Impact Hub Roma

Name

Impact Hub Roma

Legal name

Impact Hub Roma

Website

https://rome.impacthub.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact Hub Roma is a Rome-based coworking and social innovation space that provides shared workspace, business consulting, and curated event programming to entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofits as part of the Impact Hub global network spanning 110+ cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking / Shared Workspace

NAICS

Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

City/Urban Convention Hotels (THAGALAA), Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK)

Keywords

• Coworking space
• Shared workspace
• Social innovation hub
• Business consulting
• Community events

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Shared desk memberships for individual coworkers, with pricing personalized for startups, associations, or companies with teams. The space hosts up to 50 coworkers and is available by reservation only since November.
2. Space Rental: Rental of meeting rooms (Sala Riunioni), open space, and relax area for workshops, training sessions, presentations, and cultural events. Hubber rates are discounted compared to external bookings. Meeting room minimum €25/hour.
3. Business Unit Consulting: Consulting services for startups, micro and small businesses, and nonprofits covering Business Idea and Business Plan, Communication and Marketing, and UX Design. The first hour of consultation is free for hubbers.
4. Event Tickets and Programs: Revenue from paid events including Money 4 Nothing series (€5-10 per event or €80 package), workshops, Social Innovation Sprint programs (€360-550), and Graphic Facilitation workshops (€40-80).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Impact Hub Roma operates a physical coworking space in central Rome (Via Palermo 41) hosting up to 50 coworkers at shared desks, complemented by a Business Unit offering consulting services (business idea/plan, marketing, UX design) and a curated events program spanning civic finance, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. Members gain access to a global network of 110+ cities and 320,000+ impact makers across 60+ countries.

Product overview

Impact Hub Roma is a coworking and social innovation space that operates as a multi-product offering centered around physical workspace, community building, and impact-driven events. The core offering consists of coworking space (up to 50 coworkers in shared desks) and membership access to a global network of over 15,000 entrepreneurs. Key products include: Business Unit consulting services (free first-hour consultation for startups/small businesses), event series (FuckUp Nights Rome, Money 4 Nothing, Impact Pills, Impact Art, Lunch Stories), and space rental for workshops and events. The organization also runs collaborative projects including Green Waves (sustainable tourism for young women) and ISIDE (Erasmus+ sustainability training for SMEs), and hosts the Hackability design-for-accessibility program. The space consists of 2 coworking areas, a relax area, meeting room, and open space for events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Money 4 Nothing: Series of events on civic finance to understand, discuss, and choose.
• FuckUp Nights Rome
• Impact Pills
• Hub Business Unit
• Impact Art

Products and services

• Coworking Space Shared-desk coworking space in central Rome accommodating up to 50 coworkers, available by reservation only. Pricing is personalized for startups, associations, and companies with teams.
• Business Unit Consulting Consulting services covering Business Idea and Business Plan development, Communication and Marketing, and UX Design for startups, micro/small businesses, and nonprofits. First hour of consultation is free for hubbers.
• Space Rental (Affitto Spazi) Rental of meeting rooms (8-10 seats with screen and wall monitor), open space (up to 35 seated/45 standing), and relax area for workshops, training sessions, presentations, and cultural events. Discounted Hubber rates; minimum €25/hour for meeting rooms.
• Events & Event Programming Organized event series including FuckUp Nights Rome, Money 4 Nothing, Impact Pills, Lunch Stories, The Happiness Project, Impact Art exhibitions, and Graphic Facilitation workshops.
• Money 4 Nothing (Civic Finance Series) Series of paid events (€5-10 per event or €80 program pass; streaming options available) covering civic finance topics with expert discussants.
• FuckUp Nights Rome Events featuring first-person stories of professional failures and learnings; part of a global FuckUp Nights movement.
• Impact Pills Brief 30-minute free sessions sharing state-of-the-art perspectives on impact innovation, public initiatives, and business models.
• Hackability Program Program that co-designs innovative, personalized technological solutions to improve the lives of people with disabilities, the elderly, and children. Active groups in Turin, Milan, Cuneo, Parma, Reggio Emilia, and Matera; Rome is the Roman hub.
• Green Waves Project EU co-financed program offering online training, mentorship, and co-creation experiences to help young women aged 20-30 in Croatia, Italy, and Greece develop sustainable tourism business ideas.
• ISIDE (Improving Social Impact for the Development of Enterprise) Erasmus+ funded program developing educational digital content and impact measurement methodologies to train and sensitize SME workers on environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Impact Hub Roma is the Italian partner.

