What Deskpass does

Deskpass is a Chicago-headquartered hybrid work platform that provides on-demand access to a global network of coworking spaces for both individual professionals and enterprise teams. The company operates a two-sided marketplace aggregating 1,900+ locations and 10,000+ reservable assets (hot desks, meeting rooms, conference rooms, and private offices) across 290 cities in 22 countries, accessible through a unified mobile and web application that enables search, booking, and check-in. Underlying technology includes the patented Bau space management software (originally launched in 2014 and merged with Deskpass in 2017), which supports hourly reservations, electric lock integrations, and access control across partner spaces. Integrations with Stripe for payments, Mixpanel and Google Analytics for product analytics, and Google/Facebook/Twitter for social sign-on round out the platform stack.

The business operates three revenue streams: pay-as-you-go individual bookings (hot desks from $15/day, meeting rooms from $5/hr, private offices from $50/day), Deskpass Teams enterprise subscriptions using utilization-based pricing with consolidated billing and admin reporting, and service and late fees charged to hosts on transactions processed through the platform. The go-to-market is dual-track: a product-led, self-serve motion for individual users via the app, paired with a consultative enterprise field-sales motion for Deskpass Teams targeting HR, finance, and real estate leaders at organizations with distributed workforces. Customers span healthcare (Moderna, GoodRx), technology (Basecamp, Pure Storage, Socure, EZTexting), government (U.S. GSA), media (Digiday), insurance (Gallagher), and other verticals.

Founded in 2011 as Desktime and rebranded to Deskpass in 2015, the company was co-founded by Sam Rosen (CEO, who opened Chicago's first coworking space, The Coop, in 2009) and JF Thye (who launched Bau). The business scaled internationally beginning with Australia in July 2021, merged with Industrious-owned Breather in February 2024 to expand its network, and was acquired by Yardi Systems, a global real estate technology provider, on January 15, 2025, alongside UK-based Hubble. As of the acquisition, Deskpass operates as a brand within the Yardi ecosystem, which also includes CoworkingCafe.

Name

Deskpass

Legal name

DESKPASS CORPORATION

Website

https://deskpass.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deskpass is a Chicago-based hybrid work marketplace that provides individuals and enterprise teams with on-demand, pay-as-you-go access to desks, meeting rooms, and private offices across 1,900+ coworking locations in 290 cities and 22 countries, now operating as a subsidiary of Yardi Systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Workspace / Hybrid Work Platform

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Flexible workspace platform
• Coworking marketplace
• Hybrid work solutions
• On-demand office booking
• Workspace management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pay-As-You-Go Space Bookings: Individual users and teams pay per booking for hot desks, meeting rooms, and private offices. Desks from $15/day, meeting rooms from $5/hr, private offices from $50/day. No monthly fees or long-term commitments for individual users. Revenue accrues per transaction.
2. Deskpass Teams (Subscription / Utilization-Based): Organizations subscribe to Deskpass Teams for managed access across their workforce. Features include utilization-based pricing, consolidated billing, admin dashboards, budget controls, and live usage reporting. Team managers configure spending caps by employee or team. All bookings consolidate into a single invoice for the organization.
3. Space Use License Fees (Host Commissions): Hosts set their own Space Use Charges for desk, meeting, and office reservations. Deskpass charges Users and Hosts service fees for processing reservations and charges, as well as late fees for past due balances. Hosts receive payouts per Deskpass's payout schedule and policies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Deskpass operates a two-sided hybrid work platform that gives individuals instant, pay-as-you-go access to hot desks, meeting rooms, and private offices across a global network of coworking spaces, while providing enterprise organizations (Deskpass Teams) with centralized management, utilization-based pricing, consolidated billing, and live reporting for distributed workforces.

Product overview

Deskpass is a hybrid work platform that offers on-demand access to a network of professionally managed coworking spaces. The product portfolio includes two primary offerings: Deskpass Instant Workspace for individual users with pay-as-you-go pricing (starting at $15/day for hot desks, $5/hr for meeting rooms, $50/day for private offices), and Deskpass Teams for enterprise organizations featuring consolidated billing, admin controls, utilization-based pricing, and live reporting. Deskpass HQ provides workspace management tools. The platform covers 290+ cities across 22 countries with 10,000+ reservable assets including hot desks, meeting rooms, conference rooms, and private offices. Deskpass was acquired by Yardi Systems in January 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deskpass Teams: A solution for companies to provide flexible workspace options for their employees with reporting, budgeting controls, and utilization-based pricing.
• Deskpass Instant Workspace

