What StartDock does

StartDock is a privately held Dutch coworking operator founded in 2016, headquartered in Amsterdam, and operating seven historic buildings across Amsterdam (5), Rotterdam (1), and Utrecht (1). The company provides flexible workspaces, dedicated desks, fully furnished private offices, virtual offices with Chamber of Commerce registration, hourly meeting rooms, event spaces, day passes, and short-term day offices. Its technology stack centers on the Growth Hub platform, which handles workspace booking, meeting room scheduling, virtual office services, and community access, supplemented by an internal Energy Portal that lets tenants track real-time CO2 and electricity usage and a Supplier Portal for vetting vendors on sustainability criteria.

StartDock's customer base is heavily weighted toward freelancers, early-stage startups, and small teams (typically 2-10 people), with secondary segments including scale-ups seeking multi-city Dutch presence, international founders enrolled in the Startup Visa Program (€500/month per founder), virtual office clients, and corporate clients renting event and meeting space. Community is the central value proposition: more than 1,000 entrepreneurs use the spaces daily, supported by daily community lunches, Peer2Peer sessions, ArtDock cultural events, and twice-yearly Pitch4Capital investor-matching events.

The business is predominantly subscription-recurring, with revenue streams from coworking memberships, private office leases, virtual office subscriptions, and the Startup Visa Program, plus transactional revenue from day passes and meeting room rentals. Distribution is direct via website booking, scheduled location tours, on-site community managers, and the Startup Visa Program intake. The company is a certified B Corporation (August 2023) and has amended its articles of association to formalize a non-profit-only mission, signaling mission-lock and ESG differentiation within the Dutch coworking segment.

Name

StartDock

Legal name

StartDock Holding BV

Website

https://startdock.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

StartDock is a Dutch coworking operator founded in 2016, running seven historic buildings across Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. It serves over 1,000 entrepreneurs daily with flexible desks, private offices, meeting rooms, virtual offices, and a Startup Visa Program, built on a community-first, B Corp-certified model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Flexible and dedicated desk memberships providing access to coworking spaces, common areas, kitchens, phone booths, and community events. Offered as flexible desk or dedicated desk options, billed on a recurring monthly basis.
2. Private Office Rental: Fully furnished private office spaces for growing teams, billed on a recurring monthly subscription basis with flexible contract terms.
3. Virtual Office: Professional business address service including Chamber of Commerce registration address, mail handling, and access to meeting rooms. Offered as a monthly subscription.
4. Day Pass: One-time daily access to coworking spaces including all facilities and community access, sold at a per-entry unit price.
5. Day Office Rental: Fully furnished private office rental for teams for a day, week, or longer period, billed on a per-use or short-term subscription basis.
6. Meeting Room Rental: Rental of professional meeting rooms by the hour, half-day (daypart), or full day. Pricing varies by room capacity, with rooms like Cornelis Outshoorn at €85/hour or €325/daypart.
7. Startup Visa Program: A structured program for international entrepreneurs including workspace access, coaching, and network access. Billed at €500 per month per founder (excluding VAT) with a one-month deposit required. 24/7 access available for an additional fee.
8. Event Space Rental: Rental of event venues including rooftop terraces, common areas, and historic bars for drinks receptions, networking events, lectures, and corporate events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

StartDock operates coworking spaces and flexible office solutions across 7 historic buildings in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. The company offers coworking memberships, private offices, virtual offices, bookable meeting rooms, day passes, event spaces, and a Startup Visa Program aimed at international entrepreneurs. The offering is delivered with a community-first, B Corp–certified operational approach.

