Co Up

What Co Up does

Co Up, operating as Kiez Büro Coworking UG, is a Berlin-based coworking space operator founded in 2009 that runs community-focused, neighborhood-scale workspaces across three Berlin locations: Friedrichshain (Markgrafendamm 24), Kreuzberg (Boppstraße 7), and Mitte (Jägerstraße 63D, inside the Mall of Berlin). The company targets freelancers, founders, small businesses, and creative professionals who want flexible workspace without the cost or cultural baggage of traditional startup-focused coworking operators. Core products include Flex Desks (hot-desking, €119–€149/month), Fix Desks (dedicated desks, €219–€249/month), Private Offices (3–12 desks), bookable meeting rooms, and a Virtual Office / Geschäftsadresse service providing a professional business address at the Mall of Berlin location. All memberships include 24/7 access, WiFi, kitchen and common areas, lockers, events, and beverages.

The underlying technology is deliberately minimal: the company uses Cobot, a third-party coworking management software, for membership management, billing, and space operations. There is no proprietary technology, mobile app, or proprietary platform. The company is a private German UG (Unternehmergesellschaft) with 1–10 employees, bootstrapped (no funding rounds disclosed), and operates purely on a domestic Berlin footprint.

The business model is subscription-based recurring revenue from monthly memberships, supplemented by meeting room rentals and virtual office fees. Go-to-market is community-led: self-service website booking with trial-day offers, walk-in inquiries at three physical locations, regular community events, and word-of-mouth referrals within Berlin neighborhoods. Distribution is exclusively direct — no resellers, third-party platforms, or international channels. The company's positioning is explicitly anti-startup-lounge: "no designer, no wonder child, no investor story required," in favor of practical, affordable, neighborhood-based workspace.

Name

Co Up

Legal name

Kiez Büro Coworking UG

Website

https://co-up.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Co Up (Kiez Büro Coworking UG) is a Berlin-based operator of small, neighborhood-focused coworking spaces offering flexible desks, dedicated desks, private offices, and virtual office services to freelancers, founders, and small businesses across three Berlin locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking Spaces

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Coworking spaces
• Flexible workspace rental
• Shared office desks
• Virtual office services
• Meeting room rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workspace Rental: Monthly subscription-based rental of flexible desks, fixed desks, and private offices. Customers pay recurring fees for workspace access across multiple Berlin locations.
2. Meeting Room Rental: Hourly or daily rental of meeting rooms for members and non-members.
3. Virtual Office Services: Business address and mail services for companies needing a professional business address in Berlin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Co Up (operating as Kiez Büro) provides community-oriented coworking workspace across three Berlin locations (Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, and Mitte). The core services include flexible hot desks, dedicated fixed desks, private offices for small teams, bookable meeting rooms, and virtual office business address services offered on monthly subscription and rental terms.

Product overview

Kiez Büro is a coworking space provider operating small, community-focused workspaces across three Berlin locations (Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, and Mitte). The core offering comprises flexible desk options—Flex Desk for hot-desking, Fix Desk for dedicated reserved desks, and Private Offices for teams of 3-12 people—along with bookable meeting rooms. Add-on services include a Virtual Office package providing a professional business address at the Mall of Berlin. All memberships include 24/7 access, WiFi, kitchen facilities, common areas, lockers, events, and beverages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flex Desk Flexible hot-desk workspace available at all Berlin locations (Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, Mitte), allowing members to work at any available desk on a given day. Pricing ranges from €119 to €149 per month depending on location.
• Fix Desk Reserved permanent desk assigned to a single member, providing a dedicated workspace at a fixed location. Pricing ranges from €219 to €249 per month depending on location.
• Private Office Enclosed private office space accommodating 3-12 desks for small teams, available at Friedrichshain (4-8 desks) and Mitte (3-12 desks) locations.
• Meetingräume (Meeting Rooms) Bookable meeting and conference rooms for member use, available at multiple Berlin locations. Available for hourly or daily rental to both members and non-members.
• Virtual Office / Geschäftsadresse Virtual business address service providing a professional mailing address at the Mall of Berlin (Jägerstraße 63D, Berlin-Mitte) for firms and entrepreneurs needing a registered business address and mail services.

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

One partnership is on record.

• One CoworkingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Coworking network logo displayed in 'In Kooperation mit' section. Partnership appears to be part of a coworking space network for cross-promotion and member benefits across locations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mindspace: Premium coworking operator with multiple Berlin locations serving startups, scale-ups, and enterprise teams. Direct competitor for the Berlin market, though positioned upmarket from Co Up's neighborhood-pricing segment.
• Design Offices: German coworking/flex-office operator with several Berlin locations. Comparable coworking/flex-desk offering and recurring subscription model, though targeting larger enterprise and team tenants.
• AHOKI Office & Coworking: Berlin-based coworking operator offering flexible and dedicated desks, offices, and virtual office services. Closely comparable product mix and target customer (freelancers and small businesses).
• St. Oberholz: Iconic Berlin coworking and café space in Mitte targeting the same freelancer/creative community. Most direct comparable in terms of neighborhood vibe, pricing tier, and community-led ethos; competes head-on for Berlin-based independent workers.
• Workhaus Berlin: Small Berlin coworking operator serving freelancers and small teams. Comparable in size, community focus, and neighborhood pricing model to Co Up.

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus / Spaces): World's largest flexible-workspace operator with brands including Regus and Spaces. Overlaps with Co Up across flex desks, private offices, virtual offices, and meeting rooms, but at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent with multiple Berlin locations. Competes for the same flexible-workspace demand but operates at much larger scale, different pricing tier, and broader amenity footprint.
• Industrious: US-headquartered flexible-workspace operator expanding in Europe. Comparable subscription model and premium positioning, though primarily serving larger enterprise teams.

Others

• Cobot: Coworking management software platform used by Co Up and hundreds of independent operators globally. Indirectly comparable as ecosystem/infrastructure provider for the same small-operator segment.
• One Coworking: European coworking network of independent operators, of which Co Up is a member. Provides cross-promotion and member benefits across locations — an ecosystem peer rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/co_up
• Facebookfacebook.com/co.up.cowoking
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/co.up

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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