studenten Wg

What studenten Wg does

studenten Wg is a German online accommodation search platform founded in 2000 and based in Hannoversch Münden, Germany, originally focused on shared-apartment (WG-Zimmer) listings for students. The platform now operates as part of, or in coordination with, HousingAnywhere — a pan-European accommodation marketplace headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands — with the studenten-wg.de domain redirecting into the HousingAnywhere booking flow (utm_source=StudentenWG). The combined platform provides an online marketplace connecting tenants with landlords for medium- and long-term housing, covering apartments, shared rooms (WG-Zimmer), studios, student housing, and long-term rentals across 175+ cities in 11+ European countries (DE, ES, AT, BE, FR, GR, IT, NL, PT, CZ, HU).

The core technology is a web and mobile (iOS/Android) marketplace with secure online booking and payment processing, paired with a proprietary Mieterschutz (tenant protection) system that holds payment until move-in, provides refund guarantees if the accommodation does not match its description, and covers last-minute landlord cancellations. Distribution is driven primarily through 400+ European university partnerships that channel student demand into the platform, supported by SEO, content marketing, and social channels.

The business model is a two-sided marketplace monetized through (1) a non-refundable tenant protection fee (Mieterschutzgebühr) collected on the first month's booking and (2) a marketplace commission on transactions. Tenants pay the first month plus the protection fee upfront through the platform; subsequent rent is paid directly to the landlord. Primary customer segments are university students (including Erasmus and exchange students), shared-apartment (WG) seekers, and young professionals relocating for work — served entirely through a self-serve, direct-to-consumer flow with no disclosed enterprise customers.

Name

studenten Wg

Website

https://studenten-wg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

studenten Wg is a German online student housing search platform founded in 2000 that operates as part of the pan-European HousingAnywhere marketplace, connecting tenants with landlords for medium- and long-term housing across 175+ cities, with tenant protection and university partnership distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Housing Marketplace

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIALAE

Private Student Housing Marketplaces & Booking Platforms (Aggregators)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Housing & Accommodation Services

SECONDARYEDAIALAD

Shared Student Apartments & Roommate-Matching Platforms

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Housing & Accommodation Services

SECONDARYTHAMAGAJ

Student Housing Marketplaces & Booking Platforms

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Student & Intern Short-Term Housing

Keywords

• Student housing search
• Shared apartment listings
• WG room finder
• Student accommodation portal
• Rental marketplace gateway

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannoversch Münden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Tenant Protection Fee: Tenants pay a Mieterschutzgebühr (tenant protection fee) along with first month's rent when booking. This fee provides coverage for cancellations and discrepancies. The fee is non-refundable.
2. Rental Platform Commission: Platform facilitates payment processing between tenants and landlords, likely taking a commission on transactions. Tenants pay first month rent plus protection fee initially, then pay remaining rent directly to landlord.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

studenten Wg is a German-language online portal that helps students search for rooms and shared apartments (Wohngemeinschaft / WG-Zimmer). The site operates as a gateway routing student renters to the HousingAnywhere accommodation platform, surfacing listings in cities such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Milan, Brussels, and Paris, with tenant protection coverage included on the underlying platform.

Product overview

HousingAnywhere is an online accommodation marketplace that connects people searching for housing with landlords offering rentals. The platform serves as an intermediary, enabling users to find and rent their next home completely online with tenant protection coverage. The platform offers various property types including apartments, shared apartment rooms (WG-Zimmer), multi-bed rooms, studio apartments, affordable accommodations, student housing, and long-term rentals. The platform operates across 175+ cities including Berlin, Barcelona, Munich, Vienna, Brussels, Madrid, Amsterdam, Milan, Hamburg, and Paris, partnering with 400+ universities. The service is available via web platform and mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Housing Search Portal
• HousingAnywhere Platform (Referred)

Quantifiable outcome

• 110,000+ properties available for booking
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 400+ European UniversitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousingAnywhere has established partnerships with 400+ universities across Europe. These institutions recommend the platform to students seeking housing, providing a trusted referral channel. The partnership addresses the student housing challenge by directing students to verified, protected listings on the platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Erasmusu: Niche platform serving Erasmus and exchange students with housing and community features. Comparable on student-segment focus and international education housing category.
• Casita: Emerging student housing platform with a focus on university partnerships and verified listings. Comparable on student persona and partnership-led growth model.

Direct peers

• Nestpick: Global furnished rental marketplace with strong European presence. Overlaps on mid- to long-term housing for students and young professionals.
• HousingAnywhere: The Dutch-based marketplace described in the source data as the underlying platform. Directly comparable as a European student/young professional housing marketplace with tenant protection, university partnerships, and 175+ city coverage.
• Spotahome: Mid-to-long-term rental marketplace with verified listings across European cities. Comparable in offering, online booking flow, and target demographic.
• Student.com: Global student housing marketplace aggregating purpose-built and private student accommodation. Comparable in target customer (international students) and marketplace model.
• Uniplaces: European student accommodation booking platform focused on medium- to long-term rentals. Competes head-to-head in cities like Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, and Milan.
• WG-Gesucht: Germany's leading shared-apartment (WG) listing platform, directly competing for the same student/WG-Zimmer audience in the German market.
• Amber: Student housing marketplace with booking and concierge services. Comparable in serving international students seeking verified, protected accommodation.

Broad incumbents

• Kurzzeitvermietung (e.g., Wimdu, Rentalia): Broader vacation rental platforms that intersect with student and short-term housing use cases across Europe. Comparable on marketplace model and landlord-side inventory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/housinganywhere
• Xx.com/studentenwg
• Facebookfacebook.com/StudentenWG

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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