What Werksy does

Werksy Technologies Ltd is a UK-based, privately held company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Brighton that operates a mobile platform for pay-as-you-go access to coworking spaces. The company runs a two-sided marketplace: individual remote workers, freelancers, and digital nomads discover and access partner coworking venues via an iOS and Android app, checking in and out with QR codes and being billed per minute of actual usage with no membership commitment. Beyond individual consumers, Werksy targets employers seeking to offer flexible workspace access as an employee benefit via a dedicated Werksy for Employers channel.

The product surface comprises the consumer Werksy App (iOS/Android), the Werksy Space Management Portal (spaces.werksy.io) for venue partners to self-serve onboard and manage listings, a Werksy Pro monthly subscription for frequent users, and a Werksy Friends social feature. Core infrastructure is built on Google Firebase (authentication, database, app services) with Stripe handling all payment processing; the company does not store card details. The app uses device location to recommend nearby partner workspaces based on user postcode, and supports automatic payment on checkout, live in-app support, and check-out notifications.

Werksy monetizes through two revenue streams: (1) a small booking fee on each pay-as-you-go transaction (with hourly rates set per venue, ranging from £1.50/hour at Dishoom Permit Room to £6.50/hour at Second Home as observed), and (2) the Werksy Pro monthly subscription with venue-set usage caps. Go-to-market combines a product-led growth consumer motion via app store distribution with a Werksy for Employers B2B motion and a self-serve partner onboarding portal. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, has 1-10 employees, operates exclusively in the United Kingdom, and works with a small set of named partner venues (Plus X Innovation, Second Home, Dishoom Permit Room, Missionworks, Oneder).

Name

Werksy

Legal name

Werksy Technologies Ltd

Website

https://werksy.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Werksy is a UK-based mobile platform that lets remote workers and freelancers access partner coworking spaces on a pay-as-you-go, per-minute basis via QR code check-in/out, while also offering employers a flexible workspace benefit and venues a self-serve onboarding portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Coworking Marketplace

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Experiences & Event Services Marketplaces (Photographers, Caterers, DJs) (BPAMAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marketplace & Platform Seller Payouts (FSAMAKAE)

Keywords

• Flexible coworking access
• Pay-as-you-go workspace
• Mobile coworking app
• On-demand office space
• Coworking marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pay-as-you-go transactions: Users pay for the exact time spent at coworking spaces based on each venue's hourly rate, plus a small booking fee. Billing is automatic upon check-out with no surprises.
2. Werksy Pro subscription: Monthly subscription service providing flexible access across participating workspaces for a fixed monthly fee. Each workspace sets monthly usage caps for subscribers, with excess usage charged at standard pay-as-you-go rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Werksy operates a mobile marketplace platform (iOS and Android apps) that lets individual users discover and access partner coworking spaces on a pay-as-you-go basis, using QR code check-in/check-out with minute-by-minute automatic billing processed via Stripe. The platform also includes a partner-facing space management portal for coworking venue onboarding, an enterprise channel (Werksy for Employers) for offering the benefit to remote workforces, and an optional Werksy Pro monthly subscription with workspace-set usage caps.

Product overview

Werksy is a flexible workspace access platform comprising a consumer mobile app for iOS and Android, a partner space management portal (spaces.werksy.io), a Werksy for Employers enterprise solution, and a Werksy Pro subscription service. The core Werksy App enables users to discover and access coworking spaces via QR code check-in/check-out with per-minute billing, while the Space Management Portal allows venues to register and manage their presence. Werksy for Employers extends the platform to enterprise workforces, and Werksy Pro offers a monthly subscription model for unlimited access across the partner network. The Werksy Friends feature adds social connectivity between users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Werksy App

Quantifiable outcome

• Employees without access to flexible work are nearly two times more likely to have poor or very poor mental health
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Plus X InnovationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK coworking space partner offering Werksy users flexible hourly access at £6.00/hour with standard operating hours.
• Second HomecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK coworking space partner with 4.67 rating, offering access at £6.5/hour, open 9 AM-6 PM.
• Dishoom Permit RoomcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHospitality venue offering coworking space through Werksy at £1.5/hour, rated 4.82, open 8 AM-4 PM.
• MissionworkscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoworking space offering hourly pay-as-you-go access through Werksy, described as a 'game-changer' for community flexibility.
• OnederminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoworking venue founded by former WeWork Head of Real Estate, generating new revenue through Werksy platform.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing provider handling all transactions on the Werksy platform. Stripe processes and stores payment credentials in accordance with their privacy notice. Werksy does not store card details.
• Google Firebase (Google Cloud Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationCore infrastructure provider for authentication, database, and app functionality powering the Werksy platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deskpass: Deskpass operates a global pay-as-you-go coworking marketplace where users book and access flex workspaces by the hour/day — the closest direct analog to Werksy's model, with established scale and capital that puts it in head-to-head competition.
• Croissant: Croissant is a pay-as-you-go coworking access app with a subscription tier offering hours across partner workspaces — a near-1:1 competitor to Werksy in terms of UX, billing model, and target user (independent remote workers in major metros).
• Coworker.com: Coworker.com is a workspace marketplace and directory connecting users with coworking, day offices, and meeting rooms globally — directly comparable as a discovery-and-booking layer to Werksy's app even though transaction depth differs.
• Liquidspace: Liquidspace is a B2B/B2C marketplace for hourly and daily meeting-room and workspace bookings. It targets enterprise hybrid-work buyers and small teams with on-demand space access, closely mirroring Werksy's flexible access and employer channel.
• Breather: Breather offers on-demand bookable meeting rooms and workspaces on a per-hour basis — a comparable transaction-driven on-demand space model that maps closely to Werksy's minute-by-minute billing approach.

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: WeWork is the largest global coworking operator and a key supply-side participant in the workspace market. While a venue operator rather than a marketplace, WeWork sets the demand baseline for coworking in the UK and is a frequent alternative considered by Werksy's target users.
• Industrious: Industrious is a premium flexible office operator offering coworking and suite rentals globally. Comparable because it competes for the same hybrid-work budgets and increasingly bundles flexible access tiers — a structural alternative to Werksy's per-minute aggregation model.

Others

• OfficeRnD: OfficeRnD provides workspace management software (booking, billing, member portals) to coworking and flex-office operators. It serves Werksy's supply-side partners as a software vendor and shapes the integration landscape Werksy must plug into on the supply side.

Regional players

• Hubble Pass (Hubble): Hubble is a UK-headquartered flexible office platform that aggregates part-time office rentals and meeting rooms. It serves a similar UK remote-work audience but is more office-substitution oriented, making it a strong UK regional comparable.

Emerging players

• Workfrom: Workfrom is a workspace discovery platform for remote workers and digital nomads highlighting cafes and coworking spaces. It overlaps with Werksy on discovery and remote-worker audience but is less transaction-integrated, making it an adjacent niche competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/werksyhq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/werksyhq

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 →

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