Impact Hub Karlsruhe

What Impact Hub Karlsruhe does

Impact Hub Karlsruhe is a registered cooperative (Impact Hub Karlsruhe eG, founded 2022 and operating since 2021) headquartered at Kaiserstraße 97 in Karlsruhe, Germany. It operates a coworking and community hub serving social entrepreneurs, freelancers, small organizations, NGOs, and inclusion-focused programs, with a 10-person team and 50+ cooperative members as of 2024. Core offerings include flexible coworking (day pass 25 EUR, month pass 180 EUR), meeting and event room rentals (15-400 EUR), free impact consultation, and cooperative memberships bundled with Global Passport access to 120+ Impact Hubs worldwide and Global Connect (25,000+ digital community).

The business model combines transactional workspace rentals, recurring cooperative membership fees (Base 200 EUR one-time share; Supporting 120-2,000 EUR/year), paid advisory services, and grant-funded programs. Significant revenue comes from public funding through ESF Plus and BMWE (three-year 'Gemeinsam Impact Schaffen' project), EU Interreg (Third Place Kaleidoscoop in Strasbourg, 20 partners), the LiNK cross-border social entrepreneurship network across the Upper Rhine, and Circular Länd for circular economy in Baden-Württemberg. The technology stack is conventional — WPMU DEV website, Make (make.com) booking automation, Brevo CRM — with no disclosed proprietary platform.

Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: monthly Open Houses, network meetings co-hosted with IHK Karlsruhe and Social Economy Cluster Mannheim, content marketing via blog and annual whitepapers, and referral pipelines through institutional partnerships. Customer segments span founders, freelancers, small companies, cross-border EU organizations, and people with barriers to employment (migrants, refugees, people with disabilities, seniors). The entity is an independent local member of the global Impact Hub network (130+ locations, 60+ countries) and is supervised by the Baden-Württembergischer Genossenschaftsverband.

Name

Impact Hub Karlsruhe

Legal name

Impact Hub Karlsruhe eG

Website

https://karlsruhe.impacthub.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact Hub Karlsruhe is a registered cooperative coworking and community hub in Karlsruhe serving social entrepreneurs, freelancers, NGOs, and inclusion programs, bundling workspace rentals, impact advisory, and Global Passport access to the worldwide Impact Hub network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Entrepreneurship Coworking & Community Hub

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Business Service Centers (56143), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Events Support Services (Room Setup, AV Coordination, Hospitality) (IMAIALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conference Room & Meeting Services Support (BPABAEAE), Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Social entrepreneurship hub
• Coworking space rental
• Impact consulting services
• Cooperative membership
• Event space booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Space Rental: Flexible and fixed workstations rented on daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Desk space at 180€ per month (excl. VAT). Day pass starting at 25€. Includes 24/7 access, meeting room usage, beverages, and community session access.
2. Room/Event Space Rental: Workshop rooms, meeting rooms, and event spaces rented by hour or day. Workshop room: 40-220€ (members), 70-400€ (non-members). Meeting room: 15-90€ (members), 35-140€ (non-members). Event space: price on request.
3. Genossenschaft Membership Fees: Base membership: 200€ one-time share purchase. Supporting membership: 200€ share + annual fee starting at 120€ for individuals, 500-2000€ for legal entities based on size. Provides 3 coworking days/month for supporting members plus Global Passport access.
4. Impact Consulting and Programs: Free impact consultation sessions for startups and founders working on community benefit projects. Paid advisory services for business model development, impact measurement, and scaling. Funded project 'Gemeinsam Impact Schaffen' supported by ESF Plus and BMWE.
5. EU/Grant Funded Projects: Cross-border projects including EU Interreg project (Third Place Kaleidoscoop in Strasbourg), Circular Länd (circular economy hub for Baden-Württemberg), and LiNK network (Upper Rhine social entrepreneurship network).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Impact Hub Karlsruhe provides flexible coworking desks, equipped meeting and event rooms, and impact advisory services at its Kaiserstraße 97 location. It also runs a cooperative membership (eG) that includes access to the global Impact Hub network, plus funded programs supporting social entrepreneurs and inclusive labor market participants in the Upper Rhine region.

Product overview

Impact Hub Karlsruhe is a coworking space, community hub, and innovation center for social entrepreneurship and sustainable business. The offering consists of physical infrastructure (flexible coworking desks and meeting/event spaces), advisory programs (impact consultation, inclusive labor market support, funded projects like Gemeinsam Impact Schaffen), regional networks (LiNK cross-border cooperation, Circular Länd circular economy hub), and a cooperative membership model (eG) providing democratic governance, local coworking access, and global Impact Hub network access via Global Passport and Global Connect. The organization also publishes an annual whitepaper on common-good entrepreneurship in Baden-Württemberg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking Flexible and fixed workspaces for founders, freelancers, and small teams at Kaiserstraße 97. Includes Flex tariffs (day, week, month passes), 24/7 access, optional business address and mailbox service, meeting room usage, and complimentary water, coffee, and tea. Desk rate €180 plus VAT per month.
• Meeting and Event Spaces Fully equipped spaces for meetings, seminars, and hybrid events: Workshop Room (45 sqm, up to 30 people), Meeting Room (15 sqm, up to 5 people), and Event Space (up to 50 people). All rooms include projector, screens, hybrid camera/microphone systems, flipchart, whiteboard, and complimentary beverages.
• Impact Consultation Advisory sessions accompanying founders, freelancers, and companies on their journey toward sustainability, impact, and financial viability. Topics include business formation, business models, impact logic, community building, and communications. The introductory 60-minute session is free.
• Inclusive Labor Market Support Support services for people with difficult access to the labor market, including job coaching, workplace stabilization, career orientation, and development of inclusive employment models in cooperation with committed employers. Targeted at individuals with disabilities, migrants, refugees, young people, seniors, and those with low income.
• Gemeinsam Impact Schaffen Three-year funded program offering visibility enhancement, professionalization through 6 modular learning formats, consulting, sprints, e-learnings, and networking (network meetings and online community) for founders, startups, and companies that unite their activities with social goals.
• eG Membership (Cooperative Membership) Impact-oriented cooperative membership with democratic participation rights. Two tiers: Base membership (€200 share purchase, voting rights in General Assembly, local community access) and Support membership (additional annual fee from €120 for individuals and €500–€2,000 for legal entities based on size, including 3 coworking days per month, Global Passport access to 120+ Impact Hubs, Global Connect digital community with 25,000+ members, event discounts, and visibility benefits).

