WeiberWirtschaft

What WeiberWirtschaft does

WeiberWirtschaft eG is a Berlin-based women's cooperative (Genossenschaft) founded in December 1989 that operates what it describes as Europe's largest Gründerinnen- und Unternehmerinnenzentrum (Female Founders' and Entrepreneurs' Center). Its core offering combines three integrated revenue streams: (i) commercial space rental (Gewerberäume) to Existenzgründerinnen, Unternehmerinnen and women's projects within a renovated courtyard at Anklamer Str. 38-40 in Berlin-Mitte, which has maintained 100% occupancy with a growing waiting list since September 2010; (ii) conference room rentals (Tagungsbereich) for events of 5 to 80 persons; and (iii) cooperative membership shares at €103 each (minimum 2 shares plus a €50 joining fee), with subscription, annual and one-time payment options. The organization also runs the Gründerinnenzentrale, an orientation and counseling service for aspiring female founders that has advised 45,000+ women since its 2006 launch, plus a microcredit program (launched February 2013) and a mentoring program (Push up, since June 2010). Technology is anchored in an ecological building management concept — completed in 2005 as Berlin's first eco-renovation of a commercial courtyard, delivering energy costs at 50% of conventionally renovated buildings.

The business model is multi-channel and community-led: direct rental to SMB tenants, conference bookings via request form, and word-of-mouth plus event-driven recruitment (Gründerinnenfrühstück, Fachforum Finanzierung). As Berlin's regional representative of the nationwide gründerinnenagentur (bga), WeiberWirtschaft participates in federal projects including InnoGründerinnen (2021–2024, under its project leadership), FrauenUnternehmenZukunft (2019–2021), and KITE (2020–2021) — the latter producing an AI-supported serious game with feminist AI launched in December 2025. The organization has 2,100+ members, a small core staff, and a hybrid governance model that historically combined honorary (ehrenamtlich) board service with a professional management team — a structure that shifted in 2024 with the election of Astrid Kaspar as the cooperative's first full-time, paid Vorstandsfrau.

WeiberWirtschaft's customer base is exclusively women-led SMBs and aspiring female founders; tenants profiled include graphic designers, film producers, sculpture/funeral service businesses. Distribution is direct and locally concentrated in Berlin, supplemented by government and cooperative-audit partnerships (Genoverband e.V., ZdK, Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft). Marketing relies on organic social (TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn), email newsletters (Infomail, Rundbrief), earned media, and on-site events. The cooperative has no external investors, parent company, or publicly traded equity; it is wholly member-owned with one-member-one-vote governance.

Name

WeiberWirtschaft

Legal name

WeiberWirtschaft eG

Website

https://weiberwirtschaft.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WeiberWirtschaft is a Berlin-based women's cooperative operating Europe's largest female founders' and entrepreneurs' center, providing commercial space rentals, conference facilities, and entrepreneurship support services to female founders, entrepreneurs, and women-led projects in Berlin-Mitte.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women Entrepreneurship Center

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), General Rental Centers (5323)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Rentals (Furniture, Staging, Tents) (HSACADAI)

Keywords

• Women entrepreneurship center
• Commercial space rental
• Conference room rental
• Female founder incubation
• Cooperative business services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Space Rental: Rental of commercial/office spaces (Gewerberäume) to Existenzgründerinnen (startup founders), Unternehmerinnen (entrepreneurs), and women projects. Rental income from tenants in the Gründerinnen- und Unternehmerinnenzentrum.
2. Conference Room Rental: Rental of meeting/conference rooms (Tagungsräume) for workshops, seminars, product presentations, and events for up to 80 persons. Own operation of the conference center since May 1996.
3. Cooperative Membership Shares: Revenue from cooperative shares (Genossenschaftsanteile). Minimum 2 shares at €103 each required for membership. Additional shares available. Multiple subscription options: annual subscription (€8.58/month for 1 share), birthday subscription, or one-time purchase.
4. Membership Fees: One-time joining fee of €50 plus share purchases for new cooperative members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WeiberWirtschaft eG operates Europe's largest women's founders' and entrepreneurs' center in Berlin-Mitte, renting commercial spaces at fair prices to female founders, entrepreneurs, and women's projects. It also operates conference rooms for events, provides orientation counseling through the Gründerinnenzentrale, and runs a cooperative membership structure with over 2,100 women members holding cooperative shares.

