Ouistart San Diego

What Ouistart San Diego does

Ouistart San Diego is a privately held coworking operator headquartered at 8525 Gibbs Drive, Suite 304, San Diego, California, adjacent to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The company was founded in 2017 as an initiative of the SoCal French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) to provide a business-generation environment for entrepreneurs from France and local American companies. Its physical footprint is a single suburban location configured with two private offices, five dedicated desks, and one conference room, supported by 24/7 tenant access, gigabit WiFi, a 24/7 kitchen, free parking, mail handling, and printing/fax amenities.

The product surface is intentionally narrow and structured as three tiers: Dedicated Desk subscriptions from $380 per month, Private Office subscriptions from $900 per month, and Meeting Room rentals at $45/hour for members and $50/hour for non-members, with non-member access limited to 8am–5pm weekdays. Technology is standard coworking infrastructure rather than proprietary: an online booking flow is delivered through the Schedulista scheduling platform for both meeting-room bookings and tour requests, with self-serve tour scheduling offered Monday–Friday. There are no AI capabilities, no application software, and no disclosed integrations beyond Schedulista.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring subscription revenue (dedicated desks and private offices) and usage-based revenue (meeting rooms). Go-to-market is community-led through the FACC affiliation, layered with a direct-to-consumer website and walk-in channel. Customer segments are primarily early-stage startups and small teams of two or more, with named tenants spanning technology, biotech, aviation, and manufacturing, plus an Ametek enterprise logo. The pricing strategy positions Ouistart as the most affordable coworking offering in San Diego city, leveraging its suburban location to undercut downtown peers on rent and parking while monetizing a deliberately small, community-oriented inventory base.

Name

Ouistart San Diego

Legal name

Ouistart San Diego

Website

https://ouistartsandiego.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ouistart San Diego operates a single-location suburban coworking space in San Diego offering dedicated desks, private offices, and meeting-room rentals, serving startups, small teams, and French-American entrepreneurs via its FACC affiliation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Co-working / Flexible Office Space

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPABAFAH

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Space Planning, Moves/Adds/Changes (MAC) & Workplace Services

SECONDARYIMAIALAK

Workplace Technology & Smart Office Support (Room Booking Systems, IT/AV Liaison)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Facility Operations Support Services (Mailroom/Reception/Catering/Workplace Services)

Keywords

• Co-working space
• Shared office space
• Private office rental
• Meeting room rental
• Flexible workspace

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Dedicated Desk Subscriptions: Monthly subscription model providing tenants with their own dedicated and adjustable desk in open space. Includes conference room hours, high-speed internet, professional network access, 24/7 kitchen and free coffee.
2. Private Office Subscriptions: Monthly subscription model for private offices suitable for teams of 2. Includes 8 hours/month conference rooms, underground parking, high-speed internet, professional network access, 24/7 kitchen and free coffee.
3. Meeting Room Rentals: Hourly rental of fully equipped conference rooms for board and client meetings, accommodating up to 12 people. Includes flat screen TV, whiteboards, and high-speed WiFi. Members pay $45/hour while non-members pay $50/hour.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ouistart San Diego operates a single-location co-working space offering dedicated desks in open work areas, private offices for small teams, and hourly meeting room rentals. The facility provides 24/7 tenant access, gigabit internet, conference rooms, free parking, and a shared kitchen, marketed as the most affordable co-working space in San Diego city. The space was created as an initiative of the SoCal French-American Chamber of Commerce to support entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Product overview

Ouistart San Diego operates as a co-working space platform offering three distinct workspace solutions: Dedicated Desk (open-space adjustable desks), Private Office (for teams of 2), and Meeting Room (hourly rental for up to 12 attendees). The platform is built around an entrepreneurial community supporting local business growth, initiated by the SoCal French-American Chamber of Commerce. All memberships include common amenities such as high-speed internet, professional network access, and 24/7 kitchen facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dedicated Desk A dedicated and adjustable desk in an open co-working space, available from $380/month. Includes 4 hours per month of conference room access, high-speed internet, professional network access, and 24/7 kitchen with free coffee. Targets individual entrepreneurs, freelancers, and startups needing flexible professional workspace.
• Private Office Private enclosed office space designed for teams of 2, available from $900/month. Includes 8 hours per month of conference room access, underground parking, high-speed internet, professional network access, and 24/7 kitchen with free coffee. Targets small teams and early-stage companies needing privacy and a professional address.
• Meeting Room Rental Hourly rental of a fully equipped conference room suitable for board and client meetings, accommodating up to 12 people. Priced at $45/hour for members ($50/hour for non-members). Includes flat screen TV, whiteboards, high-speed WiFi, and ample street parking. Targets businesses and professionals needing occasional access to professional meeting space.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SoCal French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOuistart San Diego was created from an initiative of The SoCal French-American Chamber of Commerce. The co-working space was established to provide an environment that generates business for entrepreneurs from France and local American companies. The FACC logo appears on the About Us page indicating this is the founding parent organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Novel Coworking: Mid-sized US coworking operator providing private offices, dedicated desks, and shared workspace in secondary markets. Comparable business model to Ouistart — affordable, member-driven coworking — but at a meaningfully larger footprint.
• Premier Workspaces: US flexible-office operator providing private offices, coworking desks, virtual offices, and meeting rooms across multiple markets. Direct comparable to Ouistart's three-tier offering (dedicated desk, private office, meeting room) with similar SMB focus.
• Impact Hub: Global mission-driven coworking network that often pairs physical workspaces with impact-oriented community programming. Most analogous to Ouistart's chamber-affiliated, community-anchored model serving entrepreneurs and SMEs around a shared mission or identity.

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible-office leader. Operates hundreds of locations worldwide offering desks, private offices, and meeting rooms on subscription — directly comparable offering to Ouistart's three core products, but at vastly greater scale and brand strength.
• Industrious: Premium flexible-workspace operator offering private offices, suites, and on-demand meeting rooms with hospitality-grade amenities. Comparable offering to Ouistart but positioned upmarket and serving larger enterprise teams.
• IWG / Regus: Parent of Regus, Spaces, HQ, and other flexible-workspace brands; the world's largest flexible-workspace operator. Comparable subscription + pay-as-you-go meeting room model serving SMB and enterprise customers across geographies.
• Spaces (IWG): Design-forward flexible-workspace brand under IWG offering coworking, private offices, and meeting rooms with a strong emphasis on community and creative design. Comparable to Ouistart's coworking + meeting room hybrid model at much larger scale.

Regional players

• BioLabs: Coworking/incubator operator for life-science and biotech startups with a location in San Diego. Comparable co-working model but specialized for wet-lab biotech tenants, illustrating a similarly community-anchored, vertical-specific coworking approach in the same San Diego metro.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=x-xKKkqgELE
• Facebookfacebook.com/ouistartsandiego
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ouistartsandiego
• Instagraminstagram.com/ouistart_business_center

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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