Digital Greenhouse

What Digital Greenhouse does

Digital Greenhouse is a States of Guernsey-funded innovation hub and coworking space established in 2016 and headquartered at Rectory House, 2 Market Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey. It operates as a government initiative under the Committee for Economic Development rather than as a traditional equity-backed company, with a small core team of 1-10 staff including a Manager (Estelle Moseley), Premises & Operations lead (Ben Allen), Development Officer (Sarah Jehan), and an Interim Director (Ben Wratten). An Interim Governance Board, chaired by Susan Watson since April 2026, oversees strategy and budget following a February 2026 restructuring.

The organisation delivers a unified platform of entrepreneurship support combining tiered coworking memberships (Hot Desk from £65/month, Allocated Desk from £250/month, Corporate at £3,000/year, free Student Membership, and a new Day Pass from £15), on-demand meeting room and event space hire, free business support services, accelerator and mentoring programmes, and a calendar of community events including Starting Up Saturday bootcamps, Bytes & Slice meetups, SME Peer Board sessions, the Innovation Summit, and the Future Rewired annual festival. The Digital Innovators Programme, in its sixth year, partners with University College London to deliver AI and technology education to post-16 students and is fully funded by sponsor 1st Central Group, while connectivity infrastructure is provided by sponsor Sure.

Digital Greenhouse's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, serving four primary segments: entrepreneurs and startups, freelancers and remote workers, established businesses and corporates, and post-16 students. Revenue is generated through subscription memberships, usage-based room and space hire, event hosting, and government grant funding. Distribution is exclusively domestic to Guernsey, with all services delivered through the physical hub in St Peter Port and complemented by a website (96,000+ annual page views), newsletter, multi-platform social media (~1,000,000 combined reach), and a home-grown podcast. The organisation does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its technology stack consists of standard marketing and operations integrations including Mailchimp, WhatsApp, Eventbrite, and managed WiFi provided by Sure.

Name

Digital Greenhouse

Legal name

States of Guernsey

Website

https://digitalgreenhouse.gg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Digital Greenhouse is a States of Guernsey-funded innovation hub and coworking space in St Peter Port offering tiered memberships, free business support, accelerator programmes, and community events for Guernsey's entrepreneurs, freelancers, corporates, and post-16 students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Hub & Coworking Services

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Access, Virtual Workspaces & Digital HQ (BPAMAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF)

Keywords

• Innovation hub services
• Coworking space membership
• Startup support programs
• Business accelerator services
• Entrepreneurship development

Headquarters

HQ city

Farrington Gurney

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Recurring revenue from hot desk memberships (£65/month), allocated desk memberships (£250/month), corporate memberships (£3,000/year), and student memberships (free). Membership provides access to coworking spaces, meeting rooms, and community facilities.
2. Room and Space Hire: Day passes at £15+, meeting room bookings from £40/hour, The Shed space hire for training sessions/workshops/presentations, and book-on-demand workspace access for non-members.
3. Event Hosting: Revenue from hosting third-party events, workshops, and programmes at the facility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Digital Greenhouse is a government-funded physical coworking and innovation hub in St Peter Port, Guernsey, operating since 2016 under the States of Guernsey's Economic Development Committee. It offers tiered coworking memberships, on-demand meeting room and event space hire, free business support and accelerator programmes for entrepreneurs, and educational programmes for students. Revenue is generated through membership subscriptions, day passes, room hire, and corporate sponsorships, with the primary value delivered through community events, networking, and ecosystem partnerships rather than proprietary technology.

