

https://cocreate.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoCreate operates two central Dublin coworking locations offering subscription-based hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, and corporate workspace products to freelancers, startups, and corporate branch offices seeking community-led workspace and a professional Dublin business address.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Membership Subscriptions: Monthly prepaid membership subscriptions for hot desks, dedicated desks, and private offices. Memberships auto-renew by default and can be cancelled with 15 days notice (1 month for private offices). All plans are prepaid and non-refundable. Additional revenue from post scanning/forwarding services (€30/month for bi-weekly scanning, €50 + costs + VAT per letter for forwarding).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CoCreate operates two coworking spaces in central Dublin (CoCreate North and CoCreate South), renting Hot Desks, Dedicated Desks, Private Offices, and Corporate Workspace memberships on a monthly prepaid subscription basis. Memberships include high-speed WiFi, meeting room access, kitchen, tea/coffee, weekly cleaning, printer/scanner access, and a community-driven environment with monthly networking events. Optional postal handling services such as scanning and letter forwarding are offered as add-ons.

Product overview

CoCreate is a coworking space provider operating two locations in central Dublin (North and South). The company offers four distinct workspace products: Hot Desk (flexible pay-per-use desks for occasional users), Dedicated Desk (fixed personal desks for regular members), Private Office (secured team spaces for 2-4+ people), and Corporate Workspace (enterprise solutions with postal address and mail services). All plans include high-speed WiFi, meeting room access, kitchen facilities with tea/coffee, printer/scanner access, weekly cleaning, and monthly social/networking events. The product portfolio is unified under a single coworking platform model, with pricing ranging from EUR 249-999+ per month depending on workspace type and plan duration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CoCreate North: North side coworking location at 43 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1, offering 24/7 access and meeting rooms for up to 8 people.
• CoCreate South

Products and services

• Hot Desk Flexible pay-per-use desk option letting members choose their working days within a 30-day period. Includes access to all CoCreate amenities such as high-speed WiFi, meeting rooms, kitchen, tea/coffee, and weekly cleaning. Suitable for students, remote workers, business travelers, and anyone needing occasional workspace.
• Dedicated Desk A fixed personal workspace with personal storage at €299/month, including 24/7 access at CoCreate North, 9am–7pm Mon-Sat access at CoCreate South, meeting room access, high-speed WiFi, kitchen, tea/coffee, weekly cleaning, and printer/scanner access. Geared toward freelancers, consultants, small business owners, and remote teams who need a permanent spot.
• Private Office Secured private studio spaces from €699/month that accommodate 2–4+ people, with a 3-month minimum engagement and 2-month deposit (1 month non-refundable booking deposit and 1 month security deposit). Designed for small business owners, remote teams, and startups needing privacy and dedicated team space; includes full access to CoCreate amenities.
• Corporate Workspace Full-time access to a fully-equipped desk with a physical office location, mail collection and archiving, and online customer support. Geared to new and established businesses and branch offices needing a professional Dublin address, suitable for company registration and VAT purposes.
• Mail Handling (Scanning and Forwarding) Add-on postal services for members: free collection of non-registered post, bi-weekly digital scanning and forwarding for €30/month, and physical letter forwarding for €50 plus costs and VAT per letter or group of letters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Flexible workspace solutions reduce overhead costs compared to traditional office leases
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Spaces (IWG): Design-led coworking and creative workspace brand under IWG with a Dublin presence. Comparable product mix (flex desks, offices, meeting rooms) targeting similar creative and entrepreneurial segments as CoCreate.
• Regus / IWG: World's largest flexible-workspace operator offering offices, coworking and virtual offices across Dublin. Overlaps with CoCreate on hot-desk and private-office offerings but at vastly larger scale and broader enterprise focus.
• Servcorp: Global provider of serviced offices, coworking and virtual office services. Comparable to CoCreate on virtual-office/postal-address and corporate-workspace offerings targeting branch-office and international expansion use cases.

Direct peers

• Dogpatch Labs: Dublin-based tech hub and coworking space targeting startups, developers and creatives. Comparable to CoCreate on community-led programming and freelancer/startup member mix within the same Dublin market.
• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible-workspace operator with multiple Dublin locations. Direct competitor in flexible office subscriptions (hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices) for freelancers, startups, and enterprise teams.
• Huckletree: UK and Ireland coworking brand built around curated communities of startups, creators and corporates. Directly comparable to CoCreate on boutique, design-led, community-first positioning in Dublin-adjacent geographies.
• The Tara Building: Dublin coworking and event space catering to entrepreneurs, freelancers and remote workers. Direct peer given shared Dublin city-centre positioning, community programming and similar SME/startup member mix.
• Impact Hub Dublin: Part of the global Impact Hub network, providing coworking and incubation in Dublin for purpose-driven startups, nonprofits and freelancers. Closely comparable member segments and programming model to CoCreate.
• Talent Garden: European coworking network focused on digital and creative professionals. Overlaps with CoCreate on freelancer and creative community positioning across multiple cities, although at meaningfully larger scale.

Emerging players

• Townlink: Irish flexible-workspace marketplace and operator connecting professionals to coworking and meeting spaces. Emerging peer with partial overlap on the Dublin coworking supply side and complementary digital discovery layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cocreate.dublin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cocreate
• Instagraminstagram.com/cocreate_dublin
• Xx.com/CoCreateDublin

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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