A Good Space Co-operative Limited

What A Good Space Co-operative Limited does

A Good Space Co-operative Limited is a Singapore-based, member-owned cooperative incorporated in 2017 and structured as the first cooperative in Singapore co-owned by changemakers. The organization operates a membership program for 35 changemaker members, with all members and programs based in Singapore, addressing social issues including digital inclusion, migrant worker welfare, and low-income community support. Its core products are a Membership Experience for changemakers, a Schools Program (notably the Polytechnic Forum), a Workplaces Program for corporate engagement, and a calendar of changemaking events.

The organization's core methodology combines Sociocracy governance with Nonviolent Communication (NVC), operationalized through what it calls "Listening Living Labs" — multi-sector stakeholder engagement processes that run over several months to identify challenges and prototype solutions. It uses the OPPI crowd-sensing tool (developed by partner Beknown) to gather civic-engagement inputs during initiatives such as the Poly Forum. Strategic and capital partnerships underpin delivery: the co-operative was co-founded with the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), runs the Companies of Good space partnership for under-utilized corporate venues, and receives programmatic grants from The Majurity Trust (Groundup@SG) and the US Embassy Alumni Community Project Fund.

Its revenue model is a hybrid of recurring membership fees (the subscription/recurring stream) and episodic grant-funded programmatic work, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: changemakers join as co-owners through word-of-mouth and outreach via existing social-impact networks, with workshops and listening circles serving simultaneously as member acquisition and service-delivery channels. Workplace and school programs extend monetization beyond member dues, and government engagement (IMDA, MOM) provides soft channels into policy-linked programming.

Name

A Good Space Co-operative Limited

Legal name

A Good Space Co-operative Limited

Website

https://agoodspace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

A Good Space Co-operative Limited, founded in 2017 in Singapore, operates the city's first cooperative co-owned by changemakers, serving 35 members with membership programs, schools and workplaces programs, and Listening Living Labs on digital inclusion, migrant worker welfare, and low-income community issues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: As a cooperative co-owned by changemakers, members pay membership fees to join and sustain the organization. The social mission is to help 35 changemaker members sustain their projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

A Good Space is Singapore's first cooperative co-owned by 35 changemakers, providing a membership experience, workplace learning programs, and schools programs that help members sustain social projects and flourish. It also runs Listening Living Labs — multi-sector stakeholder programs addressing social issues such as digital inclusion and migrant worker welfare — alongside workshops, listening circles, and collaborative events.

Product overview

A Good Space is Singapore's first co-operative co-owned by changemakers, offering a membership experience for 35 changemaker members along with workplace and school programs. The organization runs Listening Living Labs — multi-year initiatives that gather multi-sector stakeholders to prototype solutions for social issues including digital inclusion, migrant worker welfare, and low-income communities. The core offering is community-building, collaborative events, and changemaker development programs rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Experience A membership program for changemakers that provides a nourishing environment for them to find sustainability, resilience, and flourish, with 35 members currently co-owning the cooperative.
• Workplaces Program Tailored learning experiences for corporations that connect employees with people and on-the-ground social issues, enabling them to harness personal and organisational resources to drive social change with diverse and under-served communities.
• Schools Program Programs designed for educational institutions such as polytechnics to cultivate social engagement and changemaking among students through experiential learning.
• Listening Living Labs Multi-year programs gathering multi-sector stakeholders to listen, ideate, and prototype solutions for social issues including digital inclusion, migrant worker welfare, and low-income community support.
• Events and Changemaking Activities A calendar of changemaking events, workshops, community gatherings, and collaborative programs open to the public and members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% increase in students aware of what can be done to meet community needs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 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 core and minor.

• NVPC (National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Founded A Good Space in partnership with NVPC, with Melissa Kwee from NVPC. The organization was initially housed at NVPC and benefits from their infrastructure and network.
• Johnson & JohnsonminorOthersProvided under-utilized corporate office space for changemaker activities through Companies of Good partnership.
• SingPostminorOthersProvided under-utilized corporate space for changemaker activities through Companies of Good partnership.
• Ngee Ann PolytechniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-designed the 2021 Polytechnic Forum with Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Student Development Office and Office of Service Learning. Exposed 300 students across 5 polytechnics to social issues through a 4-day virtual experience.
• BeknowncoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partner who developed OPPI, a crowd-sensing tool used for civic engagement polls during the Poly Forum and other initiatives to gather public input on social issues.
• CAPE (Community for Advocacy and Political Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on 'The Ground Speaks: Budget 2021 Conversations', creating a space for citizens, changemakers and Parliamentarians to discuss issues around low-income communities.
• Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised events with Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre, including the 'Do You See Me' exhibition featuring migrant worker stories.
• 24AsiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit group supporting migrant and domestic workers, involved in the 'From Foreign to Friend' experiential workshop.
• Ministry of Manpower (MOM)minorOthersGovernment agency that has expressed interest in meeting with migrant worker initiative teams to explore avenues of support.
• IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority)minorOthersGovernment agency engaged regarding digital inclusion initiatives. Programs like Data for All Scheme referenced.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka: Global network supporting leading social entrepreneurs via fellowships, programs, and convenings. A broader incumbent in the changemaker-support space; operates at much larger scale and geography than AGS but addresses the same foundational need to sustain and connect changemakers.
• Skoll Foundation: Foundation funding and convening social entrepreneurs through the Skoll Award and Skoll World Forum. A broader incumbent in the social-entrepreneur support ecosystem; comparable to AGS in nurturing changemaker sustainability but at vastly greater scale and via grants rather than cooperative membership.
• Points of Light: Large US civic-engagement organization mobilizing millions of volunteers. A broad incumbent operating at significantly larger scale than AGS, but addressing the same challenge of connecting ordinary citizens to sustained social impact opportunities.

Direct peers

• Idealist: Global action-oriented platform listing jobs, internships, volunteer roles, and events for changemakers and social-impact organizations. Directly comparable as a destination community for changemakers seeking meaningful engagement, similar to AGS's membership experience.
• National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC): Singapore's national body for volunteerism and philanthropy, and AGS's founding partner. Operates in the same Singapore civic-engagement ecosystem, convening changemakers and corporates around social causes — a direct peer and ecosystem counterpart to AGS.
• VolunteerMatch: Large US-based volunteer matching platform aggregating opportunities across thousands of causes. Operates in the same civic-engagement and changemaker-enablement category as AGS, helping individuals find sustained ways to contribute to social issues.
• Impact Hub: Global network of impact-focused community hubs offering co-working, programming, and a membership community of entrepreneurs and changemakers. Closely comparable to AGS in operating a membership-based community of practice for changemakers seeking collaboration and resources.
• Catchafire: Skills-based volunteering platform connecting professionals to nonprofits and changemakers. Comparable to AGS as an enabling layer that matches willing changemakers with social projects needing support, addressing the same isolation and resource-gap problems AGS solves.
• National Council of Social Service (NCSS) Singapore: Singapore's umbrella body for the social service sector, coordinating nonprofits and social-purpose organizations. A direct peer in Singapore's social-impact ecosystem, comparable to AGS in nurturing changemaker and community-organizational capacity.

Regional players

• Co-operatives UK: UK apex body representing and supporting cooperative enterprises across sectors. Comparable to AGS as a membership/cooperative infrastructure organization, but operating in a different geography (UK) and across all cooperative sectors rather than exclusively social impact.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/agoodspacesg
• Instagraminstagram.com/agoodspacesg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-good-space-co-operative-limited

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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