What Bikube does

Bikube is a French hybrid hospitality operator that combines coliving apartments, hotel-style short stays, coworking, a Mediterranean restaurant and bar, and event programming within single multi-use residences. Founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of VINCI Immobilier Résidences Gérées, the company operates two residences — Lyon (9 rue Saint-Théodore, 3rd arrondissement) and Montpellier (46 boulevard de Strasbourg, Saint-Roch) — with a third Paris-Suresnes residence planned for autumn 2026. Coliving inventory consists of furnished T1–T3 apartments (18–55m²) starting at €850/month all-inclusive, alongside hotel bookings from one night, coworking day/month passes, MICE event privatization (10–50 people), and a Mediterranean restaurant open seven days a week; supporting infrastructure includes a resident mobile application, electronic card access, Hydrao ecological showers, and building energy monitoring.

The technology layer is conventional hospitality tooling rather than a proprietary AI platform: virtual tours, electronic contract signing, digital key access, and a resident app for event and service management. Bikube's go-to-market is dual-track — a self-serve digital booking flow for individual consumers (young professionals, digital nomads, students, leisure travelers) and a dedicated enterprise sales function for corporate housing and MICE events. Distribution is entirely domestic, France-only, and the company targets city-center locations near major transit hubs (Sans-Souci metro, Part-Dieu station, Saint-Roch tram, La Défense) to capture mobility-driven demand.

Bikube monetizes through a recurring monthly subscription model for coliving, pay-as-you-go pricing for hotel nights and add-on services (cleaning, linen, parking, EV charging, breakfast), paid coworking passes for external users, and corporate/MICE managed-service contracts with preferential rates. The all-inclusive pricing bundles rent, charges, subscriptions, and services. Sustainability credentials (NF Habitat HQE, Clef Verte, Ecotable, Biodivercity) and a 94/100 gender equality index score are actively marketed. With ~18 employees and a €500,000 share capital as a SAS registered in Nanterre, Bikube remains a small, operationally focused subsidiary executing a capital-light concept rather than a venture-scale technology business.

Name

Bikube

Legal name

Bikube SAS

Website

https://bikube.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bikube operates a French hybrid hospitality platform combining coliving apartments, short-stay hotel rooms, coworking, Mediterranean restaurants, and event programming within single city-center residences, serving mobile professionals, digital nomads, students, and corporate clients in Lyon and Montpellier with a Paris-Suresnes residence opening in 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hybrid Hospitality / Coliving

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), Traveler Accommodation (7211), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Living / Hybrid Extended-Stay Residences (THAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Extended-Stay Hotels (THAMAFAD), Corporate Extended-Stay Hotels (THAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Coliving accommodations
• Hybrid hospitality services
• Short-term apartments
• Corporate housing solutions
• Lifestyle hospitality brand

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanterre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coliving Monthly Rentals: Monthly rental of furnished apartments (T1 to T3) with shared common spaces including kitchens and living rooms per floor. Pricing starts at 850€ per month for T1 units, charges included. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly subscriptions with flexible terms and no minimum stay requirement.
2. Hotel Stays: Nightly hotel accommodations available from 1 night minimum. Guests can book private apartments with hotel-like services including housekeeping and concierge support.
3. Coworking Spaces: Work spaces available to residents (free) and external users (paid daily or monthly). Spaces include hot desks, meeting rooms, and private offices with high-speed WiFi.
4. Restaurant and Bar: Mediterranean restaurant and bar operating 7 days per week, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and takeaway options. Mediterranean cuisine with vegetarian, local, and eco-labeled products.
5. Corporate Housing and Events: Customized packages for businesses including employee accommodation, meeting room rentals, event privatization, and team-building solutions with preferential rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bikube operates a hybrid hospitality platform combining furnished coliving apartments (T1-T3, monthly rentals from €850 with no minimum stay), short-stay hotel accommodations from 1 night, ~200m² coworking spaces, a Mediterranean restaurant and bar open 7 days a week, MICE meeting/event hosting, and dedicated corporate housing packages. Each residence integrates private furnished apartments with shared floor kitchens/lounges, on-site coworking, restaurant, fitness rooms, rooftop, and event programming.

