Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH

What Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH does

Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH (KRB) is a Berlin-registered non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH), founded in April 2020 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the public-law foundation Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung. Its statutory purpose is to secure, create and manage affordable workspaces for Berlin's independent professional arts scene (Freie Szene). Since 2021 it has operated the State of Berlin's Workspace Programme (Arbeitsraumprogramm, ARP), acting as the sole state-mandated intermediary between the Senate Department for Culture, commercial property owners, and freelance artists across all disciplines (performing arts, dance, music, literature, visual arts). Operating headcount is approximately 20, structured around an interdisciplinary team of architects, property professionals and cultural managers.

KRB's product surface spans four substantive lines. (1) Kultur Räume Berlin is the core ARP platform — administering calls for applications and allocating long-term subsidised workspaces (4–5 year terms) through independent, discipline-specific expert committees. (2) Kultur Räume Studios is a self-service short-term booking product for rehearsal rooms and studios, integrated with smart access control. (3) The Kulturkataster, publicly launched in September 2025 in collaboration with Technologiestiftung Berlin, is a browser-based GIS map application indexing 2,441 cultural venues across Berlin, designed as an early-warning system for cultural-urban-development planning. (4) Two physical site projects — the Uferhallen in Wedding (20-year master lease, ~12,600 m², ~100 artists, first studios handed over January 2026) and the Modellfläche TXL pilot at the former Tegel Airport (cultural use of outdoor and, in future, the Frachtkantine building).

Commercially, KRB is institutionally funded: revenue is generated through public grants and subsidies from the State of Berlin rather than commercial sales. Pricing to end-users is subsidised — for instance a €5.73/m² net cold rent rate at Uferhallen for predominantly artistic use — with the remainder covered by the Berlin Senate's cultural budget. Go-to-market combines an event-driven ARP application process, direct B2B outreach to commercial property owners, and PR-led public-interest positioning via press, newsletter, conferences (re:publica, stadtnachacht) and academic collaborations.

Name

Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH

Legal name

Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH

Website

https://kulturraum.berlin

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH is a Berlin state-funded non-profit that operates the city's Workspace Programme, allocating subsidised studios and rehearsal rooms to professional freelance artists, manages cultural venues such as the Uferhallen, and runs the public Berlin Kulturkataster cultural-venue registry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Workspace Management

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Multipurpose Event Center Operations (Civic Centers, Community Event Complexes) (MPAGALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outdoor Amphitheater & Open-Air Venue Operations (MPAGALAG), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Cultural workspace management
• Subsidised artist studios
• Non-profit property management
• Cultural infrastructure registry
• Workspace programme administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding from Land Berlin: KRB is an institutionally funded non-profit organisation (gGmbH) receiving core operational funding from the State of Berlin. Revenue is not generated through commercial sales but through public grants and subsidies allocated for the operation of the Workspace Programme, management of cultural venues, and development of the Kulturkataster.
2. Subletting Workspaces to Artists: KRB acts as master tenant on commercial properties, refurbishes spaces, and sublets them to professional artists at subsidised rates under the ARP funding model. Artists pay a reduced share of the rent, with the remainder covered by culture budget funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH operates as a non-profit intermediary that secures, develops, and manages affordable workspaces for Berlin's independent arts scene. It administers the State of Berlin's Arbeitsraumprogramm (ARP), allocating subsidised long-term studios and short-term rehearsal rooms to professional artists, while also managing major cultural venues including Uferhallen and the Modellfläche TXL pilot project. The organisation additionally maintains the Kulturkataster, a publicly accessible digital registry mapping 2,441 cultural venues across Berlin for use by cultural policymakers, district authorities, and the public.

Product overview

Kulturraum Berlin gGmbH operates a portfolio of cultural workspace and venue management products and projects, primarily serving Berlin's independent arts scene (Freie Szene). Its core product is the Kultur Räume Berlin platform, which administers the State of Berlin's Workspace Programme (ARP) — allocating subsidised long-term workspaces to professional artists and offering short-term rentals through the sub-product Kultur Räume Studios. Supporting the portfolio is the Kulturkataster, a publicly accessible GIS mapping application that documents 2,441 cultural venues across Berlin. The organisation further manages two major physical sites: the Uferhallen (12,600 m² of cultural production space in Wedding) and the Modellfläche TXL (temporary cultural use at the former Tegel Airport). The products operate as independent web portals and booking systems rather than a unified SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kultur Räume Berlin: A programme for subsidised workspaces for Berlin's independent arts scene, providing access to affordable workspaces for professional freelance artists.
• Kulturkataster
• Kultur Räume Studios
• Modellfläche TXL

