LOOM Coworking

What LOOM Coworking does

LOOM Coworking is a privately held, for-profit coworking and event facility operating since 2015 in historic downtown Fort Mill, South Carolina, serving the greater Charlotte metropolitan area. The company runs a two-building campus at 118-120 Academy Street: a main coworking building (~6,000 sq ft of flexible workspace, meeting rooms, and the Gallery@LOOM event space) and an adjacent Studio building housing private offices, podcast studio, teaching space, and event space. The core offering is month-to-month coworking memberships (hot-desking, dedicated desks, 8- and 12-day part-time packs, day passes, custom team plans) supplemented by hourly meeting room rentals starting at $20/hour, private offices, virtual mailing addresses, gift certificates, and discounted partner organization plans for churches and civic groups.

The underlying technology stack is deliberately low-tech and physical-space-centric: Comporium 2G Zipstream Fiber (the first commercial installation in downtown Fort Mill), enterprise-grade Wi-Fi with firewall and on-call tech support, mobile-app-based building access, and the Cobot SaaS platform for membership signup, plan management, and meeting room booking. LOOM differentiates through Herman Miller ergonomic furnishings, a rotating Gallery@LOOM art program featuring Charlotte ArtPop alumni, and active integration with local business, faith, philanthropic, and arts communities.

The business model is primarily subscription-based recurring revenue (monthly memberships, private offices, virtual memberships) layered with usage-based revenue (hourly meeting/event rentals, day passes) and ancillary one-time revenue (gift certificates). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via in-person/virtual tours, self-serve online signup, and a Community Benefit Partners referral network. Named customers are overwhelmingly solo practitioners and small businesses across mental health, legal, accounting, contracting, recruiting, and technology, with a handful of mid-market remote workers (BHI Energy, JD Fields, Data Machines Corp).

Name

LOOM Coworking

Legal name

LOOM Coworking

Website

https://loomcoworking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LOOM Coworking is a privately held coworking, gallery, and event facility in downtown Fort Mill, SC, serving remote workers, freelancers, small businesses, and community organizations in the greater Charlotte metro through month-to-month memberships, meeting room rentals, private offices, and event space.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking Spaces

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Flexible coworking memberships
• Meeting room rentals
• Event venue rental
• Virtual mailing addresses
• Private office leases

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Mill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Full-time dedicated desk memberships, hot-desking plans, part-time plans (8-day and 12-day packs), and custom team plans. All coworking memberships are month-to-month with no long-term commitment required. Members receive access to workspace, meeting room reservations, technology, kitchen facilities, and member discounts.
2. Day Passes: Individual or bulk day passes for occasional coworking space use. Purchased as packs or individual passes for guests and trial users.
3. Meeting & Event Space Rental: Hourly, daily, and monthly rental of meeting rooms, conference spaces, and event venues (Gallery@LOOM and Studios@LOOM). Includes podcast studio access and training rooms. Coworking members receive discounts on larger rental spaces.
4. Private Offices: Private office rentals in the Studio building, varying in size from single-person to team configurations. Availability-based pricing.
5. Virtual Memberships: Virtual mailing address for business owners needing a professional address for mail delivery, package services, and SEO improvement.
6. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates sold in $20 increments (buy 4 get 1 free) for any LOOM services including coworking memberships, event space, and virtual memberships.
7. Partner Organization Plans: Special discounted plans for churches, civic organizations, teachers, and other groups that hold regular events at LOOM facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

LOOM Coworking provides flexible coworking workspaces and bookable meeting rooms in two adjacent buildings totaling approximately 6,000 sq ft in historic downtown Fort Mill, South Carolina. Offerings span hot-desking, dedicated desks, part-time (8- and 12-day) memberships, day passes, private offices, podcast studio access, Gallery@LOOM and Studios@LOOM event venues for corporate, educational, and community gatherings, and virtual mailing addresses for off-site business owners. All memberships are month-to-month with no long-term commitment, complemented by a rotating Gallery@LOOM art program featuring nationally and internationally shown local artists.

Product overview

LOOM Coworking is a multifunctional business community and event facility in historic downtown Fort Mill, SC, offering a unified portfolio of physical workspace solutions. The core offering consists of coworking spaces (hot desking, dedicated desks, part-time memberships) paired with bookable meeting rooms (conference rooms, podcast studio, phone rooms). Two distinct event venues expand the portfolio: Gallery@LOOM (large event space in the main building) and Studios@LOOM (adjacent versatile space for classes, workshops, and events). Additional services include private offices, virtual mailing addresses, and gift certificates. The Art@LOOM program curates rotating gallery exhibitions of local artists throughout both facilities, integrating community arts programming with the coworking experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gallery@LOOM: A substantial exhibit space for nationally/internationally shown local artisans featuring rotating gallery exhibits.
• Studios@LOOM

