C*SPACE Berlin

What C*SPACE Berlin does

C*SPACE Berlin is a non-profit creative hub and coworking operator registered as C-SPACE Berlin gGmbH and headquartered in a converted former Bruno Springer furniture factory at Langhansstraße 86, Berlin-Weißensee, district of Pankow. Founded in 2020 and operating with six staff, the organization provides 200 square meters of light-filled studio and breakout space, plus a courtyard, kitchen, urban garden, and specialty tea bar, configured to serve workspace users, event organizers, and program participants. Its offering is organized around three pillars — Learning Space (professional development and entrepreneurship programs), Cultural Space (transcultural events, art projects, Pop-Up Teahouse, Dinner Social Club), and City Space & Kiez (neighborhood engagement, including the long-running KIEZ:MOBIL urban street-furniture project since 2015).

The business model combines recurring and transactional revenue streams. Recurring revenue comes from co-working memberships priced at €200 (lower-budget), €300 (standard), or a €200 10-day pass per month, plus a virtual Connect membership. Transactional revenue comes from event and venue rental (groups of 40–200 guests), the Dinner Social Club (~€40 per person with a 50/50 revenue share after costs), and professional development programs such as Time to Think, Good Place Gardening, and Feel Good Management. A separate Pop-Up Teahouse Berlin has run on a donation-based model since 2021 after initial Berlin Senate funding. Operational technology is intentionally lightweight — Cobot for membership management and space booking, Hetzner for web hosting, and standard digital tools for community and event coordination.

Customer segments span creative professionals, social entrepreneurs, coaches and facilitators, scientists, city-makers, investors, and migrant-background New Berliners; the named select-customer list is entirely SMBs and individuals. Programs are largely co-funded by institutional partners, including Erasmus+, the European Social Fund (via Land Berlin), the BMWK (REACT with IMPACT), Berlin Senate departments, Stiftung Mercator, Robert Bosch Stiftung, and Bezirksamt Berlin Pankow. Strategic memberships in the European Creative Hubs Network (from early 2025) and the Robert Bosch Stiftung-backed CITYMAKERS Global Village (200+ change-makers) extend reach beyond Berlin.

Name

C*SPACE Berlin

Legal name

C-SPACE Berlin gGmbH

Website

https://c-space.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C*SPACE Berlin is a non-profit creative hub and coworking space in a converted Berlin-Weißensee furniture factory, offering workspace memberships, event hosting, and educational programs to social entrepreneurs, artists, facilitators, and migrant-background founders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Coworking & Community Hub Services

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Event Space Services (Setup/Teardown) (BPABAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workplace Strategy & Space Standards (BPABAFAA)

Keywords

• Coworking memberships
• Creative hub spaces
• Event venue rental
• Community programs
• Professional workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Co-working Memberships: Monthly subscription memberships providing physical workspace access in Berlin-Weißensee. Tiers include lower budget (€200), standard (€300), and 10-day pass (€200). Solidarity fee memberships available upon individual application. Includes access to studio and breakout spaces, equipment (projectors, printers, flipcharts), kitchen area, urban garden, and specialty tea bar.
2. Connect Membership: Virtual network membership without physical workspace access. Includes access to interactive community chat group (Signal), regular community events attendance, consultative talks with management/founders, and curated program content introductions.
3. Event Hosting & Venue Rental: Revenue from hosting events in the converted former furniture factory space. Accommodates groups from intimate dinners (40 persons) to retreats and festivals (up to 200 guests). Additional services include catering coordination, event technology, creative program co-curation, cooking workshops, tea ceremonies, and facilitation.
4. Learning & Professional Development Programs: Fee-based educational programs including professional learning courses (Time to Think Foundation, Good Place Gardening, Feel Good Management), tailor-made workshops, and the Pankow Empowers self-employment program (funded by EU/Land Berlin ESF).
5. Pop-Up Teahouse Berlin: Ongoing since 2021, currently operating on a donation-based model following initial Berlin Senate funding. Monthly tea culture events and workshops in 2025.
6. Dinner Social Club: Community-driven dining events where C*SPACE provides kitchen and venue. Revenue model based on ticket sales (approximately €40 per table of 40), with turnover shared equally (50/50) between co-hosting parties after covering real costs. Occasional external sponsors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

C*SPACE Berlin operates a creative hub and coworking space in a converted former furniture factory (Bruno Springer) in Berlin-Weißensee, providing 200 square meters of equipped workspace, breakout areas, a kitchen, urban garden, and a specialty tea bar. Beyond physical space, the organization curates and delivers cultural, educational, and city-making programs including co-working memberships, event venue rentals, transcultural programs (Pop-Up Teahouse Berlin, Dinner Social Club), entrepreneurship training (PANKOW EMPOWERS, C*LAB), and European learning initiatives (Europe Learning Café & Lab, Urban Storytelling School).

