What Hackerspaces does

Hackerspaces (HackerspaceWiki/Hackerspaces.org) is a community-operated wiki platform and global directory for the hackerspace movement. It catalogs 2,581 hackerspaces worldwide — including 838 active and 351 planned spaces across 30+ countries — and provides a coordination hub through integrated communication channels (Matrix, IRC, Telegram, mailing lists), documentation resources for starting and running spaces, events listings, project collaboration tools, and ancillary resources such as Hackbases, Hacker Residencies, HackerBookShelf, HackerSoundScapes, and HackerFlicks. The platform itself operates as a non-commercial, community-run project with no disclosed revenue, no formal ownership structure, no institutional investors, and no funding rounds. Its primary technical asset is the wiki-based directory and the multi-channel communication stack.

The platform does not directly generate revenue, but the individual hackerspaces it coordinates operate on a subscription-based membership model. Pricing varies by location: c-base Berlin charges EUR 17/month (550 members), NYC Resistor charges $75/month with teaching classes or $115/month without (approximately 50 members), and Hackerspace Charlotte previously charged $40/month (over 40 members, closed in 2018). Member spaces provide access to shared tools including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, machine shops, and electronics workstations. The go-to-market motion is community-driven — members join voluntarily, spaces self-list on the wiki, and knowledge sharing occurs through peer networks and global communication channels. Notable ecosystem signals include NYC Resistor's co-location with Makerbot (a member-founded startup) and c-base's positioning as "the mother of all hackspaces" since founding in 1995.

Name

Hackerspaces

Legal name

Hackerspaces

Website

https://wiki.hackerspaces.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hackerspaces.org is a community-run wiki platform and global directory coordinating 2,581 listed hackerspaces across 30+ countries through shared communication tools, documentation, and events resources, serving the worldwide hackers and makers community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Collaboration Platform

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Knowledge Management & Wikis (BPAMAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Hosting & Membership Platforms (MPACAJAF)

Keywords

• Community maker spaces
• Hackerspace directory
• Open workshop spaces
• Maker community platform
• Collaborative workshop network

Headquarters

HQ city

Kangra

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Monthly membership fees charged to members for access to the space, tools, and community. Different tiers exist (e.g., teaching vs non-teaching).
2. Membership Fees: Monthly membership fees - $75/month with teaching classes, $115/month without teaching. Covers access to shared workspace and equipment.
3. Membership Fees: Monthly membership fees - $40 per month for members to access workshop, tools, and community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hackerspaces (HackerspaceWiki/Hackerspaces.org) operates a community-run wiki-based directory and coordination platform for the global hackerspace movement, listing 2,581 hackerspaces worldwide with 838 active and 351 planned. The platform provides a wiki where individual hackerspaces maintain their own profiles, an integrated communication stack (Matrix, IRC, Telegram, mailing lists), documentation for starting and running spaces, an events page, a projects collaboration page, and a Hackbases/hacker residencies directory. The underlying hackerspaces that the wiki serves are community-operated physical maker spaces with shared access to 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, machine shops, and electronics workstations, supported by monthly membership fees.

Product overview

Hackerspaces (HackerspaceWiki/Hackerspaces.org) is a community-operated platform consisting of a wiki-based directory and coordination hub for hackerspaces globally. The core offering is the HackerspaceWiki website, which provides: (1) a comprehensive directory of hackerspaces worldwide with 2,581 listed spaces; (2) an integrated communication platform using Matrix, IRC, Telegram, and mailing lists; (3) documentation resources covering starting and running spaces; (4) Hackbases and hacker residencies for traveling hackers; (5) an events platform; and (6) project collaboration tools. The platform operates on an open, wiki-based model where member spaces create and maintain their own profiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HackerspaceWiki / Hackerspaces.org Community-operated wiki-based directory and coordination platform for hackerspaces worldwide, listing 2,581 spaces (838 active, 351 planned). The wiki enables individual hackerspaces to maintain profiles, share stories, list events, document projects, and coordinate across the global network. It serves as the central information hub for the global hackerspace community.
• Hackbases and Hacker Residencies Directory/network of hackbases (hackerspace accommodations) and hacker residencies worldwide, providing places for hackers to stay while traveling or working remotely between physical hackerspaces.
• Hackerspace Events Coordination Listing and coordination platform for upcoming hackerspace events, workshops, meetings, and gatherings around the world, allowing community members to discover and participate in hacker community activities.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MakerbotcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2010NYC Resistor shares the building with Makerbot, a 3D printing startup that formed out of the NYCR community. This co-location represents a collaborative ecosystem where member-founded companies continue to be part of the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Artisan's Asylum: Artisan's Asylum is a large Somerville, MA makerspace offering woodworking, metalworking, electronics, and textile facilities with membership and class revenue. Comparable to individual hackerspaces listed in the HackerspaceWiki directory.
• Noisebridge: Noisebridge is a San Francisco-based hackerspace and one of the most prominent individual spaces. It is directly comparable as a community-operated hackerspace with similar membership model and equipment offerings, though it operates as a single space rather than a directory.
• iFixit: iFixit is a wiki-based repair community platform with documentation, teardowns, and tutorials. It shares the wiki-as-platform approach with HackerspaceWiki and serves an adjacent (repair/maker) audience with overlapping community dynamics.
• NYC Resistor: NYC Resistor is the Brooklyn hackerspace featured in the HackerspaceWiki data. It is a direct peer — community-operated hackerspace with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and member-funded recurring revenue model.
• Hackster.io: Hackster.io is a community platform for hardware and IoT developers featuring project documentation, tutorials, and news. It directly competes with Hackerspaces.org for the same hardware hacker and maker audience, offering modern UX and integrated publishing tools versus the wiki paradigm.
• Instructables: Instructables is a community-driven DIY platform where users share step-by-step project tutorials. It serves the same maker/DIY audience and competes for community content and engagement, though it focuses on individual tutorials rather than physical space coordination.
• Fab Foundation: Fab Foundation operates the global Fab Lab network with shared charter, fabrication equipment, and community practices — directly analogous to the hackerspace model and competing for the same physical maker space network positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Adafruit Industries: Adafruit is a leading open-source hardware company with a massive learning platform, tutorials, and community forums. It serves the same electronics/maker audience as hackerspaces and competes for maker attention, though as a commercial entity rather than a community directory.
• Make Community: Make Community (formerly Maker Media, publisher of Make Magazine) operates Make: Community and Maker Faire — the most prominent global platform for the maker movement. It serves the same DIY/maker audience as Hackerspaces.org but with broader editorial content, events, and commercial media properties.

Regional players

• Metalab: Metalab is a Vienna-based hackerspace operating since 2006, one of Europe's longest-running spaces. Comparable as a community hackerspace with similar equipment and membership model, though geographically focused on the DACH region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hackerspacesbot
• Facebookreddit.com/r/hackerspaces
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elgazala-hacker-space

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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