What Fosbury & Sons does

Fosbury & Sons is a privately held Belgian coworking and event-space operator, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Antwerp, operating under the legal entity 'The Annex'. The company runs three physical locations: Boitsfort in Watermael-Bosvoorde and Alfons in Groot-Bijgaarden (both in the Brussels metropolitan area), and a site on Prinsengracht in central Amsterdam. It offers flexible workspace solutions including coworking desks, private offices, meeting rooms and event-space hosting, targeting a horizontal mix of freelancers, startups, small businesses and professional individuals seeking premium alternatives to traditional office leases. The company positions itself around a design-forward, hospitality-inflected brand identity captured by its 'Not Your Ordinary Office' tagline, and operates in two of Western Europe's higher-rent office submarkets.

The business is monetised through a recurring membership and subscription model with multiple tiers, supplemented by event-space rental. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer through the company's website (location-specific pages for each site), phone enquiries and social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), with no enterprise sales motion or named anchor accounts disclosed. The company does not appear to operate a proprietary technology platform beyond its Wix-hosted website, and there is no evidence of AI/ML, APIs, SDKs, or app-based member tooling in the current product surface. Headcount sits in the 11–50 range, consistent with a small operator running three sites. Ownership beyond founder Maarten Andreae is not disclosed, and no funding rounds, M&A activity, or investor information is present in the available data.

Name

Fosbury & Sons

Legal name

The Annex

Website

https://fosburyandsons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fosbury & Sons is a Belgian premium coworking and event-space operator running three locations in the Brussels metropolitan area and central Amsterdam, selling recurring memberships and event rentals to freelancers, startups and small businesses under the legal entity The Annex.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking & Event Spaces

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Purpose Event Halls & Community Centers (THAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Coworking spaces
• Event venues
• Flexible workspace
• Private office rentals
• Meeting room hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coworkspace Membership: Flexible workspace rental and membership programs providing access to coworking desks, private offices, and event spaces. Revenue generated through recurring membership fees at multiple tiers, with locations in Brussels and Amsterdam targeting professionals and businesses seeking premium workspace solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fosbury & Sons provides flexible workspace and event venue services through three coworking and event locations in Brussels (Boitsfort and Alfons) and Amsterdam. It offers coworking memberships, private offices, meeting rooms, and bookable event spaces aimed at professionals, freelancers, small businesses, and enterprise teams seeking premium, hospitality-style office environments.

Product overview

Fosbury & Sons operates as a unified coworking and event space offering, providing flexible workspace solutions across three named locations in Belgium (Boitsfort and Alfons in Brussels area) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam). The company offers a single integrated product line focused on workspace rental, with no modular add-ons or separate product tiers identified in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking & Event Spaces Recurring coworking memberships, private offices, meeting rooms, and event venue hire across three locations in Brussels (Boitsfort and Alfons) and Amsterdam, targeted at professionals, freelancers, startups, small businesses, and enterprise teams.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Convene: Premium meeting, event, and flexible workspace operator that combines hospitality-grade venues with coworking and office offerings. Highly comparable to Fosbury & Sons on the meeting/event-space revenue mix and premium positioning.
• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace provider emphasizing high-end design, hospitality-grade service, and a hybrid office/event model very similar to Fosbury & Sons. Comparable on customer profile (SMB through enterprise), pricing tier, and experience-led differentiation.
• Mindspace: Premium flexible workspace operator with locations across Europe including Amsterdam. Mindspace targets the same design-conscious professionals and SMB segment as Fosbury & Sons, offering similar hybrid coworking + meeting/event spaces at comparable price points.
• Zoku: Amsterdam-based hybrid hotel/coworking concept that combines short-stay accommodations with coworking and event spaces. Zoku is directly comparable given its Amsterdam presence, design-forward ethos, and similar blend of workspace + community/event programming.
• Talent Garden: European coworking and innovation-hub network with locations in multiple countries. Talent Garden targets similar digital professionals, startups, and SMB customers and combines coworking with events, education, and community programming.

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking leader with presence in Brussels and Amsterdam. WeWork is the primary direct competitor in the flexible-workspace category, serving similar SMB and enterprise customers with comparable desk, office, and event offerings.
• Spaces (IWG): Global flexible workspace brand under IWG, operating extensively in Brussels and Amsterdam. Spaces competes directly with Fosbury & Sons in the premium creative-office segment and is the dominant incumbent in both cities, providing strong comparability on customer base and pricing.
• The Office Group (IWG): UK-origin premium flexible workspace operator (now part of IWG) known for design-led environments serving professional and SMB customers. Comparable to Fosbury & Sons on aesthetic positioning, customer segment, and meeting/event space offerings.
• Servcorp: Global provider of serviced offices, virtual offices, and coworking with presence in major European cities. Comparable to Fosbury & Sons on offering mix (offices, meeting rooms, event space) and SMB/enterprise customer overlap, though with a more traditional corporate aesthetic.

Emerging players

• Huckletree: Design-forward, community-driven coworking operator with multiple London locations. Highly comparable to Fosbury & Sons in aesthetic and member experience, though currently UK-focused; serves as a useful peer for design-led European coworking unit economics.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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