Products and services

• Coworking Memberships Flexible monthly memberships providing access to approximately 6,000 sq ft of open coworking space, ergonomic Herman Miller furnishings, fast fiber Wi-Fi, meeting room reservations, kitchen amenities, and member community access. Members can choose hot-desking, dedicated desk, or part-time plans (8-day or 12-day per month).
• Day Passes Individual or bulk day passes for occasional coworking space access, purchased as individual passes or bulk packs for guests and prospects trialing the space.
• Meeting Room Rentals Bookable conference rooms including 4-top, 5-top, and 6-top meeting rooms, a podcast studio, 2-seat consultation/interview room, and phone room. Available to non-members and members (members receive included hours daily), reservable hourly, daily, or monthly.
• Private Offices Enclosed private offices in the Studio building at 118 Academy St., in configurations from single-person to team spaces, rented monthly with availability-based pricing.
• Gallery@LOOM Event Venue Large exhibit and event space inside the main coworking building at 120 Academy St., featuring flexible furnishings and technology for private, community, educational, and corporate events held after normal business hours, complemented by a rotating gallery of nationally and internationally shown local artists.
• Studios@LOOM Venue Adjacent facility at 118 Academy St. with versatile spaces for educational, business, arts, and personal functions including continuing education courses, vendor events, networking functions, dance, fitness and art classes, children's parties, and meeting rooms, plus a podcast studio.
• Podcast Studio Access Dedicated recording studio space available as a bookable meeting room and through a dedicated monthly podcasting membership providing 8 hours per month of access for podcast production.
• Virtual Mailing Address Virtual mailing address for business owners needing a professional address for mail delivery, package handling, and SEO improvement, without requiring a physical workspace.
• Gift Certificates Gift certificates available in $20 increments (with a buy 4 get 1 free promotion) redeemable for any LOOM service including coworking memberships, event space hours, and virtual memberships.
• Partner Organization Plans Special discounted recurring plans for churches, civic organizations, teachers, and other groups that regularly host events at LOOM facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• First commercial facility in downtown Fort Mill to have 2G Zipstream Fiber
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• ComporiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationComporium provides high-speed fiber internet (2G Zipstream Fiber) to LOOM Coworking. LOOM was the first commercial facility in downtown Fort Mill to have this fiber infrastructure. Comporium provides firewall, auto-restart, and on-call tech support for the space's technology infrastructure.
• Alfred Williams (Herman Miller Dealership)coreTechnology or IntegrationAlfred Williams is a Herman Miller furniture dealership that supplies all high-end, contemporary, ergonomic furnishings throughout LOOM's 6,000 sq ft workspace. Herman Miller furniture is a key differentiator for member comfort and productivity.
• Charlotte ArtPop Street GallerymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlotte ArtPop Street Gallery Program showcases artists' work on billboards and digital installations throughout Charlotte. LOOM has had 17 former and current artists chosen over the years for this program, with some featured on billboards including Times Square.
• Gallery@LOOM / Studios@LOOM ArtistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLOOM features rotating art gallery exhibits showcasing nationally and internationally shown local artists through solo and juried exhibitions. The Studios@LOOM highlights up-and-coming and student artists. Artists receive exposure through coworkers and event rentals.
• Community Benefit Partners (Local Businesses)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal restaurants, retailers, and service providers offering members-only discounts. This ever-evolving list includes businesses like Barre 3 of Fort Mill, One Hope Community Church, and Just Be Dance Academy. Creates local referral network and community engagement.
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (Omega Tau Omega Chapter)minorOthersCommunity partner organization that regularly hosts services, meetings, and events within LOOM facilities.
• Word Fellowship ChurchminorOthersCommunity partner organization hosting worship services, planning meetings, music practice, and social gatherings at LOOM.
• Charlotte Chess CenterminorOthersCommunity organization hosting chess events and activities at LOOM facilities.
• Keys and Cords StudiominorOthersMusic studio partner that conducts classes and activities at LOOM facilities.
• Faith Connections of Fort MillminorOthersLocal faith organization community partner hosting meetings and events at LOOM.
• Bright StartminorOthersCommunity partner organization hosting activities and services at LOOM facilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Founders Hall / Venture Mentoring Service at MIT: Innovation and coworking hub at MIT serving the MIT entrepreneurial community. Weakly comparable to LOOM as a coworking-and-community hybrid serving founders and professionals in a defined local ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Regus / IWG: World's largest flexible workspace operator with thousands of locations offering offices, coworking, and meeting rooms. Comparable service mix to LOOM (workspace + meeting rooms), although typically in Class-A urban office buildings rather than adaptive-reuse suburban historic properties.
• Spaces: Creative coworking and office brand by IWG offering design-forward workspaces with meeting rooms and event facilities. Comparable to LOOM in creative positioning and event space offerings, though operating at much larger international scale.
• Industrious: Premium national coworking and flexible office operator offering hybrid workspace solutions to companies and individuals. Comparable to LOOM as a directly competing coworking brand, though at significantly larger scale and without LOOM's gallery/community programming angle.
• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible office provider offering shared workspaces, private offices, and event space. Loosely comparable to LOOM in core product (coworking + event space), though WeWork operates at massive urban scale whereas LOOM serves a suburban micro-market.

Direct peers

• The Yard: Boutique coworking and shared office operator with a community- and hospitality-driven model, multiple locations, and event programming. Comparable to LOOM's emphasis on curated community experience and event-space crossover.
• Office Evolution: US franchised coworking operator focused on suburban and secondary markets, offering private offices, coworking, and virtual offices. Closest direct peer to LOOM by market type (suburban professional community), geographic targeting, and product portfolio.
• Workbox: Coworking and flexible office provider focused on suburban and smaller metro markets, offering coworking memberships, private offices, and virtual offices. Comparable to LOOM in target customer (suburban professionals) and product tier.
• Novel Coworking: Operator of upscale coworking and shared office spaces in mid-sized US markets, often in historic or character-rich buildings. Directly comparable to LOOM's positioning in a historic downtown property with mixed coworking/event offerings.
• Serendipity Labs: Member-based coworking and flexible office company operating in suburban and mid-sized US markets with hotel-inspired hospitality. Comparable to LOOM's mix of coworking, private offices, event space, and focus on community-driven suburban locations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loom-coworking

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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