Product overview

C*SPACE Berlin is a creative hub and coworking space operating from a former furniture factory in Berlin-Weißensee, offering both physical workspace and a diverse portfolio of cultural and educational programs. The core offering comprises the C*SPACE Creative Hub providing 200 square meters of coworking and event space, supplemented by three interconnected program pillars: Learning Space (professional development, workshops, entrepreneurship programs), Cultural Space (art exhibitions, dinner events, tea culture), and City Space & Kiez (urban engagement, neighborhood activities). Notable named programs include Pop-Up Teahouse Berlin (transcultural dialogue and tea culture since 2021), Dinner Social Club (dining experiences), KIEZ:MOBIL (mobile meeting platform), Europe Learning Café & Lab (European education), C*LAB for Social & Creative Entrepreneurship, PANKOW EMPOWERS (self-employment training), and Urban Storytelling School (Erasmus+ program). The company operates as a gGmbH (non-profit limited company) and does not offer technology products or APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pop-Up Teahouse Berlin: Transcultural exchange platform with tea culture, serving as stage for arts including poetry, dance, design, readings, film screenings, and creative workshops. Developed with Asia-Berlin community.
• KIEZ:MOBIL
• Dinner Social Club
• C*SPACE T*SCHOOL
• Europe Learning Café & Lab

Products and services

• C*SPACE Creative Hub (Coworking Space)

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ events successfully hosted in past 3 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and major.

• European Creative Hubs NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025C*SPACE joined the European Creative Hubs Network in early 2025, connecting with 366 members across 50 countries. As 'third places,' member hubs engage in lobbying and advocacy to highlight the important role of creative hubs for creativity, economic development, and social cohesion in their respective cities.
• Center for Social Vision (Bulgaria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Erasmus+ partnership program (2024-2025) focusing on urban storytelling as a participatory tool to engage young people in neighborhood transformation, activating communities and making cities more inclusive. Outcome: Urban Storytellers Journal with 22 authors from Sofia and Berlin.
• Pankow Business Development Corporation (BBWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Pankow Emowers program - continuing education for New Berliners with migration backgrounds seeking self-employment. Funded by European Union and Land Berlin as part of European Social Fund. Provides peer groups of 12 with expert-led workshops, individual coaching, and co-working access.
• Europäische Akademie BerlinsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner for Europe Learning Café & Lab. Provider of political education in Germany recognized by Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Member of Association of German Educational Organizations, European Network for Education and Training, and European Movement Germany.
• CORE_KollektivsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercultural collective of individuals with migration backgrounds working across visual arts, design, science, and crafts. Collaborated on craft workshops for Europe Learning Café focusing on circular economy and transformative education.
• Bosch Alumni NetworksupportingOthersAlumni network that has provided support for C*SPACE projects, leveraging connections from the broader Robert Bosch Foundation ecosystem.
• Asia Berlin Forum e.V.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit fostering connections between Berlin and Asia's innovation ecosystems. Annette Heimann previously worked with the Forum for over 10 years before supporting C*SPACE management.
• Bildungswerk Berlin der Heinrich-Böll-StiftungsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational arm of Heinrich-Böll-Foundation providing political education and supporting C*SPACE programming in Berlin.
• Bezirksamt Berlin PankowmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict government of Pankow supporting C*SPACE as part of broader community and cultural development in the district, including participation in FUTUR-WERK WEISSENSEE initiative.
• BBWA Berlin (Pankow Wirtschaftsförderung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development corporation for Pankow district partnering on Pankow Empowers program and broader entrepreneurial support initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Factory Berlin: Established Berlin tech and innovation campus offering coworking, event programming, and corporate partnerships at significantly larger scale. Broader incumbent in the same membership/event space category with a less arts/social focus.
• Mindspace Germany: European flexible-workspace operator with multiple Berlin locations. Broad incumbent offering premium coworking and event venues — comparable for venue/membership economics but oriented to corporate tenants rather than purpose-driven creators.

Direct peers

• St. Oberholz: Berlin Rosenthaler Platz coworking café and creative hub with workspaces, event programming, and a community of digital/creative professionals. Comparable mixed use of space as membership venue and cultural community node.
• Agora Collective: Berlin-based creative platform and coworking space combining workspace, residencies, exhibitions, and events for the creative and social innovation community. Directly comparable as a small cultural-coworking hybrid in Berlin.
• Impact Hub Berlin: Berlin-based impact-focused coworking and innovation hub serving purpose-driven entrepreneurs. Direct comparable — similar mission-led community model, shared workspace, and curated programming for social innovators.
• betahaus Berlin: Long-standing Berlin coworking and event space offering flexible memberships, workshops, and a community of freelancers and startups. Closely comparable coworking/event business model serving a similar creative-professional segment.

Emerging players

• Ahoy Berlin: Berlin creative community space combining coworking, event programming, and cultural programming in a single venue. Comparable smaller creative hub with overlapping coworking/event/community format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CSPACEBERLIN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c-space-berlin
• Instagraminstagram.com/cspaceberlin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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