GDI Hub

What GDI Hub does

GDI Hub (legal entity: GDI Business Center) is a privately held coworking and business center headquartered in Oeiras, Portugal, operating from a single 5,000+ m2 facility across 8 floors at Rua Bento de Jesus Caraça 17. The venue offers a full-stack of flexible workspace products: dedicated and hot coworking desks in the 'Cowork Red Zone' (32 desks), 40 private offices sized for 1–30+ people, ateliers for creative use, virtual office subscriptions providing a registered business address, meeting rooms, a 16-person cinema, war rooms for up to 40 people, a 100-person auditorium for events, and an upcoming photo studio. The company serves freelancers, remote workers, SMBs, startups, and event organizers in the greater Lisbon area, with international exposure via the Coworker.com marketplace. Membership includes a community layer and digital access through the Members Platform (members.gdi.pt) and an Android mobile app, with an iOS version forthcoming.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue (dedicated desks at €100–€150/month, private offices from €200–€250+/month, virtual offices at €40/quarter or €150/year) with usage-based and transactional revenue streams (day passes at €12.50–€250, meeting rooms from €8/hour, cinema from €25/hour, auditorium at €250/half-day to €400/full-day). Pricing is publicly disclosed across all tiers and inclusive of utilities, cleaning, WiFi, 24/7 access, parking, and shared facilities. Go-to-market is primarily self-serve/PLG via the website and member platform, supplemented by on-site tours for larger teams and the Coworker.com marketplace channel. GDI Hub's stated differentiators are physical scale, breadth of space types under one roof, all-inclusive amenity set (5GHz WiFi, pet-friendly, bike parking, café, rooftop), and an integrated technology layer that includes the Gedii AI assistant for member services.

GDI Hub is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, no venture funding, no M&A history, and a leadership team consisting of at least one co-founder (Andreia Marchante). As of the input data, the operating company has 1–10 employees and reports 117+ active members. The legal name is GDI Business Center, and no public listing, patents, trademarks, awards, regulatory actions, or certifications are disclosed.

Name

GDI Hub

Legal name

GDI Business Center

Website

https://gdi.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GDI Hub operates a coworking and business center in Oeiras, Portugal, spanning 5,000+ m2 across 8 floors with coworking desks, private offices, virtual offices, ateliers, meeting rooms, and event spaces, serving freelancers, SMBs, startups, and event organizers in the greater Lisbon area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and Flexible Workspace Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace Technology & Smart Office Support (Room Booking Systems, IT/AV Liaison) (IMAIALAK), Space & Occupancy Services (Move/Add/Change, Seating, Wayfinding) (IMAIALAF)

Keywords

• Flexible workspace solutions
• Coworking space rental
• Private office leasing
• Virtual office services
• Meeting room booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Oeiras

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flexible Workspace Rental: Revenue from renting coworking desks, private offices, ateliers, and virtual offices on subscription basis (monthly, quarterly, annual). Includes dedicated desk plans and part-time membership options.
2. Day Pass and Short-term Access: Revenue from selling day passes and short-term workspace access (1 day, 5 days, 10 days packages). Also includes hot desk week passes.
3. Event and Meeting Space Rental: Revenue from renting meeting rooms, auditorium, cinema, war rooms, and photo studio by the hour or half/full day.
4. Virtual Office Services: Revenue from virtual office packages providing prestigious business address, reception services, mail handling, and limited meeting room access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GDI Hub operates a coworking and business center in Oeiras, Portugal, providing flexible workspace solutions across 5,000+ m2 and 8 floors. Its primary offerings are coworking desks, private offices for 1–30+ people, virtual office services, ateliers, day passes, meeting rooms, war rooms, a 100-person auditorium, and a photo studio, supported by an integrated member booking platform and AI assistant.

