COWOOL

What COWOOL does

COWOOL is a Paris-based private hospitality operator that runs hybrid coliving, coworking, and event residences across France. Founded in 2020, with its first residence opened in 2022, the company blends fully furnished residential accommodation with shared workspaces and event venues inside a single property, targeting residents who want integrated live-work environments. As of 2025, COWOOL operates seven residences located in Avignon, Cergy, Compiègne, Créteil, Grenoble, Toulouse, and Villeneuve d'Ascq, with the Toulouse site alone housing approximately 141 apartments and total disclosed inventory exceeding 300 units across the three largest sites.

Each residence offers all-inclusive furnished studios priced between €690 and €1,190 per month, with utilities, internet, and access to common spaces bundled into the rent. The company generates revenue across four distinct lines: coliving leases, coworking memberships, event venue rentals, and business domiciliation services (registered office and mail handling for freelancers, SMBs, and startups). Operations are supported by a proprietary mobile application used for resident access control and on-site services. COWOOL has obtained La Clef Verte certification, an eco-label for sustainable tourist accommodation, signaling a sustainability positioning that doubles as a marketing differentiator. The stated strategic objective is to scale the network to approximately 20 residences, implying continued multi-site expansion across French regional cities.

The business model is primarily direct-to-consumer for coliving residents, with ancillary B2B exposure through coworking day passes, corporate event bookings, and business domiciliation. Pricing is transparent, all-inclusive, and structured to reduce friction relative to traditional leases that require separate utility, internet, and furniture commitments. The company employs between 11 and 50 staff, consistent with a multi-site operator in active rollout phase. No external funding rounds, revenue figures, or investor names were disclosed in the available data, and no AI/ML capabilities are described.

Name

COWOOL

Legal name

Cowool

Website

https://cowool.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

COWOOL is a Paris-based operator of hybrid coliving, coworking, and event residences in France, running seven sites with all-inclusive furnished studios (€690–€1,190/month) and monetizing each property across four revenue streams: housing, coworking, events, and business domiciliation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hybrid Coliving and Coworking Residences

NAICS

Accommodation (721), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Living / Hybrid Extended-Stay Residences (THAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coliving (Monthly, Shared Amenities) (THAMAFAL), Alternative Corporate Lodging (Serviced Apartments, Extended Stay, Corporate Housing) (THACAGAL)

Keywords

• Hybrid coliving residences
• Flexible coworking spaces
• Furnished apartment rentals
• Student accommodation France
• Event venue hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coliving Accommodations: Revenue from renting furnished private studios, apartments, and coliving spaces. Pricing varies by city and unit size, with all-inclusive bundles covering rent, utilities, WiFi, and access to shared amenities. Flexible billing from nightly to monthly rates.
2. Coworking Spaces: Revenue from providing shared workspace access including open spaces, private offices, meeting rooms, and phone booths. Coworking access is included with coliving stays and available as standalone packages for external users.
3. Event and Seminar Venue Rental: Revenue from renting seminar rooms and event spaces for corporate events, team building, workshops, and conferences. Spaces are equipped with screens, audio equipment, and WiFi.
4. Business Domiciliation Services: Optional service allowing businesses to register their company address at Cowool residences, including mail reception and handling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cowool operates hybrid residences across France that combine furnished coliving studios/apartments, 24/7-accessible coworking workspaces, and event/seminar venues within a single location. Guests rent private studios or apartments with all-inclusive monthly pricing covering rent, utilities, WiFi, insurance, and access to shared amenities (cinema rooms, gyms, gaming rooms, gardens, kitchens), with flexible stay durations ranging from one night to multiple months and no requirement for a traditional lease, guarantor, or heavy administrative dossier.

Product overview

COWOOL operates as a hybrid coliving, coworking, and events platform comprising seven residence locations across France (Avignon, Cergy, Compiègne, Créteil, Grenoble, Toulouse, and Villeneuve d'Ascq). The core product portfolio includes three integrated service pillars — Coliving (furnished flexible accommodation with private studios/apartments and communal spaces), Coworking (shared workspaces with open-plan desks, private offices, meeting rooms, and phone booths accessible 24/7), and Events & Seminars (corporate and leisure event hosting). These three pillars are supported by shared amenities (cinema rooms, gyms, gaming rooms, gardens, urban farms, ruches, bowling, EV charging, connected laundry, electric bikes) and a proprietary mobile application for space reservation and access management. Residences vary in size from ~70 to 141 units, with Cowool Avignon (opened 2022) being the first and flagship location, and expansion planned to nearly 20 residences nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coliving Accommodation

Quantifiable outcome

• Flexible stays from 1 night to multiple months without traditional lease commitment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Adagio Aparthotels: European aparthotel operator (Accor joint venture) offering extended-stay furnished apartments in major French cities. Broad incumbent comparable to Cowool's lodging offering for medium-duration business and family stays, but without co-working integration.
• IWG / Regus: World's largest flexible workspace operator (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature brands). Overlapping with Cowool's coworking and private office services, but operating at vastly larger scale with a broader portfolio of pure-play workspace offerings.
• Appart'City: French aparthotel and serviced apartment chain. Directly comparable to Cowool's furnished short-stay lodging offering, serving similar customers (business travelers, mobile professionals, families), though without the integrated coworking/event community layer.
• WeWork: Global coworking and flex office incumbent operating across major French cities. Broader and more established competitor to Cowool's coworking offering, with broader portfolio scale but less focus on integrated coliving.

Direct peers

• Kwerk: French coworking and serviced office operator with multiple locations in Paris and major French cities. Direct competitor to Cowool's coworking and flex-office revenue stream, targeting similar professional and SMB customers.
• TSH Group (The Student Hotel): Hybrid hospitality operator combining student accommodation, co-living, coworking, and event/restaurant spaces in a single building. Closely comparable model to Cowool — integrated living, working, and community under one roof — though operating at larger scale and primarily outside France.
• Worklib: French flexible office and coworking brand operating in provincial French cities. Comparable to Cowool's regional coworking strategy (Avignon, Grenoble, Compiègne, Créteil) for non-Parisian markets.
• Hife (formerly Colonies): French coliving operator offering furnished, all-inclusive shared apartments and private studios targeting students, young professionals, and mobile workers. Direct competitor to Cowool's coliving offering in the same French market and same flexible-stay customer segment.
• Cocoon Coliving: Coliving operator offering furnished private rooms with shared kitchens and common spaces on monthly or short-term leases, targeting students, interns, and young professionals. Direct competitor to Cowool's coliving units and use cases.
• Multiburo: Paris-headquartered coworking and serviced office provider operating flexible workspaces across major French cities. Directly comparable to Cowool's coworking, private office, and meeting room offerings within Cowool residences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookweb.facebook.com/cowool
• Instagraminstagram.com/cowool_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cowool

Compliance1 record

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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