Gründerloftet

What Gründerloftet does

Gründerloftet is a non-profit coworking space and entrepreneurial hub located at Smedasundet 66 in Haugesund, Norway, operating across 750m² of converted historic maritime buildings in the city center. Founded in 2021, it serves founders, early-stage startups, freelancers, and small businesses in the Haugalandet region, with adjacent programming for youth (13–19) and innovation teams from larger organizations. The facility comprises four meeting rooms (Loftet, Verkstedet, Hagen, Demo Lab) and five event venues (Verkstedet, Loftet, Hagen, Bodegaen, Garasjebryggeriet), supported by an online booking platform (book.grunderloftet.no) with Google SSO, KS Salto keyless access, Sonos audio, and video conferencing capabilities.

The company generates revenue through a multi-tier subscription and usage-based model: Flex (2,000 NOK/month), Fixed (3,700 NOK/month), and Office (from 6,500 NOK/month) memberships; meeting room rental (350–750 NOK/hour); daily event venue rental (from 10,000 NOK/day); drop-in day passes (350 NOK/day); and pre-paid corporate packages (25k–100k NOK with 5–20% discounts). Distribution is direct-to-customer via self-serve booking, email, and walk-in, with no resellers. The organization is co-owned by Vy Baldwin (Managing Director) and Jarle Salhus Eriksen (Finance Manager), operates with no full-time employees, and runs ~6 part-time contributors.

Gründerloftet's go-to-market is community-led, anchored on recurring events (Fredag Please, Grundernettverk Haugalandet, Kvinnovasjon, 1319) and supported by organic social, a podcast (Gründerpodden Lykkes Liten), and partnerships with DNB (Opstartsløs referral), HVL, Skape Etablerersenteret, Rogaland Ressurssenter, Klimanettverket Haugalandet, and AutoStore System. The business model is structurally non-profit, with no venture capital, private equity, or external investor involvement disclosed.

Name

Gründerloftet

Legal name

Gründerloftet

Website

https://grunderloftet.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gründerloftet is a non-profit coworking space and entrepreneurial hub in Haugesund, Norway, offering hot-desk, fixed-desk, and private office memberships, plus meeting rooms and event venues for founders, startups, freelancers, small businesses, and innovation teams from larger organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and Flexible Workspace Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH)

Keywords

• Coworking space rentals
• Flexible office solutions
• Meeting room rentals
• Event venue rentals
• Entrepreneur workspace

Headquarters

HQ city

Haugesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flexible Workspace Subscriptions: Monthly membership tiers providing hot desk (Flex), fixed desk (Fixed), or private office (Office) access. Includes utilities, internet, and meeting room access.
2. Meeting Room Rental: Hourly or daily rental of meeting rooms (Loftet, Verkstedet, Hagen, Demo Lab). Prices vary by room capacity and duration.
3. Event Venue Rental: Daily rental of event spaces including Verkstedet, Loftet, Hagen, Bodegaen, and Garasjebryggeriet for corporate events, workshops, and team building.
4. Drop-in Desk Access: Daily passes for flexible workspace access in open plan areas with included utilities and meeting room access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gründerloftet operates a 750m² coworking space in Haugesund, Norway, offering flexible workspace memberships (hot desk, fixed desk, private office), meeting room rentals, event venue rentals, and day passes to founders, startups, freelancers, and small businesses. The non-profit community hub complements workspace services with networking events, workshops, and entrepreneur support programs in the Haugaland region.

Product overview

Gründerloftet operates as a coworking space and office rental company offering a portfolio of membership-based workspace solutions. The core offering consists of flexible workspace tiers: FLEX (hot-desk at 2,000 NOK/month), FIXED (assigned desk at 3,700 NOK/month), and OFFICE (private office from 6,500 NOK/month), all including utilities, internet and meeting room access. Additional offerings include MEET (meeting room rental from 500 NOK/hour), EVENT (event venue rental from 10,000 NOK/day), and DROP IN (day passes at 350 NOK/day). The product portfolio includes four named meeting rooms: Loftet (6-person cozy room), Verkstedet (12-person workshop room), Hagen (25-person flexible room), and Demo Lab (6-person quick meeting room). The company also operates an Online Booking Platform for reservations and payment processing, Pre-paid Packages for corporate customers, the Gründerpodden Lykkes Liten podcast, and the 1319 youth entrepreneurship program. The overall architecture is a single-location coworking model with digital booking infrastructure supporting multiple product tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gründerpodden Lykkes Liten: A podcast exploring what it takes to succeed as a small business, featuring interviews with entrepreneurs and founders.