Products and services

• Deskpass Instant Workspace On-demand workspace booking platform for individuals and freelancers, enabling search, reservation, and instant check-in to hot desks, meeting rooms, and private offices across thousands of spaces worldwide with pay-as-you-go pricing starting at $15/day for desks, $5/hr for meeting rooms, and $50/day for private offices.
• Deskpass Teams Enterprise hybrid work solution providing managed workforce access to the Deskpass coworking network, featuring utilization-based pricing, admin dashboard with budget controls, consolidated billing, and live usage reporting. Designed for HR, finance, and real estate leaders managing distributed teams.
• Deskpass HQ Workspace management solution providing tools for businesses to rent and manage workspace through the Deskpass network, designed to fit evolving business requirements with an expanding global network.
• Conference Rooms / Meeting Rooms Rentable conference and meeting rooms available for part or the entire day, bookable by the hour starting from $5/hr across the Deskpass network.
• Hot Desks / Day Passes Access to work on a desk or table in a space's communal areas, bookable by the day with prices starting at $15/day.
• Private Offices Private office space rental available by the day, week, month, or for multiple months, with pricing starting from $50/day.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 40% reduction in cost per seat compared to traditional office leases with flex spaces and on-demand platforms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hubble (UK Flexible Workspace Marketplace)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2025Hubble, a UK-based flexible workspace marketplace, was acquired by Yardi Systems alongside Deskpass. Deskpass and Hubble will be integrated into the Yardi/CoworkingCafe ecosystem, creating a combined global flexible workspace platform with broader coverage and cross-market capabilities for enterprise buyers and space operators.
• Breather (Industrious-owned)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2024Deskpass and Industrious-owned Breather announced a merger in 2024 to expand the global network of flexible workspaces. The merger expanded Deskpass's workplace solutions and network, supporting the shift toward hybrid work and bridging the gap between companies that prefer employees to return to the office and employees who prefer working from home flexibility.
• BaucoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2017Deskpass (formerly Desktime) and Bau merged their technologies in October 2017 into one powerful service. Bau's patented space management software (launched 2014) was integrated with Deskpass's coworking network, enabling electric lock integrations, hourly reservations, and streamlined space access across the combined platform.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is the payment gateway provider for Deskpass, processing all credit and debit card payments through its secure server infrastructure. Deskpass uses Stripe Connect for payment processing. Users provide credit/debit card information directly to Stripe, which encrypts payment details and authorizes transactions. Stripe's privacy policy and terms govern payment processing.
• LiquidSpaceminorOthersLiquidSpace is cited as a competing hybrid workspace platform in Deskpass's comparison guide, operating in US, Canada, and Australia with 100,000+ spaces. Not a formal partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Largest global coworking and flex-office operator with owned and franchised locations. Competes with Deskpass for enterprise hybrid workspace contracts and offers branded All Access / On Demand products that overlap Deskpass Instant Workspace, but with the advantage of owned design inventory and massive brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace operator whose owned Breather network merged with Deskpass in February 2024. Competes for enterprise hybrid workspace contracts and operates both owned premium offices and a distributed booking platform that mirrors Deskpass's model in the higher-end segment.
• LiquidSpace: Direct competitor operating an on-demand meeting room and workspace marketplace across the US, Canada, and Australia with 100,000+ spaces. Explicitly cited in Deskpass's own comparison guide and operates nearly identical pay-as-you-go booking model for individuals and enterprise teams.
• Hubble (Hubble Pass): UK-based flexible workspace marketplace acquired by Yardi Systems alongside Deskpass in January 2025. Directly comparable business model (on-demand coworking bookings) serving the UK and European markets; now a sibling brand within Yardi's portfolio.
• CoworkingCafe: Yardi-owned coworking marketplace platform focused on day-pass and short-term bookings. Now operates alongside Deskpass within Yardi's flex workspace ecosystem and offers a directly comparable pay-as-you-go booking experience.

Emerging players

• Workfrom: Workspace discovery and booking platform for remote workers and freelancers. Comparable self-serve marketplace model targeting individual professionals, though with a smaller network footprint and less enterprise focus than Deskpass.
• OfficeRnD: Workspace management software platform serving coworking operators and landlords with booking, billing, and member management tools. Comparable B2B technology layer in the coworking ecosystem, though it sells to operators rather than end users.
• Anyplace: Emerging platform offering on-demand remote work spaces with a focus on digital nomads and remote workers. Comparable pay-as-you-go booking model but with stronger emphasis on long-stay, travel-oriented users rather than enterprise teams.
• HqO: Workplace experience platform for commercial office buildings and landlords, including a network of on-demand workspaces. Comparable in serving hybrid workforce needs at enterprises, though focused more on tenant engagement apps than third-party coworking aggregation.
• Spacefy: Canadian-based marketplace for booking meeting, event, and creative spaces on demand. Comparable marketplace business model for short-term workspace bookings, though smaller scale and more focused on venues rather than daily coworking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/deskpass
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deskpass
• Instagraminstagram.com/deskpass
• Xx.com/deskpasshq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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