Product overview

Digital Greenhouse is a coworking space and innovation hub in Guernsey offering a tiered membership model (Hot Desk, Day Pass, Allocated Desk, Corporate, and Student memberships) along with meeting room and event space hire. The organization provides business support programmes including Business Support meetings, Starting Up Saturday bootcamps, and a Business Mentoring Scheme. Its Innovation Hub hosts the Digital Innovators Programme (in partnership with UCL), Bytes & Slice meetups, Future Rewired tech festival, the Digital Greenhouse Podcast, and an annual Innovation Summit. HR training workshops (Law at Work series), SME Peer Board sessions, and an AI-focused First Friday meetup complete the programme portfolio. The offering functions as a unified platform for entrepreneurship support rather than a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hot Desk Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked with over 250 entrepreneurs and hosted 1,000+ event attendees in the past year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Innovate Guernsey BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Oversight board for Digital Greenhouse. Susan Watson serves as Chair of both Innovate Guernsey Board and Digital Greenhouse Oversight Board. Board develops Innovation Strategy for Guernsey and shapes future strategic and operating model. New Interim Governance Board established to oversee Digital Greenhouse services and budget.
• University College London (UCL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic partner for Digital Innovators Programme. Provides world-class academic insight through live virtual lectures led by UCL subject-matter experts. Features professors including Prof Philip Treleaven, Prof Dan Brown, Prof Manolis Mavrikis, and Dr Patrizia Kaye. Supports AI Hackathon judging and mentoring.
• SurecoreTechnology or IntegrationConnectivity sponsor providing dedicated IP feed with up to 100mb download and upload speeds. Managed WiFi solution designed, installed, and supported by Sure International. Ensures reliable connectivity for all hub users and events.
• Grant Thornton GuernseyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for SME Peer Board sessions. Kirsty Wheadon, Director and Head of Business Advisory at Grant Thornton Guernsey, facilitates the confidential peer board sessions five times per year.
• MeganexusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing mentors for Digital Innovators Programme. Steve Grix, Head of Digital Learning at Meganexus, contributes expertise to AI education and hackathon events. Paulius Volskis from UCL/Meganexis serves as mentor.
• Various Sponsors (IoD Conference 2026)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple sponsors support Digital Greenhouse events including IoD Conference 2026: Carey Olsen, Aston, Sure, Opera, Butterfield, KPMG, NP Group and Howden. Also Prosperity 24/7 sponsors Bytes+Slice meetups.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Station F: World's largest startup campus in Paris, combining coworking, accelerator programmes, and corporate partnerships under one roof. Comparable as a state-supported mega-hub, though at vastly larger scale than Digital Greenhouse.
• WeWork: Global coworking operator with flexible memberships, meeting rooms, and event spaces across major markets. Comparable as a coworking provider, though not specialised in the startup-support/incubator niche Digital Greenhouse occupies.
• Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC): Large US innovation-district operator offering coworking, lab, and venture services to startups and corporates. Comparable as a hub-with-programming model but operating at far greater scale and with private-sector economics.

Direct peers

• TechHub: UK-based innovation hub and coworking community supporting digital startups through workspace, programmes, and networking. Comparable to Digital Greenhouse as a government-aligned innovation hub serving entrepreneurs and corporates.
• Central Working: UK coworking and accelerator operator with locations across London and beyond, serving startups, scale-ups, and corporates through memberships and growth programmes. Closely comparable tiered membership and corporate engagement model.
• The Trampery: London-based social enterprise operating innovation hubs and coworking spaces with government partnerships, targeting underrepresented founders. Comparable operating model combining subsidized workspace with accelerator programming.
• Impact Hub: Global network of impact-focused coworking and innovation spaces offering memberships, accelerator programmes, and community events. Closely comparable as a mission-driven hub blending coworking with social-impact programming.

Regional players

• Factory Berlin: Berlin-based members' club and coworking operator for tech and creative entrepreneurs, with strong corporate partnerships and event programming. Comparable operating model, though serving a continental European ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Startupbootcamp: Global accelerator network running industry-specific programmes for early-stage startups with corporate and government partnerships. Comparable as a programme-driven ecosystem player, though without a permanent physical coworking footprint.

Others

• Guernsey Competition & Regulatory Authority: Local Guernsey public-sector body that sits within the same government ecosystem as Digital Greenhouse. Listed as an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor — relevant as a reference point for how other States of Guernsey initiatives are structured.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/digigreenhouse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChZ1Ibph8g4GcQCopLMjhnA
• Facebookfacebook.com/digitalgreenhouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digital-greenhouse-guernsey
• Instagraminstagram.com/digigreenhouse

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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