Products and services

• FLEX Membership Hot-desk membership providing unassigned workspace in an open-plan locked zone with utilities, internet, and meeting room access, priced at 2,000 NOK/month. Targeted at founders, freelancers, and entrepreneurs needing flexible daily workspace.
• FIXED Membership Dedicated desk membership in open-plan workspace with personal locked storage, locked zone access, utilities, internet, and meeting room access at 3,700 NOK/month. Targeted at individuals and small teams needing a consistent workspace.
• OFFICE Membership Private office rental in a locked area with utilities, internet, and meeting room access, starting from 6,500 NOK/month. Targeted at small teams and businesses needing private dedicated workspace.
• MEET (Meeting Room Rental) Hourly or daily rental of four meeting rooms (Loftet for 6 people, Verkstedet for 12 people, Hagen for 25 people, Demo Lab for 6 people) with full facilities including video conferencing, whiteboards, and projectors, starting from 500 NOK/hour.
• EVENT (Event Venue Rental) Daily rental of five event locations (Verkstedet, Loftet, Hagen, Bodegaen, Garasjebryggeriet) with full facilities for corporate events, workshops, courses, and team building, starting from 10,000 NOK/day.
• DROP IN (Day Pass) Day-pass access to open workspace in locked area with utilities, internet, and meeting room access at 350 NOK/day. Targeted at occasional users, visitors, and freelancers needing flexible single-day workspace.
• Pre-paid Corporate Packages Corporate pre-paid booking packages for company use with volume discounts: Liten pakke (25,000 NOK, 5% discount), Medium pakke (50,000 NOK, 10% discount), Stor pakke (100,000 NOK, 20% discount). Targeted at businesses booking workspace, meeting rooms, and event venues regularly.
• Innovation Team Solutions Satellite office space and meeting room rental for innovation teams and small departments from larger organizations, offering flexible short-term arrangements without long-term contracts. Targeted at corporate innovation teams seeking proximity to entrepreneurial energy.

Named customers4 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

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DNBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDNB partnership for Opstartsløs (Startup Solution) - a resource for startup help recommended to first-time entrepreneurs. DNB provides entrepreneurial guidance and support tools for Gründerloftet members and visitors.
• Rogaland RessurssentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Kvinnovasjon (Women's Innovation) events - a program bringing together engaged, initiative-rich women in business for networking, sharing, and inspiration.
• HVL (Høgskulen på Vestlandet)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partnership hosting practice students and collaborating on events like Techstars Startup Weekend. Sends interior design students for inspirational visits.
• Skape EtablerersenteretminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts entrepreneurship courses at Gründerloftet, such as 'Økonomistyring for gründere' (Financial Management for Entrepreneurs) in the Hagen venue.
• Gründernettverk HaugalandetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional entrepreneur network that holds regular gatherings at Gründerloftet for experience sharing and idea exchange among local founders.
• Klimanettverket HaugalandetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate network comprising municipalities Haugesund, Tysvær, Karmøy, Bokn and others, holding meetings at Gründerloftet.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Convene: Premium flexible-workspace and meeting/events operator serving enterprise clients in major US and UK markets. Comparable on the meeting-room and event-revenue model that Grunderloftet monetizes through its Hagen, Loftet, and Verkstedet venues, but at significantly higher price points and larger scale.
• WeWork: Largest global flexible-workspace operator offering hot desks, dedicated desks, and private offices across major cities. Provides a benchmark for pricing, product structure, and digital booking experiences that Grunderloftet also deploys, but serves a much broader (less entrepreneur-focused) market.
• Industrious: Premium flexible-workspace operator offering private offices and suites with hospitality-grade design in multiple US cities. Comparable product tiers (private offices, meeting rooms) and emphasis on workspace quality, though at a much larger scale and with enterprise-grade clients rather than early-stage founders.
• Mindspace: Flexible workspace operator with locations across Europe and Israel, providing private offices, coworking, and meeting rooms to startups and corporates. Comparable on the workspace product offering and digital booking infrastructure, with a similarly broad member portfolio across geographies.
• IWG / Spaces: Parent of Spaces, Regus, and other flexible-workspace brands — operates the largest global coworking footprint. Comparable on the workspace-as-a-service product stack (flexible memberships, meeting rooms, virtual offices) but with a corporate-real-estate orientation rather than a community/entrepreneur mission.

Others

• Soho House: Global members-only club combining hospitality, workspaces, and event programming for creatives and founders. Comparable on the membership-driven, community-led model with events and programming, though positioned upmarket and not a direct operational competitor in Haugesund.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub: Global network of coworking and innovation hubs specifically targeting entrepreneurs, social innovators, and impact-driven founders. Closest mission and operating model alignment: a community-first coworking model for early-stage ventures, with programming and member support analogous to Grunderloftet's entrepreneur ecosystem.
• Rebel: Oslo-based coworking and community operator for entrepreneurs and growth companies, with multiple locations in Norway. Directly comparable Norwegian competitor targeting a similar entrepreneur-founder member base with workspace, events, and community programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/grunderloftet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCz9J5cGhHl2xQcOLmPRXh8g
• Facebookfacebook.com/grunderloftet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grunderloftet
• Instagraminstagram.com/grunderloftet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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