Zora's House

What Zora's House does

Zora's House is a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit organization (501(c)(3), Tax ID 84-2107847) that provides women and gender expansive people of color with coworking space, community programming, and professional development resources. The organization operates from a single facility at 1393 N 4th St and centers its offering on the $39.99-per-month "Zora's World" Community Membership, which provides 24/7 member portal access, members-only events, virtual hangouts, and rental discounts. Its programmatic portfolio extends to the Women+ of Color Equity Design Institute (WCEDI), the WOC Community Lending Library (operated in partnership with Gramercy Books), space rentals across multiple named rooms (including the Flex Space & Back Patio, the Valerie McDaniels Conference Room, the Congresswoman Joyce Beatty Manifestation Room, the Amber Evans Memorial Library, and a full-floor retreat option), and an annual flagship community event, JoyFest, scheduled for 2026 at Columbus Commons.

The organization's digital infrastructure is WordPress-based and segmented by use case: members.zorashouse.com serves the membership portal, while rentals.zorashouse.com handles space bookings. Authentication is provided via OAuth single sign-on through Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. Operational integrations include Kindful for donations, Eventbrite for ticketing, Canva for program marketing, and Mailchimp (delivered via Subscribepage) for newsletter distribution. Governance and strategic artifacts are publicly available, including 2024 and 2025 Annual Reports, a Strategic Plan, and a Theory of Change.

Revenue mechanics span four streams: recurring membership subscriptions ($39.99/month), transactional space rentals quoted on request, a diversified donation program (one-time, monthly recurring, corporate matching, donor-advised funds, planned giving, and in-kind), and event-based income. Customer segments are correspondingly individual and community-based rather than enterprise — long-tail members, individual donors, and renters booking by the event or day. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth, social media, newsletter, and partner referrals rather than paid acquisition channels.

Name

Zora's House

Legal name

Zora's House

Website

https://zorashouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zora's House is a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit providing coworking space, community programming, and professional resources to women and gender expansive people of color via a $39.99/month membership, space rentals, and event-driven model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Monthly subscription membership at $39.99 providing access to 24/7 private membership site, members-only events, content, virtual hangouts, and in-person gatherings. Includes space rental privileges and discounts for members.
2. Space Rentals: Revenue generated from renting out co-working spaces including Flex Space & Back Patio, Valerie McDaniels Conference Room, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty Manifestation Room, Amber Evans Memorial Library, and entire floor options for events and gatherings.
3. Donations and Fundraising: Multiple donation streams including one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, corporate matching programs, donor-advised fund (DAF) contributions, planned giving through wills/estate, and in-kind donations of technology, equipment, food, services, and books.
4. Events: Revenue-generating community events such as JoyFest featuring live performances, food, market vendors, and entertainment at Columbus Commons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Zora's House operates a nonprofit community and coworking space in Columbus, Ohio dedicated to women and gender-expansive people of color. It sells a recurring monthly membership, rents meeting and event space, hosts retreats, runs an annual community celebration, and maintains a lending library for women of color. The offering centers on physical space, curated programming, and strategic connections rather than a software product.

Product overview

Zora's House offers a portfolio of services centered on providing women and gender-expansive people of color with community, workspace, and professional development resources. The core offerings include a $39.99/month Community Membership (Zora's World) providing 24/7 portal access, virtual events, and space rental discounts; Space Rentals offering flexible co-working and meeting room options; and Retreat Space for off-site gatherings. The organization also hosts JoyFest as an annual community celebration and operates the Women+ of Color Equity Design Institute. Supporting programs include the WOC Community Lending Library. Products and services are delivered through a WordPress-based platform with separate portals for members (members.zorashouse.com) and rentals (rentals.zorashouse.com).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zora's World Membership
• Space Rentals
• Retreat Space
• JoyFest
• WOC Community Lending Library

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gramercy BooksminorOthersLocal bookstore partner for the WOC Community Lending Library. Customers can purchase new books through Gramercy Books Bexley and have them delivered to Zora's House, supporting both the library and local business.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Industrious: Premium flexible-workspace provider with coworking, meeting rooms, and event spaces across the U.S.; provides benchmarking for pricing, utilization, and amenitized-rental operations.
• WeWork: Largest flexible-workspace incumbent offering coworking, private offices, and event spaces; relevant for space-rental and coworking-model benchmarking even though it does not serve Zora's House's specific demographic niche.

Direct peers

• Ellevate Network: Global professional women's community with membership, chapters, and events; relevant peer for the networking and leadership-development aspects of Zora's House programming.
• The Wing: Was a high-profile members-only coworking and community club for women; the most direct historical analog to Zora's House in offering a paid women's-only membership with curated workspaces, events, and content (now defunct/relaunched).
• Allbright: Members-only women's social and professional club with physical locations; comparable in combining paid membership, event programming, and curated community for professional women.
• Impact Hub: Global network of mission-driven coworking and innovation spaces; comparable in offering curated coworking, event venues, and community programming for impact-oriented members.
• Chief: Private membership network and club for women executives with physical clubhouses, events, and peer learning; overlaps with Zora's House on paid membership, programming, and curated community for women leaders.
• Black Girl Ventures: Nonprofit supporting Black and Brown women founders through community, pitch events, and capital access; overlaps with Zora's House on entrepreneurship support specifically for women of color.
• The Assembly: Members-only digital community and events platform for women professionals; relevant peer for the curated content, virtual hangouts, and member events portions of Zora's World.

Emerging players

• SoGal Ventures / SoGal Foundation: Foundation supporting diverse founders and women of color entrepreneurs through community and programming; thematic peer for Zora's House's entrepreneurship, activism, and leadership-incubation mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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