What Housing Foundation does

Housing Foundation Copenhagen is a private housing organization that provides furnished accommodation exclusively to students and staff of the University of Copenhagen. Its tenant base spans exchange students, full-degree students, interns and trainees on the student side, and PhDs, postdocs, researchers, and other university guests on the staff side, with select family and couples units also offered. The organization operates from Njalsgade 76 in Copenhagen's South Campus area with a small team (1–10 employees) and books tenants through a self-service online portal (booking.housingfoundation.ku.dk) that runs three booking rounds annually, with availability opened to vacancies outside those windows.

The portfolio comprises reserved room allocations across at least 11 dormitories and shared-apartment properties in Copenhagen, including Signalhuset (183 rooms), Umeus Valby (120), Engvej Studios (206), Øresundskollegiet (32), Tietgenkollegiet (36), Canvas Student Amager (15), Canvas Student Frederiksberg (48), Søborghus Park (6), Nordre Fasanvej Kollegiet (34), Rebslagervej Kollegium, and Sigynsgade/Vermundsgade shared apartments. Rooms range from single studios (≈10–22 m²) to 2-person rooms and family apartments (43–59 m²), with utilities (electricity, heating, water, internet) typically bundled into rent. Supporting infrastructure includes a self-service Q&A knowledge base, an Instagram channel (@housingfoundationcph), and standard payment methods (card, bank transfer, MobilePay).

The business model is recurring monthly rental income on a subscription basis, with deposits (e.g., 8,000 DKK at Signalhuset) collected and refunded on departure and additional fees for administration, handling, and services. Pricing varies by dormitory and room type (e.g., Søborghus Park at DKK 7,032–9,167/month, billed quarterly). The University of Copenhagen functions as the strategic referral and demand partner — there is no evidence of external funding, M&A activity, or expansion beyond the Copenhagen market, and the organization is actively narrowing some service offerings (contract shortening ends June 1, 2026).

Name

Housing Foundation

Legal name

Housing Foundation Copenhagen

Website

https://housingfoundation.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Housing Foundation Copenhagen is a private housing provider that exclusively serves University of Copenhagen students and staff with furnished rooms across 11+ dormitories in Copenhagen, allocated through a self-service online booking system with three annual booking rounds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Housing Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (721310)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Residence Halls & Dormitory Management (On-/Near-Campus) (EDAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Off-Campus Shared Student Houses (Room-by-Room) (THAMAGAC), Student Housing Roommate Matching, Assignments & Occupancy Management (BPAJAJAJ), Short-Term Student Housing (Summer/Intensive Programs) (EDAIALAF)

Keywords

• Student housing
• University dormitories
• Residential accommodation
• Student accommodation services
• Foundation-managed housing

Headquarters

HQ city

København, Capital Region

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Rental income: Revenue generated from monthly rental payments for student and staff housing accommodations. Rent includes utilities (electricity, heating, water, internet) depending on the dormitory. Additional fees may apply for administration, handling, and services. Deposits are collected and returned upon departure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Housing Foundation operates and manages student dormitories in Copenhagen, providing rented single and double rooms (both furnished and unfurnished) across multiple residential properties including Kollegium Nørrebrogade, Kollegium Birkevang, and Kollegiet på Frederiksberg. The foundation primarily serves students and staff affiliated with the University of Copenhagen (UCPH).

Product overview

Housing Foundation is a housing service for University of Copenhagen students and staff, offering accommodation across 12+ dormitories and shared apartment properties in Copenhagen. The core offering consists of individual dormitory properties (Engvej Studios, Umeus Valby, Signalhuset, Øresundskollegiet, Tietgenkollegiet, Canvas Student Amager, Canvas Student Frederiksberg, Søborghus Park, Sigynsgade/Vermundsgade, Rebslagervej, Nordre Fasanvej) plus an Online Booking System platform for reservations and a Q&A knowledge base for tenant support. The portfolio spans various room types from single studios to shared apartments and family units, serving exchange students, full-degree students, PhD candidates, postdocs, researchers, and staff members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kollegium Nørrebrogade Student dormitory on Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen offering furnished and unfurnished single and double rooms for rent to University of Copenhagen students and staff.
• Kollegium Birkevang Student dormitory property managed by Housing Foundation, offering furnished and unfurnished single and double rooms to UCPH-affiliated tenants in the Copenhagen area.
• Kollegiet på Frederiksberg Student dormitory located in the Frederiksberg area of Copenhagen, offering single and double rooms (furnished and unfurnished) to University of Copenhagen students and staff under standard rental agreements.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of CopenhagencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing Foundation provides dedicated housing for University of Copenhagen students and staff. The organization operates in connection with the university, with bookings processed through the university's booking system.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Uniplaces: Online booking platform for student and academic accommodation in European cities — comparable self-serve booking experience for the international student tenant profile Housing Foundation serves.
• University Living: Aggregator and managed-bookings platform for student housing across multiple countries, including Europe — comparable cross-border student housing discovery and booking product.
• AmberStudent: Global online marketplace helping students discover and book verified accommodation near universities including European cities — comparable PLG/discovery layer for international student housing demand.

Direct peers

• BaseCamp Student: Operates multiple purpose-built student residences in Denmark (including in Copenhagen), offering furnished studios with utilities and amenity programming — a direct operational peer for room-by-room student housing in the same city.
• StudenterSamfundet / Københavns Studenterafdeling (Student housing at UCPH ecosystem): Other student housing bodies operating within the University of Copenhagen ecosystem, allocating dormitory rooms and managing contracts for the same UCPH student and staff population — directly comparable customer base and operating model to Housing Foundation.
• Kollegiernes Kontor i København (KIK): Copenhagen's central student dormitory administration office, running a centralized housing application and allocation system for ~40+ dorms in the city — directly mirrors HF's dorm-allocation, contract, and booking-rounds workflow.

Regional players

• SSSB (Stockholms Studentbostäder): Stockholm's central student housing body, managing dormitory allocations across multiple residences for university students — analogous Nordic institutional student housing operator in a separate geography.
• SiO (Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo): Oslo's student welfare organization running student housing allocations, including short- and long-term stays for Norwegian and international students — comparable Nordic student housing operator with similar academic-term pricing model.

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge University Housing Service: Centralised university housing service allocating and managing rooms for students and visiting academics of a single prestigious university — directly analogous role to Housing Foundation within the UCPH ecosystem.
• Spotahome: Mid- to long-stay rental platform with verified listings across European cities including Copenhagen — overlapping customer segment (international students and academics) with online booking and self-serve model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/housingfoundationcph
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/housing-foundation

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Housing Foundation