Colab Space

What Colab Space does

Colab Space is a privately held coworking and event-venue operator headquartered at 18952 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, California. Founded in 2019 by Jade Cao (Founder + CEO), the company runs a single physical location in Orange County that combines four core workspace products — Virtual Offices, Hot Desks, Private Offices, and Meeting Rooms (in 5–6, 6–8, and 14–20 person configurations) — with a separately bookable Event Lounge that accommodates up to 130 guests. The operator exposes a self-serve booking experience through its website and the officernd.com platform, supplemented by phone/email sales for enterprise and event inquiries and a 1–10 person on-site staff. A free Day Pass targets first-time visitors as a conversion funnel into paid memberships.

The business model blends recurring subscription revenue (membership tiers with flexible contracts) with usage-based revenue (hourly meeting-room rentals and event-space rentals starting at $285/hour, inclusive of AV equipment, on-site staff, and free parking). Customer segments are horizontal: freelancers, startups, and small businesses for workspace; SMB and corporate buyers for meeting rooms; and individual event hosts plus community organizers for the Event Lounge. A proprietary iOS (and Android) mobile app underpins member engagement with automatic check-in, a community feed, scheduling, space booking, and direct messaging; owner-led monthly (or more frequent) community events are positioned as the primary community-building mechanism and a key source of word-of-mouth referrals.

The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent entity, no M&A activity, and a 5.0-star Google rating across 90 reviews. Distribution is concentrated in Orange County; growth is currently driven by community-led and self-serve digital channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google organic/reviews, and email newsletter) rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Colab Space

Legal name

Colab Space

Website

https://thecolabspace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colab Space is a privately held coworking and event venue in Irvine, California, offering virtual offices, hot desks, private offices, meeting rooms, and a 130-guest event lounge to freelancers, startups, SMBs, and event hosts in the Orange County market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Workspace / Coworking Services

NAICS

Accommodation (721), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Coworking space
• Flexible workspace
• Event venue
• Meeting rooms
• Virtual office

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Flexible membership plans including virtual offices, hot desks, and private offices for businesses at every stage. Memberships provide recurring revenue and are designed to support businesses launching or growing.
2. Meeting Room Rentals: Hourly rental of meeting rooms available in various sizes (5-6 person, 6-8 person, 14-20 person capacity). Equipped with modern AV technology. Available to both members and non-members.
3. Event Space Rentals: Flexible event space rental starting at $285/hour. Can accommodate up to 130 guests for various events including parties, corporate mixers, workshops, seminars, and networking events. Includes AV equipment, on-site staff, and free parking.
4. Day Passes: One-time day passes for temporary coworking access, allowing non-members to experience the workspace. Offered as a free trial for first-time visitors to drive conversion to memberships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Colab Space operates a physical coworking and event venue in Irvine, California, offering membership-based flexible workspaces (virtual offices, hot desks, private offices), bookable meeting rooms with audiovisual technology, and a versatile event space accommodating up to 130 guests. The offering is tied together by a proprietary mobile app for member check-in, scheduling, space booking, and community engagement.

Product overview

Colab Space is a coworking and flexible workspace provider offering a unified platform of workspace solutions for businesses at every stage. The core offering consists of four integrated products: Virtual Offices, Hot Desks, and Private Offices (grouped under Memberships), plus Meeting Rooms and Event Space. A proprietary mobile app connects members to scheduling, space booking, and community features, tying the physical workspaces together with digital tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Offices Virtual office services providing businesses with a professional business address and mail handling capabilities, offered as part of Colab Space's flexible membership plans.
• Hot Desks
• Private Offices
• Meeting Rooms
• Event Space
• Colab Space Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.0 star rating based on 90 Google reviews
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BistangominorOthersLocal restaurant partner listed in the Our Partners section. Appears to be a neighboring or local business that may provide catering recommendations or joint offerings for events at Colab Space.
• BoxhausminorOthersLocal business partner listed in the Our Partners section on the Colab Space website.
• 24 CarrotsminorOthersCatering/event partner included in preferred vendor list. Listed in the Our Partners section for event clients.
• CorePower YogaminorOthersFitness/wellness partner in the local Irvine area, listed in the Our Partners section. May offer wellness events or complementary services.
• SweetfinminorOthersLocal restaurant partner providing food options for events. Included in the Our Partners section and preferred vendor list.
• StretchLabminorOthersWellness partner offering stretching services, included in the Our Partners section.
• Motion FitnessminorOthersFitness center partner in the local area, part of the Our Partners listing.
• Ekam Yoga & PilatesminorOthersYoga and pilates studio partner, listed in the Our Partners section for potential wellness events or cross-promotion.
• Prolific EventsminorOthersEvent planning/coordination partner listed in the Our Partners section.
• Preferred Vendor NetworkminorOthersColab Space provides a preferred vendor list to event clients to assist with event planning. Vendors include caterers, rental companies, and other event service providers. Partners include 24 Carrots and other local businesses.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WeWork: WeWork is the largest global coworking operator offering flexible offices, meeting rooms, and event spaces to businesses of all sizes. It is the most direct comparison to Colab Space's coworking + meeting/event offering, though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Spaces (by IWG): Spaces, owned by IWG, operates design-led coworking and meeting-room locations worldwide. It competes directly with Colab Space's coworking + meeting room mix and is a relevant comparable on aesthetic-led flexible workspace.
• Peerspace: Peerspace is a marketplace that connects event hosts with hourly rental venues for parties, corporate events, and workshops. Colab Space's event-space rental function (from $285/hour) competes for the same event-host demand via Peerspace's marketplace.
• Industrious: Industrious is a premium flexible-workspace provider offering private offices, meeting rooms, and event spaces with a hospitality-driven design ethos. It closely mirrors Colab Space's design-forward, member-experience positioning in the premium coworking segment.
• Novel Coworking: Novel Coworking operates boutique, design-led coworking spaces including private offices, meeting rooms, and event space. It is one of the closest small-format, premium-positioning comparables to Colab Space.

Emerging players

• Breather: Breather provides on-demand meeting and workspace booking across a curated network of venues. It overlaps with Colab Space's hourly meeting-room and event-space booking model, with a marketplace rather than operator-only structure.
• Workplaceless: Workplaceless offers a virtual coworking platform for remote teams, including events and connection programming. It addresses some of the same member-engagement and community-connection problems Colab Space solves, but in a fully remote, software-led format.

Broad incumbents

• Regus / IWG: Regus is IWG's flagship flexible-office brand offering office space, meeting rooms, and virtual offices across thousands of locations. While not boutique/community-led like Colab, it is the dominant incumbent operating in the same flexible-workspace category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/p/Colab-Space-100086490832271
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-colab-space
• Instagraminstagram.com/colabspaceofficial
• Xx.com/the_colab_space

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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