Ormeau Baths

Name

Ormeau Baths

Legal name

Ormeau Labs

Website

https://ormeaubaths.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Co-working Space Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (5612)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH)

Keywords

• Co-working spaces
• Startup incubator programs
• Angel investor network
• Shared office space
• Founder community

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Co-working Membership: Revenue generated from membership fees for desk and office space rental in their Belfast co-working facility. Members include freelancers, start-ups, and entrepreneurs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ormeau Labs operates an award-winning co-working space in Belfast city centre providing desk and office rentals to freelancers, start-ups, and entrepreneurs. The space is run in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs and is supported by an on-site event space, media lab, and podcast studio, alongside founder programs such as Founder Labs, HBAN angel-investor access, and Investor Days.

Product overview

Ormeau Labs is an award-winning co-working space operator based in Belfast, offering physical workspace for freelancers, start-ups, and entrepreneurs. The core product is the co-working space itself, which operates in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs. The company supplements its workspace offering with several programs including Founder Labs (startup support), HBAN (angel investor network), and Investor Days. Additional amenities include an event space, media lab, and podcast studio. The company functions as a community hub rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Co-working Space Membership Desk and office rentals at the historic Ormeau Baths building in Belfast, providing flexible workspace intentionally designed for deep creative work and collaboration. Target customers are freelancers, start-ups, and entrepreneurs; operated in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Barclays Eagle LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational partnership where Ormeau Labs operates the space with Barclays Eagle Labs. Provides co-working facilities as part of the Eagle Labs network across the UK.
• PortershedminorOthersPart of the Irish Tech Hub Network, connecting co-working spaces across Ireland.
• Dogpatch LabsminorOthersPart of the Irish Tech Hub Network, connecting co-working spaces across Ireland.
• Republic of WorkminorOthersPart of the Irish Tech Hub Network, connecting co-working spaces across Ireland.
• LudgateminorOthersPart of the Irish Tech Hub Network, connecting co-working spaces across Ireland.
• RDI HubminorOthersPart of the Irish Tech Hub Network, connecting co-working spaces across Ireland.
• Irish Tech Hub NetworkcoreOthersNetwork connecting co-working spaces across Ireland, including Ormeau Labs as a member.
• Future Screens NImoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting screen industries in Northern Ireland.
• Royal Academy of EngineeringmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnterprise Hub partner providing support and resources for engineering entrepreneurs.
• Northern Ireland ScreenmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting screen industries and digital media in Northern Ireland.
• Best of BelfastmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPowers the podcast studio and media lab, sharing stories of local people and helping bring community together.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RDI Hub: Kerry-based innovation hub and Irish Tech Hub Network member; comparable co-working and founder-support offering targeting regional tech entrepreneurs.
• Impact Hub Belfast / Impact Hub Network: Community-focused innovation and co-working hubs operating a global network; comparable community-led model targeting mission-driven founders, freelancers, and start-ups seeking workspace plus programming.
• Ludgate Hub: Skibbereen/Cork rural-focused innovation hub in the same Irish Tech Hub Network; provides co-working, programs, and corporate partner access to start-ups and remote entrepreneurs, overlapping significantly with Ormeau's community-led model.
• Portershed: Galway-based co-working and innovation space and Irish Tech Hub Network partner; directly comparable operating model serving tech start-ups and offering programs, events, and investor engagement in regional Ireland.
• Dogpatch Labs: Dublin-based innovation hub and Irish Tech Hub Network partner; offers co-working, startup programming, and investor access targeting very similar freelancer/founder personas. Operates across the same Irish tech ecosystem with comparable community-led model.
• Republic of Work: Cork-based co-working space and Irish Tech Hub Network member; comparable offering to founders and freelancers with workspace plus community programming in a regional Irish city.
• Barclays Eagle Labs (Belfast): Direct operating partner and co-operator of the Ormeau Labs Belfast site; Eagle Labs runs a UK-wide network of co-working/innovation spaces offering the same mix of workspace, mentor access, and investor programming. Functionally overlapping offering to start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Broad incumbents

• The Office Group (TOG): UK and Ireland flexible-office operator offering co-working, shared offices, and meeting rooms across multiple cities; overlaps with Ormeau's flexible workspace offering in the UK and Ireland but serves a broader corporate client base.
• WeWork: Largest global flexible-office incumbent operating shared co-working spaces for start-ups and SMBs worldwide; broadly comparable product (workspace subscriptions) but operates at very different scale, geography, and segment breadth than Ormeau's community-led local model.

Emerging players

• Techstars (Belfast/UK): Global accelerator network with UK/Belfast presence; not a co-working operator but materially comparable in serving early-stage startups through programs, mentorship, and investor access — a category of programming Ormeau Labs delivers via Founder Labs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ormeaubaths
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ormeau-baths
• Instagraminstagram.com/ormeaulabs
• Facebookfacebook.com/theormeaubaths

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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