Product overview

WeiberWirtschaft is a women-only cooperative that operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering combines commercial space rental (Gründerinnen- und Unternehmerinnenzentrum with meeting rooms) with comprehensive support services for female entrepreneurs (Gründerinnenzentrale, mentoring programs, and microcredits). As Berlin's regional representative of the nationwide gründerinnenagentur (bga), WeiberWirtschaft also connects its members to federal resources and programs including InnoGründerinnen and FrauenUnternehmenZukunft. The KITE project represents their entry into AI-powered services through a feminist AI serious game. Members can join the cooperative to support the mission, with annual and birthday subscription options for purchasing additional shares.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gründerinnenzentrale: First-contact advisory service for female founders and aspiring entrepreneurs in Berlin, opened in 2006.
• Tagungsbereich
• gründerinnenagentur (bga)

Products and services

• Commercial Space Rental (Gründerinnen- und Unternehmerinnenzentrum) Rental of commercial/office spaces in Berlin-Mitte at fair rental prices to female founders (Existenzgründerinnen), entrepreneurs (Unternehmerinnen), and women's projects, with infrastructure, networking opportunities, and 100% occupancy since September 2010.
• Conference Room Rental (Tagungsräume mieten) Rental of meeting and conference rooms in central Berlin-Mitte for workshops, seminars, product presentations, and events of 5 to 80 persons at fair prices with professional staff.
• Gründerinnenzentrale Orientation Counseling

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000+ women advised since Gründerinnenzentrale opening in 2006
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Deutsche Bahn bahn.business 360° SummitminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Award partnership for Climate Mobility Challenge 2024. Deutsche Bahn recognized WeiberWirtschaft's sustainable travel policy (extra vacation for non-flying employees).
• InnoGründerinnen (bga project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021WeiberWirtschaft took over project leadership from 2021-2024. Focus on innovative female founders and supporting women in tech and innovation.
• KITE - KI Thinktank Female EntrepreneurshipmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Implemented 2020-2021 as part of bga network. Developed an AI application that recognizes discrimination instead of reproducing it - the first AI-supported application of its kind. The resulting app was launched in December 2025 at kite-app.de.
• FrauenUnternehmenZukunft (bga project)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Implemented 2019-2021 as part of bga network. Focused on supporting women entrepreneurs in future-oriented sectors.
• bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2006Regional partner for Berlin of the nationwide gründerinnenagentur, a project of Federal Ministries for Economics, Education, and Family. WeiberWirtschaft became regional representative in July 2006.
• Gründerinnenzentrale (part of WeiberWirtschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Internal first point of contact for aspiring female founders. Provides orientation counseling, networking events, and referral services. Since 2006, has supported over 45,000 women. Celebrated 20th anniversary in March 2026.
• Genossenschaftsverband - Genoverband e.V.majorOthersCooperative audit association that performs statutory audits of the cooperative. Based in Frankfurt/Main.
• Zentralverband deutscher Konsumgenossenschaften (ZdK)minorOthersMembership in the Central Association of German Consumer Cooperatives.
• Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und BetriebemajorOthersFunded the Gründerinnenzentrale project and other initiatives. Key government partner providing project-based funding.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent with Berlin locations. Competes for the same commercial tenants and event organizers at larger scale, representing the dominant alternative should WeiberWirtschaft's niche moat erode.
• Industrious: Premium flexible office and meeting-room operator with European expansion. Comparable on commercial and meeting-room rental, but serves enterprise clients with much larger capital and geographic footprint.
• Mindspace: Pan-European flexible office operator with multiple Berlin locations. Comparable on commercial-space rental and event-room offerings but serves a broader (non women-only) market with much greater capital scale.

Direct peers

• The Wing: Women-focused coworking and community space brand (US-based). Most direct conceptual analogue to WeiberWirtschaft's women-only cooperative model and member-driven community programming.
• Betahaus Berlin: Coworking and event space operator in Berlin with a similar mix of commercial-space rental, conference/room rental, and community programming. Comparable on physical asset, target SMB member base, and Berlin geography, though not women-focused.
• Impact Hub Berlin: Part of the global Impact Hub network, providing coworking space, incubation programs, and a mission-driven community for impact-oriented entrepreneurs. Directly comparable mission/incubation overlay to WeiberWirtschaft's Gründerinnenzentrale.
• Factory Berlin: Berlin-based coworking and innovation campus that rents commercial space, hosts events, and runs member programming for entrepreneurs and startups. Closest large-scale analogue in product, customer segment, and city.
• St. Oberholz: Long-standing Berlin coworking, café, and event-space concept in Mitte. Comparable on Berlin-Mitte geography, mixed commercial/community model, and SMB founder customer base.

Emerging players

• Social Impact Hub Berlin: Berlin-based hub supporting social entrepreneurs with workspace, programs, and community. Comparable on the entrepreneur-support mission layer that overlays WeiberWirtschaft's commercial rental core.

Others

• bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga): Federal program network supporting female founders, of which WeiberWirtschaft is the Berlin regional partner. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor — relevant for understanding WeiberWirtschaft's policy and funding context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@weiberwirtschaft7669
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeiberWirtschafteG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weiberwirtschafteg/?originalSubdomain=de
• Instagraminstagram.com/weiberwirtschaft_berlin
• TikToktiktok.com/@weiberwirtschaft_berlin?_t=8ormkWFtk2r&_r=1
• Xx.com/WeiberWirtscha1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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