Product overview

StartDock is a coworking and flexible workspace provider operating a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of physical workspace solutions including Coworking (flexible hot-desking and dedicated desks), Private Office (team spaces), Virtual Office (business address services), Meeting Rooms, Day Pass, and Day Office rentals. These are available across 7 historic locations in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. Additional modules build on the core workspace ecosystem: Event Spaces for corporate gatherings, the Startup Visa Program providing immigration support and community for international founders, and Pitch4Capital connecting startups with investors. All services are united by a community-first approach with daily lunches, networking events, and partnerships with service providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking Memberships Subscription-based shared workspace access for freelancers, startup teams, and scale-ups across StartDock's 7 historic buildings in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.
• Private Offices Dedicated, lockable offices for teams located within StartDock's historic buildings; sized for startups and growing teams requiring a permanent base.
• Virtual Offices Business address and mail-handling services in major Dutch cities, providing startups, freelancers, and international founders with a credible Dutch business address without taking physical office space.
• Meeting Rooms Bookable meeting rooms available by hour or day in StartDock's historic buildings, used by members and external clients for offsite meetings, interviews, and presentations.
• Day Passes Single-day access to StartDock's coworking spaces without a long-term membership commitment, intended for visitors, remote workers, and trial users.
• Event Spaces Larger bookable rooms within StartDock's historic buildings available for corporate events, workshops, conferences, and community events.
• Startup Visa Program A facilitation service for non-EU international founders seeking the Dutch Startup Visa, pairing visa-eligible workspace and hosting support with coworking/private office membership in the Netherlands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rated 4.9 stars based on more than 400 Google reviews
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Q-ParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParking partnership offering exclusive discounts of up to 50% at selected Q-Park locations in Amsterdam for StartDock Dockers and their guests. Benefits apply to Herengracht, Keizersgracht, Prins Hendrikkade, and Singel locations.
• HubSpotminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHubSpot provides its inbound marketing and sales platform to StartDock members. Dockers receive a 30% discount in the first year and 15% in the second year on HubSpot subscriptions.
• TrainMoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrainMore is an urban fitness provider with 21+ locations in Amsterdam and 3+ in Rotterdam. Dockers receive an extra 15% discount on top of the standard €1 discount per workout, with corporate registration via a dedicated code.
• ComplyCubeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerComplyCube offers identity verification, AML, and KYC compliance services. Dockers can sign up for a 14-day free trial. Relevant for startups and fintech companies within the StartDock ecosystem.
• Robin BookedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBookkeeping service for freelancers offering fixed monthly fee accounting. Dockers receive an exclusive 10% discount in the first year. Robin Booked is also listed as a B Corp partner.
• MT/SproutminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMT/Sprout is an entrepreneurial news platform providing StartDock with editorial coverage and newsletter visibility to its audience of Dutch entrepreneurs.
• Havelaar & van StolkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance advisory firm offering free insurance scans (normally €150/hour) and an additional 11% discount on insurance packages for StartDock tenants.
• De OndernemerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntrepreneurial news and innovation platform covering StartDock and providing exposure to its community of business-focused readers.
• ProspectProminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB2B lead discovery and prospecting platform. Helps freelancers and startups identify and follow up with relevant companies. Exclusive discount code available in the members' portal.
• FrobelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB Corp certified partner listed under StartDock's sustainable and B Corp partner ecosystem.
• Oscar CirculairminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB Corp certified circular economy partner in StartDock's sustainable ecosystem.
• Marie Stella MarisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB Corp certified partner in StartDock's sustainable and B Corp partner ecosystem.
• Oma's SoepminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB Corp certified partner (soup company) in StartDock's sustainable partner ecosystem.
• BoccaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB Corp certified partner in StartDock's sustainable partner ecosystem.
• YoniminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB Corp certified partner in StartDock's sustainable partner ecosystem.
• Move to ImpactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact consultancy involved in StartDock's sustainability journey, including the B Corp certification process and stakeholder interviews on social, ecological, and financial aspects.
• QuanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellbeing consultancy that StartDock partnered with in April 2022 to strengthen focus on colleague wellbeing as part of their internal impact strategy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tribes: Tribes is a leading Dutch premium coworking operator with multiple Amsterdam locations and a similar target market of startups, scale-ups, and SMBs. It is the closest direct competitor to StartDock in product positioning, pricing tier, and member experience.
• The Office Operators (TOO): TOO operates premium flexible workspaces across the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht, directly competing with StartDock for private office, coworking, and meeting room demand from SMBs and enterprise teams.
• Mindspace: Mindspace is a European premium coworking and serviced office provider with locations in Amsterdam and other major European cities. It targets similar mid-market and enterprise customers with a hospitality-driven community model closely comparable to StartDock.
• Zoku: Zoku operates a hybrid hospitality and coworking concept from Amsterdam, serving international professionals and remote workers with loft-style workspaces and community programming. It directly competes with StartDock's Startup Visa Program and community-led value proposition.
• Werkplaats: Werkplaats is an Amsterdam-based coworking provider serving startups, freelancers, and small teams with a community-oriented model. It is a smaller-scale Dutch direct peer comparable to StartDock in member segment, location strategy, and community emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Spaces (IWG): Spaces, part of IWG's global portfolio, operates design-led flexible workspaces across Amsterdam and the Netherlands. As a broad incumbent with significantly larger scale, it competes with StartDock across coworking, private office, and virtual office products.
• WeWork: WeWork is the largest global coworking brand with locations in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities. While restructured, it remains a significant incumbent competitor in the Dutch flexible workspace market with broader scale and brand recognition.
• Industrious: Industrious is a US-founded premium flexible office operator with a hospitality-driven community model comparable to StartDock's approach. While primarily operating outside the Netherlands, it is a relevant global peer for benchmarking premium positioning and member experience.

Regional players

• TQ (Tech Campus Utrecht): TQ is a tech-focused coworking and innovation campus located in Utrecht. While regional and tech-vertical focused, it directly competes with StartDock's newest Utrecht location (Oudegracht 161) for the same digital and creative sector startups and scale-ups.

Emerging players

• Seats2meet: Seats2meet is a Dutch coworking concept with multiple locations emphasizing a free-to-use, community-driven model. It targets a similar entrepreneur and freelancer segment as StartDock and represents an alternative community-led coworking approach in the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StartDockNL
• Facebookfacebook.com/StartDockNL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/startdock
• Instagraminstagram.com/startdock

Compliance1 record

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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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