Quantifiable outcome

• Connected to hundreds of thousands of founders and changemakers globally through Impact Hub network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Social Economy Cluster Mannheim (Wirtschaftsförderung Stadt Mannheim)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2026Joint networking event for common-good enterprises across Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Combines presentations of IST-analysis on common-good entrepreneurship in Baden-Württemberg with Pro Action Café format. Facilitates over-regional exchange between impact ecosystems.
• IHK Karlsruhe (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Strategic cooperation for networking between common-good enterprises and regional economic structures. Joint network meetings, Pro Action Café formats, and referral pathways for founders. IHK provides expertise and access to regional economic resources while Impact Hub contributes community perspectives and impact economy examples.
• LiNK (Cross-border Social Entrepreneurship Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive network of four organizations in the Upper Rhine region (Oberrhein) creating space for cross-border social entrepreneurship. Monthly Climathon x Idea Lab events using Design Thinking methodology to develop sustainable prototypes.
• EU Interreg Third Place KaleidoscoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Interreg project creating a cross-border meeting place in Strasbourg, two tram stops from the German border. 20 partners from both sides of the border. Impact Hub Karlsruhe serves as partner in this open labor market initiative.
• Circular LändcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral point of contact for circular economy in Baden-Württemberg. Focus on networking actors, knowledge transfer, and spaces for ideas that actively close loops. Impact Hub contributes to making circular economy concepts tangible and actionable.
• GLS BankminorOthersSustainable banking partner featured in the 'Wechselstube' (exchange room) installation, demonstrating practical alternatives for aligning economic decisions with social and ecological criteria.
• WEtellminorOthersFair mobile service provider featured in the 'Wechselstube' installation as an example of sustainable consumer alternatives.
• Impact Hub GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the global Impact Hub network with 130+ locations in 60+ countries. Provides Global Passport access (3 days/year in 120+ hubs) and Global Connect membership (25,000+ digital community) for members.
• Baden-Württembergischer GenossenschaftsverbandcoreOthersLegal supervision and audit association for cooperatives. Required membership per GenG § 54 for the Impact Hub Karlsruhe eG.
• SEND eVminorOthersGerman advocacy network for social entrepreneurship and common-good economy. Impact Hub membership provides networking and advocacy opportunities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent operating multi-floor flex and fixed offices across major European cities. Sets the competitive pricing and corporate-tenant benchmark against which every German coworking operator, including Impact Hub Karlsruhe, must position.
• Mindspace: Premium European coworking and serviced-office operator with locations across Germany. Competes for enterprise tenant demand and meeting-room rentals in the same geographies as Impact Hub Karlsruhe.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub Berlin: Sister hub within the same global Impact Hub network, offering coworking, event spaces, and impact programming in Berlin. Closest structural analog to Impact Hub Karlsruhe, sharing brand, member-passport system, and cooperative-adjacent community model.
• Betahaus Berlin: Independent German coworking and event-space operator in Berlin with comparable product mix (flex desks, meeting rooms, event programming). Comparable to Impact Hub Karlsruhe on the workspace side, though without the same impact-economy mission.
• Impact Hub Vienna: DACH-region Impact Hub offering coworking, programs and impact advisory in Vienna. Comparable operating model and target audience of social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven organizations.
• Impact Hub Mannheim: Regional peer hub referenced in Impact Hub Karlsruhe's partnership with Stadt Mannheim and the Social Economy Cluster. Directly comparable coworking and impact-program offering in the same Upper Rhine corridor.
• Impact Hub Munich: Another German Impact Hub operating coworking, meeting/event venues and impact programs. Direct peer sharing the same network benefits, pricing structure, and social-entrepreneurship focus in Bavaria.
• Impact Hub Zurich: Swiss Impact Hub operating under the same brand and member benefits. Geographically adjacent to Karlsruhe and therefore a natural cross-border peer via the Global Passport program.

Others

• Social Impact gGmbH: German non-profit providing program management, advisory and capacity building for social enterprises. Operates the Social Entrepreneurship Network and is an adjacent enabling organization to Impact Hub Karlsruhe's mission, sharing overlap in the impact-startup support market.
• SEND e.V. National German advocacy and network organization for social entrepreneurship and the common-good economy. An explicit partner of Impact Hub Karlsruhe in this dataset and a comparable mission-driven institution serving overlapping stakeholder communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ImpactHubKarlsruhe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impacthubkarlsruhe
• Instagraminstagram.com/impacthubkarlsruhe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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