Product overview

Bikube is a hybrid coliving and lifestyle hospitality brand by VINCI Immobilier Résidences Gérées offering a vertically integrated portfolio of residential and hospitality services across three locations in France. The core offering consists of Coliving (furnished private apartments T1-T3 with 100m² shared floor spaces and building amenities) and Hôtel (hotel-style short stays from 1 night), both featuring private kitchenettes and bathrooms. Supporting services include Restaurant & Bar (Mediterranean cuisine), Coworking Spaces (200m² with meeting rooms), Meetings & Events/MICE (10-50 person capacity), and Business Corporate Offers. The portfolio is complemented by B.Fit fitness programming and a resident mobile application. Residences operate in Lyon (9 rue Saint-Théodore, open) and Montpellier (46 boulevard de Strasbourg, open) with Paris-Suresnes (2 rue Benoît Malon, opening 2026). Pricing starts from €850/month for coliving stays with no minimum duration required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bikube Coliving Fully furnished private apartments (T1 studios to T3, 18-55m²) combined with ~100m² shared kitchens and lounges per floor and building-wide amenities (coworking, restaurant, fitness, rooftop). Targeted at young professionals, digital nomads, students, and business travelers for medium-to-long stays from 1 month; pricing starts at €850/month all-inclusive.
• Bikube Hôtel (Short Stay) Hotel-style accommodation in private furnished apartments bookable from 1 night minimum, combining aparthotel flexibility with hotel services (housekeeping, concierge support) for short-term travelers.
• Aparthotel Extended-stay aparthotel accommodations with fully equipped private apartments (kitchenettes, private bathrooms) and access to building amenities; no minimum stay with all-inclusive pricing.
• Restaurant & Bar Mediterranean-inspired restaurant and bar with maison cuisine, mezze-style sharing plates, seasonal menus, and plant-based options; open 7 days a week at Lyon and Montpellier for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and takeaway.
• Coworking Spaces ~200m² modern coworking facilities with high-speed WiFi, meeting rooms (up to 10 people), private phone booths, lounge areas, and terraces. Free for residents; paid day/monthly passes for external users.
• Offre Entreprises (Business Offers) Corporate accommodation and event packages for businesses: flexible furnished apartments for traveling/relocating employees, meeting and seminar spaces, full event privatization, and dedicated business account management with preferential rates.
• Meetings & Events (MICE) Meeting rooms and event spaces for team meetings, seminars, workshops, and product launches, accommodating 10-50 people with full catering options at Lyon and Montpellier locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94/100 gender equality index score for 2025, demonstrating workplace equality commitment
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VINCI Immobilier Résidences GéréescoreOthers · 1 January 2018Bikube operates as a subsidiary of VINCI Immobilier Résidences Gérées, the managed residences division of VINCI Immobilier. The concept was launched in 2018 by the VINCI Immobilier Exploitation division to address changing lifestyle patterns including reconnection needs, desire for new experiences, and more flexible work arrangements. VINCI Immobilier provides real estate development expertise, capital (500,000€ share capital), and brand backing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb: Airbnb is a global short-term rental and alternative accommodation marketplace with deep penetration in French cities. Competes for the same short-stay traveler and digital-nomad demand as Bikube's hotel and aparthotel product, but via a marketplace model rather than owned/operated residences.
• AccorHotels (Aparthotel & Lifestyle brands): Accor operates large hotel and lifestyle brands across France including aparthotel, lifestyle, and coworking-adjacent concepts (e.g., JO&JOE, greet, Adagio). A broad incumbent with overlapping customer demand for flexible stays and B2B corporate housing that Bikube targets.
• Adagio Aparthotels: Adagio is one of Europe's largest aparthotel chains (joint venture between Accor and Pierre & Vacances), with dozens of properties offering furnished apartments for short and extended stays. Overlaps with Bikube's aparthotel/hotel product but on a much larger, more distributed scale without the coliving/community layer.
• Citadines (The Ascott Limited): Citadines is a major serviced-residence and aparthotel brand operating across Europe including France, offering flexible-stay furnished apartments. Comparable to Bikube's aparthotel/extended-stay product but without the integrated coliving community, coworking, or F&B ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Colonies: Colonies is a French coliving operator with multiple residences in and around Paris, offering furnished private apartments with shared common spaces and community programming for young professionals and digital nomads. Direct competitor to Bikube in the French coliving segment with overlapping customer base.
• The Social Hub: The Social Hub (formerly The Student Hotel) operates hybrid hotels combining short stays, extended stays, coworking, restaurants, and event spaces under one roof, with multiple European locations. Directly comparable to Bikube's coliving + hotel + coworking + F&B model and target audience of mobile professionals and students.
• Edgar Suites: Edgar Suites operates aparthotels and serviced apartments across major French cities, offering design-led furnished apartments with hotel services. Comparable to Bikube's aparthotel and short-stay product for the same French urban traveler and business customer.
• La Maison Nationale: La Maison Nationale is a French lifestyle coliving and aparthotel operator with properties in Paris and other French cities, combining flexible furnished stays with coworking, events, and F&B. Closely comparable to Bikube's hybrid hospitality and target segments.
• Kolektif House (by The Social Hub): Kolektif House is a coliving brand that was acquired by The Social Hub, operating coliving residences across France targeting mobile professionals with furnished apartments and community spaces. Directly comparable to Bikube's coliving offering in the French market.

Others

• Wojo: Wojo is a major French coworking network offering meeting rooms, day passes, and offices. Comparable as a coworking competitor to Bikube's coworking offering in France, though without the integrated lodging or F&B.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bikube.co
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bikube-coliving

Compliance5 records

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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