Quantifiable outcome

• 47,000+ jobs created by Impact Hub community globally since 2012
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISIDE Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ funded project (Improving Social Impact for the Development of Enterprise) involving 9 European partners to train and sensitize SME workers on environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Impact Hub Roma serves as the Italian partner, developing educational digital content and implementing impact measurement methodologies.
• Green Waves Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU co-funded project led by Eventi Nomadi with Impact Hub Zagreb, Impact Hub Athens, and Impact Hub Roma as partners. Targets young women aged 20-30 in Croatia, Italy, and Greece to develop sustainable tourism entrepreneurship skills through online training, mentorship, and co-creation experiences.
• HackabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistributed laboratory for technological and social research co-designing solutions with people with disabilities. Active groups in Turin, Milan, Cuneo, Parma, Reggio Emilia, and Matera. Impact Hub Roma provides the Roman hub for Hackability activities.
• Link Campus UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of Social Innovation Sprint 2019 with Link Campus University and Human Foundation, featuring expert speakers on financing social innovation, business modeling, and digital tools.
• University of Peloponnese (Greece)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• Confindustria BulgariaStrategic or Co-development Partner
• JAC/Fondazione Jobs Academy (Italy)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• Hubip Hub Negocios Impacto Portugues LDA (Portugal)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• CONFORM (Italy)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• Chamber of Arcadia (Greece)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• APSU Associacao Portuguesa de Startups (Portugal)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• Official Chamber of Commerce Industry Services and Shipping of Seville (Spain)Strategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• LVenture Group: Rome-based startup accelerator and innovation hub operating LUISS Enlabs. Comparable in supporting early-stage Italian entrepreneurs with workspace and acceleration services, though more focused on venture-backed startups than social impact ventures.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub Athens: Southern European sister hub under the Impact Hub global network. Directly comparable in mission, product offering, and target market, often participating in the same EU-funded consortium projects.
• Impact Hub Vienna: European sister hub under the same Impact Hub global network with comparable coworking, events, and consulting offerings. Useful benchmark for the network's standardized approach and potential partnership opportunities.
• Copernico: Italian premium coworking and event space operator with locations in Milan, Rome, Bologna, and Turin. Comparable in providing flexible workspace, event venues, and community programming for professionals and small businesses.
• H-Farm: Italian innovation hub and venture platform combining coworking, startup acceleration, and education. Comparable in targeting social and digital entrepreneurs with structured programming, though more focused on tech ventures than social innovation specifically.
• Impact Hub Milan: Sister location in Italy operating under the same Impact Hub global network brand, offering identical coworking, events, and consulting services. Directly comparable in product offering, target market, and value proposition, with the same global network leverage.
• Seats2Meet: European coworking chain focused on knowledge workers and serendipity-driven community building. Comparable in community-led GTM motion and event programming, with similar emphasis on member interaction and facilitation.
• Talent Garden: Italy's largest coworking network with multiple locations including Rome, focused on tech and digital innovation communities. Directly competes for the same entrepreneur and creative professional segment with similar event programming and educational offerings.

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible office giant with locations in major Italian cities. Competes for the same entrepreneur and SME customer base with significantly greater capital, broader amenity offerings, and global network scale.
• Spaces (IWG): International coworking and flexible office brand under IWG, operating multiple Italian locations. Competes for SME and entrepreneur customers with greater capital, broader geographic reach, and standardized service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hubroma
• Facebookfacebook.com/hubroma
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hub-roma
• Instagraminstagram.com/hubroma

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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