Pir Cowork

What Pir Cowork does

Pir Cowork operates a physical coworking and event venue business from a single 6-story building at Keiser Wilhelmsgate 22 in Ålesund, Norway. The company provides tiered workspace memberships — Day Pass (NOK 290), Flex (NOK 2,490/month, hot-desking), Fixed (NOK 3,290/month, dedicated desk), and Studio (from NOK 7,190/month, private team space) — alongside corporate packages (NOK 5,000–10,000/month, 12-month contracts) targeting enterprise tenants. Beyond workspace, the facility includes four bookable meeting rooms (Meet 201, 202, 602, 603) with 65–86 inch touchscreens and video conferencing, a Nomono-equipped podcast studio for up to four people, a 300+ standing event venue, and a 6th-floor lounge with rooftop terrace for 90 guests. Day passes are sold via Tikkio and meeting rooms via Officernd, while corporate deals are handled by a dedicated Head of Sales.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue from memberships with transaction-based revenue from meeting room rentals, event venue bookings, podcast studio fees, and on-site F&B via Dampsentralen, the in-house restaurant on the 1st floor. Through Pir Invest, the company extends into early-stage equity investing in member companies, functioning as both landlord and capital provider. The customer base of 50+ member companies spans startups, mid-market firms, and enterprise tenants across marine, fintech, media, biotech, and IT verticals, supported by a community-led go-to-market approach anchored in recurring events like Ålesund Tech-beer and Eierforum. The operating geography is strictly domestic — Ålesund and broader Norway — with no disclosed expansion, funding, or M&A activity.

Name

Pir Cowork

Legal name

Pir Cowork

Website

https://pirwork.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pir Cowork is a private coworking and event venue operator in Ålesund, Norway, offering tiered memberships, meeting rooms, event spaces, and an in-house restaurant across a 6-story building, with early-stage investment support via its Pir Invest arm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking Space Services

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Coworking memberships
• Flexible office space
• Meeting room rental
• Event venue hosting
• Early-stage investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Ålesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Recurring monthly memberships providing access to flexible or fixed desks, studio spaces, and communal areas. Tiers range from Day Pass (NOK 290) to Studio (from NOK 7,190/month) and Corporate (from NOK 5,000/month).
2. Day Passes: One-time day passes for NOK 290 providing hot-desking access, meeting room credits, and coffee chat opportunities.
3. Meeting Room Rentals: Hourly rental of equipped meeting rooms: Meet 202 at NOK 350/hour, Meet 201 at NOK 800/hour, Meet 602 at NOK 500/hour. Includes video conferencing and touchscreen technology.
4. Event Venue Rental: Large event space hosting up to 300+ standing or 120 dinner setup. Catering provided by Dampsentralen. The 6th floor lounge accommodates up to 90 people with rooftop terrace access.
5. Podcast Studio Rental: Cozy recording room for up to 4 people with Nomono podcast gear. Optional producer and editing services available at additional cost.
6. Pir Invest - Early Stage Funding: Through Pir Invest, the company provides early-stage investment to ambitious founders in their community, serving as both investor and ecosystem facilitator.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pir Cowork provides coworking memberships, meeting-room rentals, and event-venue space in Ålesund, Norway, serving founders, freelancers, startups, and corporate teams. The company also operates Pir Invest, an early-stage investment arm providing capital and workspace support to selected startups, alongside an in-house restaurant, Dampsentralen.

Product overview

Pir Cowork is a coworking and event space operator offering a tiered membership model with four core products: Day Pass (daily hot-desk), Flex (monthly hot-desking), Fixed (dedicated desk), Studio (private team space), and Corporate (enterprise packages). The company also operates multiple meeting rooms (Meet 201, Meet 202, Meet 602, Meet 603, Podcast Room) and event venues (Event Space, 6th Floor Lounge). All spaces utilize Officernd for online booking, with day passes sold through Tikkio. The ecosystem includes an in-house restaurant (Dampsentralen) and provides plug-and-play technology experiences across all venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pir Invest: Early stage investor arm of Pir Cowork that brings together ambitious founders and competent investors, actively engaging to attract growth capital for the community.

