Young Startup

What Young Startup does

Young Startup is a Dutch workspace intermediary that matches startups, freelancers (ZZP'ers), small businesses, and artists with vacant commercial properties at rents substantially below market — workspaces listed from €150 to €875 per month — while simultaneously providing vacancy management services to property owners, developers, municipalities, and government agencies seeking protection against squatting, vandalism, and deterioration. Operationally, the company runs a self-serve website with province-filtered listings and online applications, followed by intake interviews, property viewings, and either bruikleenovereenkomst (loan agreement, 14 or 28-day mutual notice) or tijdelijke huurovereenkomst (temporary rental, minimum 6 months) contracts. As of the input data, the platform lists approximately 56 properties across all major Dutch provinces, with flagship curated projects including Koepel District (former prison, Breda), FutureDome, Het Schieblock (Rotterdam), Fort Isabella, and Gasthuiskwartier.

Young Startup is a brand and operating initiative of VPS Nederland, a specialist in vacant property management, anti-kraak, maintenance, and object security. The VPS affiliation provides the supply-side pipeline of vacant buildings, compliance infrastructure for Dutch anti-squat and short-term rental frameworks, and operational know-how in property protection — capabilities that would be costly for a standalone competitor to replicate. The product surface is essentially a marketplace plus property-management service: there is no proprietary technology platform, API, mobile application, or AI/ML system documented in the source material, and the underlying tech stack is limited to a WordPress-based website with standard bot-management and Google Analytics instrumentation.

The business model is recurring-revenue in nature, combining monthly tenant rent (subscription) with one-time tenant onboarding fees (€25 registration, €85 administration, ~2-month security deposit) on the demand side, and ongoing vacancy management and screening services on the supply side. Go-to-market is dual-channel: direct-to-consumer via the website for prospective tenants, and enterprise field sales (free consultations, custom proposals) for property owners. Pricing is unsegmented and varies by location, size, and condition rather than by tier, and no revenue, ARR, or headcount-growth figures are disclosed.

Name

Young Startup

Legal name

Young Startup

Website

https://youngstartup.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Young Startup is a Dutch workspace marketplace and vacancy-management service, operated under VPS Nederland, that matches startups, freelancers, small businesses, and artists with affordable temporary space in vacant properties across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workspace Rental (Temporary Rental Agreement): Young Startup generates revenue through (tijdelijke) huurovereenkomst (temporary rental agreements) where tenants pay monthly fees for workspace usage. The rental agreements are for minimum 6 months with a 3-month notice period for the owner and 1-month notice for the tenant. Monthly costs are significantly lower than regular commercial rental rates. One-time fees include €25 registration costs and €85 administration costs. Most cases require a security deposit of 2 months' rent.
2. Bruikleenovereenkomst (Loan Agreement): Bruikleenovereenkomst is a contract for indefinite duration with a mutual notice period of 14 or 28 days. Monthly costs are low. This contract type offers lower monthly fees compared to rental agreements, with tenants paying for the benefit of occupying and safeguarding the property.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Young Startup is a Dutch workspace rental service and vacant property management platform that places startups, freelancers, small businesses, and artists into temporary workspaces within vacant buildings, often historic properties such as former prisons, post offices, and hospitals, at below-market rental rates. For property owners, the company provides vacancy management, anti-squatting protection, tenant screening, and 24/7 property monitoring services throughout the Netherlands. It operates as a brand of VPS Nederland and manages roughly 56 properties across multiple Dutch provinces.

Product overview

Young Startup operates a workspace rental platform that connects startups, freelancers, small businesses, and artists with vacant properties across the Netherlands. The core Young Startup Workspace Platform enables property owners to list spaces and entrepreneurs to find affordable temporary workspaces. Supporting services include Leegstandbeheer (Vacancy Management) for property protection, Screening Services for tenant selection, and multiple contract types (bruikleen and huurovereenkomst). The company manages several notable project locations including Koepel District in Breda (former prison), FutureDome, and Het Schieblock in Rotterdam. Young Startup is a subsidiary of VPS Nederland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Young Startup Workspace Platform
• Leegstandbeheer (Vacancy Management)
• Koepel District
• FutureDome
• Het Schieblock

Quantifiable outcome

• Workspace rental starting from €150/month (compared to 3-4x higher for comparable commercial spaces)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VPS NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung Startup is an initiative and part of VPS Nederland. VPS Nederland is a specialist in vacant property management, anti-squatting (antikraak), maintenance, and object security. VPS Nederland initiated Young Startup to address the affordable workspace needs of startups while protecting vacant properties. The relationship is described as 'VPS Nederland (initiator van Young Startup)' - indicating VPS as the founding parent entity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent offering flexible workspace to startups and SMEs — comparable in target customer (entrepreneurs, SMEs) and core offering (flexible workspace), though operating at vastly greater scale and price point.
• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace provider serving enterprises and SMBs — comparable in flexible-workspace model and SMB targeting but differentiated by premium positioning and enterprise partnerships.
• IWG (Regus / Spaces): World's largest flexible workspace operator (Regus, Spaces, HQ brands) — overlapping customer base and value proposition (flexible office space for SMEs and freelancers) but with a far broader geographic footprint and standardized offering.

Direct peers

• Tribes: Premium Dutch coworking brand serving SMEs, freelancers, and corporate satellite offices across the Netherlands — comparable in serving the Dutch entrepreneur/SME segment but at a higher price point.
• The Office Operators: Dutch flexible workspace provider offering coworking and serviced offices to SMEs and freelancers in the Netherlands — directly comparable in customer base and Dutch geographic focus.
• Flexas: Dutch online marketplace for flexible office space and coworking, comparable as a distribution channel and competitor for Dutch SME/freelancer workspace demand, though with a more tech-forward, aggregator model.
• Camelot Europe: European leader in vacant property management and anti-squatting solutions, operating a near-identical business model to Young Startup — placing vetted temporary users in vacant commercial buildings to protect them while providing affordable space.
• Ad Hoc Beheer: Dutch vacant property manager and anti-kraak provider, directly comparable to Young Startup and VPS Nederland in the Netherlands, serving property owners with temporary tenants across office, retail, and industrial portfolios.
• Seats2Meet: Dutch coworking network explicitly focused on entrepreneurs, freelancers, and knowledge-sharing communities — overlapping with Young Startup's entrepreneur/freelancer customer segments and 'workspace-as-network' positioning.

Emerging players

• Mindspace: Premium coworking operator expanding across European cities, serving SMEs and enterprise satellite teams — comparable in targeting European entrepreneurs and SMBs with design-led flexible workspace, though focused on premium segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/youngstartup
• Facebookfacebook.com/YoungStartup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/young-startup

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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