Cafe Moskau GmbH

What Cafe Moskau GmbH does

Cafe Moskau GmbH is a Berlin-based privately held GmbH that operates a portfolio of heritage event venues along the Karl-Marx-Allee boulevard. Its core operations center on the historic Cafe Moskau building at Karl-Marx-Allee 34 (originally constructed in 1964 and designed by architect Josef Kaiser), the adjacent Salon Babette at Karl-Marx-Allee 36 (a heritage-listed glass-cube structure from the early 1960s that functions as both an eventspace and a public bar open Wednesday through Sunday), and a basement Club area within Cafe Moskau. The company also maintains a sales affiliation with TEC Event Campus, enabling cross-venue bookings within a broader venue family.

The company serves two primary customer segments: enterprise and mid-market corporate clients hosting conferences, meetings, trade shows, and corporate gatherings, and private individuals booking weddings and celebrations. Revenue is generated through one-time venue rental fees for event spaces and through professional-services revenue from bar and catering operations at Salon Babette. Pricing is quote-based with no public rate cards; sales are handled directly through website contact forms and phone inquiries managed by dedicated Sales Managers and Event Coordinators. The company holds Sustainable Berlin Partner certification from visitBerlin Convention Office and 'Reisen für Alle' accessibility certification, which serve as differentiators for sustainability-focused event planners.

The company is managed by three Managing Partners — Samuel Czarny, Katajun Fakhoury, and Lisa Wege — and operates with a team of approximately 13 employees including two apprentices. Technology infrastructure is limited to a standard WordPress CMS website, with no proprietary platform, API, or mobile applications. No external investors, parent company, or funding events are disclosed; the business is founder/management-controlled and profitable enough to fund operations from cash flow. The company's competitive position rests on its protected architectural heritage, prime Alexanderplatz-adjacent location, and certified sustainability and accessibility credentials rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Cafe Moskau GmbH

Legal name

Cafe Moskau GmbH

Website

https://cafemoskau.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cafe Moskau GmbH operates heritage event venues and a public bar in central Berlin, serving corporate conferences, private celebrations, and bar patrons across the Cafe Moskau and Salon Babette locations on Karl-Marx-Allee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Services

NAICS

Food Services and Drinking Places (722), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Historic Venues (Landmarks, Estates) (THAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Event venue rental
• Conference facilities
• Corporate event hosting
• Event catering services
• Historic event spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental: Rental of event spaces including Cafe Moskau main venue, Club area in basement, and Salon Babette for corporate events, conferences, meetings, and private celebrations. Revenue generated through space rental fees.
2. Bar and Catering Services: Bar operations at Salon Babette serving beverages including wines from Europe, regional products from Berlin and North Germany. Regular bar service Wednesday through Sunday, plus event catering services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cafe Moskau GmbH rents out historic event venues in central Berlin for corporate events, conferences, meetings, trade shows, and private celebrations. The company operates three spaces — the main Cafe Moskau conference venue at Karl-Marx-Allee 34, a club area in its basement, and Salon Babette at Karl-Marx-Allee 36 — supplemented by in-house bar service and catering at Salon Babette.

Product overview

Cafe Moskau GmbH operates a portfolio of event venues in Berlin, consisting of three distinct branded locations: Cafe Moskau (the main historic conference and event venue at Karl-Marx-Allee 34), Salon Babette (the 'little sister' eventspace and bar at Karl-Marx-Allee 36 featuring the Madona ground floor space for up to 80 persons and the Elva upper floor for up to 20 persons), and a Club area in the basement of Cafe Moskau. The company also partners with TEC Event Campus as part of its venue offerings. The offering is structured as a multi-location event venue service providing furnished event spaces, installed event technology, catering services through Salon Babette's bar, and sustainability-certified facilities for corporate events, conferences, meetings, and trade shows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cafe Moskau Venue Rental

Quantifiable outcome

• Venue capacity: Salon Babette up to 100 persons, Cafe Moskau larger events

Named customers2 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

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• visitBerlin Convention OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic certification partnership. visitBerlin Convention Office has certified Cafe Moskau and Salon Babette as Sustainable Partners under the Sustainable Berlin initiative. The partnership positions the venues as leaders in sustainable event management in Berlin.
• TEC Event CampusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated venue network. Cafe Moskau and Salon Babette are part of a venue portfolio that also includes TEC Event Campus. Sales staff handle bookings for all venues, offering clients options across the venue family.
• Christian Knäbke / colive.deminorOthersWebsite concept, design, and development partner responsible for the cafe's digital presence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hotel de Rome Berlin: Luxury heritage hotel in a historic Berlin building providing meeting rooms, event venues, and on-site F&B for premium corporate and private events. Comparable heritage-driven positioning and corporate-event use cases to Cafe Moskau, with broader hotel operations.
• Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin: Iconic luxury Berlin hotel at Pariser Platz operating extensive conference, banquet, and event facilities alongside lodging. Adjacent competitor for high-end corporate events in central Berlin, though broader in scope (lodging + F&B + events) than Cafe Moskau's dedicated venue focus.
• Estrel Berlin: Largest conference hotel in Germany, based in Neukoelln, with massive convention and event capacity for trade shows, congresses, and corporate meetings. Competes for the larger end of Berlin's corporate event market that Cafe Moskau also serves.
• The Ritz-Carlton Berlin: Luxury Berlin hotel at Potsdamer Platz with substantial ballrooms, meeting rooms, and catering for high-end corporate and private events. Overlaps with Cafe Moskau's premium corporate-event segment while offering lodging and broader hospitality services.
• The Westin Grand Berlin: Centrally located Berlin hotel with significant meeting, conference, and event space serving corporate clients. Overlaps with Cafe Moskau's corporate event target segment while operating broader hospitality services (rooms, restaurants).

Direct peers

• Soho House Berlin: Private members club and event venue in Berlin combining heritage-feeling interiors with a bar/restaurant and event programming for corporate and private gatherings. Mirrors Cafe Moskau's positioning of distinctive, design-led space with embedded bar/catering services.
• Haubentaucher Berlin: Berlin event venue and restaurant in a converted industrial space offering corporate events, weddings, and bar/catering services. Comparable to Cafe Moskau's hybrid venue-rental plus integrated F&B model in the Berlin market.
• Radialsystem Berlin: Berlin event and performance venue on the Spree offering event rental, cultural programming, and on-site food & beverage. Closely comparable to Cafe Moskau's model of operating a distinctive urban venue with integrated event services for corporate and private bookers.
• Station Berlin: Major Berlin event location housed in a former train station, providing flexible halls and infrastructure for trade shows, conferences, and corporate events. Directly comparable to Cafe Moskau's core product of large-scale Berlin event venue rental for B2B clients.
• Spindler & Klatt: Berlin waterfront event location and restaurant offering venue rental for corporate and private events alongside integrated food & beverage. Comparable operating model to Cafe Moskau and Salon Babette combining event rental with on-site bar/restaurant revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cafemoskauberlin
• Instagraminstagram.com/salonbabetteberlin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 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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