Products and services

• Day Pass Single-day access to Pir Cowork's coworking space for drop-in users, visitors, and prospective members evaluating the facility.
• Flex Membership Flexible monthly coworking membership providing occasional workspace access for individuals and small teams who do not need a dedicated desk.
• Fixed Membership Monthly coworking membership providing a consistent dedicated workspace for individuals and small teams who work regularly from the facility.
• Studio Membership Premium tier membership providing access to dedicated studio space within Pir Cowork for members requiring larger or private work areas.
• Corporate Membership Tailored membership packages (Corporate Meet, Corporate Satellite, Corporate Full) for organizations requiring team management features, branded space, satellite-office use, and dedicated full-floor setups scaling up to 50+ seats.
• Meeting Rooms (Meet 201, Meet 202, Meet 602, Meet 603) Bookable meeting rooms of varying capacities and seating configurations equipped with displays and conferencing technology for client meetings, team sessions, and video calls.
• Podcast Room Specialized recording studio equipped with Nomono podcast gear for podcast production, audio recording, and content creation by members and external creators.
• Event Space & 6th Floor Lounge Large-scale event venue spaces including the 6th Floor Lounge, suitable for corporate events, product launches, private functions, and community gatherings hosted at Pir Cowork.
• Pir Invest Early-stage investment program providing capital and workspace support to selected startups, integrating workspace access with investment funding under the Pir Cowork ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to funding through Pir Invest for early-stage companies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NExTdigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNExTdigital is a network that creates meeting places where the present meets the future. They co-host Ålesund Tech-beer events at Pir Cowork, strengthening the local tech community ecosystem in the Ålesund region.
• DampsentralencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-house restaurant located on Pir's 1st floor. Dampsentralen provides full catering services for events, meetings, and member daily needs including Jacu roasted coffee, stocked kitchens, and event space catering for up to 300+ attendees.
• Pir InvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPir Invest is the early-stage investment arm of Pir Cowork. As investors ourselves, they facilitate funding for ambitious founders in the community and actively engage to attract growth capital for their member companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Industrious: US-based premium flexible-workspace operator focused on enterprise clients. Comparable to Pir Cowork on the corporate-tier product positioning (premium multi-year contracts, full-service hospitality), useful as a benchmark for enterprise motion unit economics.
• Spaces: Design-led flexible-workspace brand under IWG offering coworking, meeting rooms, and event venues globally. Comparable to Pir Cowork on premium-event and design-forward positioning, particularly for the 6th-floor lounge with rooftop terrace experience.
• WeWork: Global flexible-workspace incumbent offering coworking, private offices, and event venues. Comparable to Pir Cowork on product mix (desks, meeting rooms, events) but not geography, and WeWork's enterprise focus contrasts with Pir's founder-led model.
• IWG / Regus: World's largest flexible-workspace provider (Regus, Spaces, HQ). Comparable to Pir Cowork on desk/event/meeting-room product structure and corporate target segment, useful as a benchmark for occupancy and pricing benchmarks across cycles.

Direct peers

• Mesh Community: Norwegian coworking space in Oslo catering to startups, freelancers, and corporates with flexible memberships, event space, and meeting rooms. Comparable to Pir Cowork on product structure (desks, meeting rooms, event venue) and member base, though in a different Norwegian metro.
• Kontor: Norwegian coworking operator with multiple locations targeting founders and SMBs. Comparable to Pir Cowork through shared target market (Norwegian founders/SMBs) and tiered desk-meeting-event model, though at broader geographic scale.
• Rebel: Oslo-based coworking and community operator built for founders and growth-stage companies. Directly comparable to Pir Cowork in target audience (founders, startups), community-led GTM, and tiered membership model, but at larger scale in a bigger metro.
• Work-Work: Trondheim-based coworking and community space with memberships, meeting rooms, and event hosting. Comparable to Pir Cowork as a Norwegian regional coworking operator targeting founders and growing companies, useful for regional market sizing.
• Oslo Works: Oslo coworking space offering flexible memberships, meeting rooms, and event venues to startups and corporates. Closely aligned to Pir Cowork on product offering and customer segment, and serves as a useful benchmark for Norwegian tiered coworking unit economics.

Regional players

• Siva (Norwegian Innovation Hubs): Norwegian state-owned innovation infrastructure operator running incubator and coworking spaces across Norway. Comparable to Pir Cowork as a Norwegian coworking/incubator player with founder-focused community orientation, though with state-backed scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pir.cowork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pircowork
• Instagraminstagram.com/pir.cowork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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