Product overview

GDI Hub is a coworking and business center in Oeiras, Portugal, spanning 7 floors and over 5,000 m2. The offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on flexible workspace solutions. Core offerings include: Coworking (Cowork Red Zone) with hot desks and dedicated desks; Private Offices for 1-30+ people; Virtual Office providing prestigious business address and reception services; and Ateliers for creative workspaces. Add-on modules include Day Passes, Meeting Rooms, Cinema/Auditó rio for events, War Rooms, and Photo Studio. The company also provides a Members Platform (web-based portal and mobile app for Android/iOS) with an AI-powered feature called Gedii that assists with daily activities. Facilities include business lounges, kitchen, rooftop, bike parking, and 24/7 access with reception service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cowork Red Zone: Fixed coworking desk zone with 32 workstations and 6 lounge chairs for flexible workspace.
• Escritório Virtual

Products and services

• Coworking (Cowork Red Zone) Flexible coworking workspace in Oeiras with 32 workstations and 6 banquette/lounge areas, offering dedicated desks, hot desks, and part-time membership options with 24/7 access for freelancers, remote workers, and small teams.
• Private Office Private office spaces for 1 to 30+ people with natural light, including electricity, cleaning, WiFi, air conditioning, alarm, parking, bike parking, and 24-hour access, for SMBs needing scalable dedicated space.
• Virtual Office (Escritório Virtual) Virtual office package providing a prestigious business address, company registration, private parking, 1-hour monthly meeting room access, registered mail notifications, resident discounts, and member platform access for startups and remote businesses.
• Ateliers Creative and dynamic workspace option available from EUR 100 + VAT per month, with 10 new atelier spaces planned for members needing studio-style environments.
• Day Pass Daily access passes to the coworking space including a desk, 1-hour meeting room access, common areas, 2.5Gb internet, reception service, printing corner, and bar/kitchen access from 8:30 to 19:00. Available as 1-day (EUR 12.50), 5-day (EUR 60), and 10-day (EUR 250) packages.
• Meeting Rooms Bookable meeting rooms for up to 6 people equipped with Android TV, available from EUR 8 + VAT per hour for members and external clients needing professional meeting space.
• Cinema/Auditório (Events Auditorium) Cinema room for 16 people with projector and sound system from EUR 25 + VAT per hour, and a multi-purpose auditorium for up to 100 people from EUR 250 + VAT (half day) or EUR 400 + VAT (full day) for events, presentations, pitches, and training.
• War Rooms Conference rooms within the auditorium with capacity for up to 40 people, equipped with Android TV, sound system, and lighting, available from EUR 12.50 + VAT for team workshops and off-sites.
• Photo Studio Photography studio available for rental within the GDI Hub facilities for members and external clients needing a controlled shooting environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000+ m2 of flexible workspace available across 8 floors
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Second Home Lisboa: Design-forward coworking operator in Lisbon with a strong community and event programming angle; directly comparable premium positioning and member experience versus GDI Hub's full-service offering.
• Impact Hub Lisbon: Lisbon-based coworking and innovation community targeting impact-driven startups and freelancers; competes for the same innovation/technology segment GDI Hub explicitly targets, with comparable event programming and member community focus.
• Heden: Portuguese coworking and flexible office operator with multiple Lisbon locations; near-identical product mix (coworking, private offices, virtual offices, meeting rooms) targeting the same SMB and freelancer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Mindspace: European flexible workspace operator offering premium coworking, private offices, and event spaces across multiple cities; comparable premium-amenity positioning to GDI Hub's full-service model.
• WeWork: Global flexible-workspace operator with multi-location presence; competes directly with GDI Hub in Lisbon for coworking, private offices, and event space, but at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• IWG (Regus / Spaces / HQ): World's largest flexible workspace company operating Spaces, Regus, and HQ brands; directly comparable offering across coworking, private offices, virtual offices, and meeting rooms, with multiple Lisbon-area locations.

Others

• Coworker.com: Global marketplace where GDI Hub itself lists to reach international remote workers; relevant as a distribution channel and as a comparable community/platform business in the coworking category.

Regional players

• Rocket Hub: Portuguese coworking and incubation space targeting startups and entrepreneurs; overlapping customer segment (startups needing business address and flexible workspace) and similar Lisbon-area focus.
• TheWorkhub: Portugal-based coworking operator with Lisbon locations providing coworking, dedicated desks, and meeting rooms; competes for the same freelancer and SMB customer base.
• Cowork Central: Portuguese coworking operator with multiple Lisbon-area locations offering coworking, private offices, and virtual offices — comparable product mix and regional focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gdihub

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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