Products and services

• Kultur Räume Berlin (Workspace Programme) The State of Berlin's subsidised workspace programme administered by KRB since 2021. It handles the rental, furnishing, subletting, and coordination of subsidised workspaces for professional freelance artists in Berlin, allocating 4-5 year tenancies through discipline-specific calls for applications and independent expert committees.
• Kultur Räume Studios

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,441 cultural venues recorded in the Berlin Kulturkataster (September 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Lehrstuhl Dr. Friederike Landau-Donnelly)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Academic partnership for the 'Berlin.Kultur.Stadt' seminar, exploring how the Kulturkataster can be used to research Berlin as a creative city. Collaboration includes a final exhibition on 29 May 2026.
• Khisdapaze e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collective took over operation of the TXL Modellfläche in September 2025, after TURBULENCE BERLIN curated the site in 2023–2024. Runs cross-disciplinary cultural events including concerts, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and club formats on the former airport site.
• Technologiestiftung BerlincoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Responsible for the technical implementation of the Kulturkataster (a browser-based map application). KRB manages the project and editorial content; Technologiestiftung Berlin handles software development and technical infrastructure.
• Studio für unendliche MöglichkeitenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Creative studio commissioned to develop participation formats for the Kulturkataster project, ensuring community involvement in the development process.
• Berliner Projektfonds Urbane PraxiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joint project partner for the TXL Modellfläche project at the former Tegel Airport. Provides funding and strategic support for experimental cultural uses in urban transformation areas.
• Clubcommission Berlin e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joint project partner for the TXL Modellfläche. Represents Berlin's club and electronic music scene, contributing to the programming and cultural direction of the temporary cultural venue.
• TURBULENCE BERLINmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Interdisciplinary collective selected through an open process to curate the artistic programme of the TXL Modellfläche in 2023 and 2024. Realised an extensive cross-disciplinary cultural programme including concerts, exhibitions, performances, and workshops.
• Atelierbüro im Kulturwerk des bbk berlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Key operational partner in the Kultur Räume Berlin consortium. Handles the allocation of subsidised atelier (studio) spaces to visual artists alongside KRB's management of performing arts, music, and other disciplines.
• Raumbüro Freie Szene BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership within the Kultur Räume Berlin consortium. Represents the independent arts scene in the workspace programme, contributing expertise on the needs of Berlin's free arts scene.
• BIM (Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Berlin property management company involved in the Kultur Räume Berlin consortium, handling aspects of property services and management for the programme.
• GSE (Gebäudeservice Eigentum und Service GmbH)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Property services provider in the Kultur Räume Berlin consortium, supporting facility management and building services.
• Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und KulturberatungcoreOthers · 1 January 2020KRB's parent organisation. Public-law foundation that founded KRB as its subsidiary in April 2020. Provides institutional oversight and strategic direction.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ExRotaprint gGmbH: Berlin-based gemeinnützige GmbH that converted a former printing works into long-term affordable space for artists and creative enterprises; a directly comparable non-profit cultural real-estate intermediary operating in the same city and market.
• Raumbüro Freie Szene Berlin: Berlin advocacy and information hub representing the independent performing-arts scene; directly comparable in mandate and is a core KRB consortium partner for the Workspace Programme.
• Atelierbüro im Kulturwerk des bbk berlin: KRB's core consortium partner responsible for allocating subsidised studios to visual artists within the Kultur Räume Berlin programme; operates the same non-profit studio-allocation model in Berlin, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Clubcommission Berlin e.V. Official club culture association of Berlin representing nightlife venues; a core partner on the Modellfläche TXL, directly comparable as a non-profit cultural infrastructure intermediary for the independent creative scene.
• PACT Zollverein (Essen): Publicly funded production and performance venue in Essen that combines workspace, residency, and presentation for independent artists; analogous to KRB's Uferhallen model at smaller scale.
• Stiftung Spielbühne / Ufa Fabrik Berlin: Long-standing Berlin cultural centre that combines affordable artist workspaces, ateliers, and a venue on a non-profit basis; directly comparable in workspace-plus-venue operations for the independent arts scene.

Regional players

• Brotfabrik Frankfurt: Cultural centre in Frankfurt am Main that hosts studios, theatre, and event spaces on subsidised terms; a German non-municipal peer with a comparable workspace-plus-venue mandate but in a different city.

Broad incumbents

• Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH (BIM): Berlin's municipal property-management company responsible for handling Land Berlin's property portfolio; comparable in facility-management capability and a major KRB consortium partner.

Others

• Technologiestiftung Berlin: Berlin civic-tech foundation that built the Kulturkataster alongside KRB; not a direct competitor but a closely linked enabling partner for KRB's data infrastructure arm.
• Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung: KRB's parent organisation and founding public-law foundation; comparable as a publicly funded cultural intermediary providing oversight, training, and consulting to the Berlin cultural sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kulturraum-berlin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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