Betahaus

betahaus is a coworking space in Berlin[1] and was started in January 2009 by the six founders Tonia Welter, Gregor Scheppan, Stephan Bielefeldt, Madeleine von Mohl, Max von der Ahé and Christoph Fahle, the official opening in Berlin took place in April 2009.[2] Thus, the betahaus was a pioneer and the first under similar facilities in Berlin.[3]

Betahaus Facade, first location in Kreuzberg
Entry to betahaus Berlin with Hackathon

Locations

betahaus has locations in Sofia,[4] Hamburg and Barcelona. Well-known start-ups that started here are, for example, Coffee Circle, Ezeep, GoEuro (Omio), car2go and Clue.[5]

At the end of 2018, betahaus moved from Prinzessinenstrasse in Berlin's Kreuzberg[6] district to the old taz building[7] in Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse[8] in Berlin.

Bankruptcy

The locations in Hamburg and Cologne had to file for bankruptcy. While the Cologne location was closed, the Hamburg location could be saved.

betahaus again filed for insolvency in 2021, a proposal that was approved by the court in Germany in December, 2021. This allows betahaus to remain open even with debts to creditors and investors that will never be repaid.[9]

Business Model

The company generates 40 percent of its turnover through the workspaces it offers. 40 percent are taken with events and conferences and 20 percent with a public Café.[10] An example of an event is the "Female-Founders-Breakfast", to which former minister for economy affairs Brigitte Zypries invited in 2014.[11] In 2009, the Yes Men presented their film The Yes Men standing in a shopping cart in betahaus as part of Berlinale.[12]

References
  1. "What are Berlin's most affordable co-working spaces?". www.thelocal.de. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. Hariharan, Sindhu (2016-08-17). "Mighty Labs Pre-Accelerator Program Invites MENA Entrepreneurs". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  3. Weidner, Ingrid (2014-12-25). "Coworking: Karrierenetzwerk mit Büroanschluss". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. Guppta, Kavi. "Where To Work? The 10 Best Coworking Spaces On Earth". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  5. "„Wir dachten, wir hätten das Konzept des Coworking-Space erfunden"". Gründerszene Magazin (in German). 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  6. "Venture Capital: Connecting Old and New Economies". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  7. ""Taz"-Gebäude wird Zentrum für queeres Leben". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  8. Perdoni, Silvia (2018-12-17). "Fundstücke: Brotkunst, neues Zuhause für Co-Worker und düsteres Café". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  9. Grabbe, Hanna (2014-06-05). "Start-ups: "Wir sind nicht größenwahnsinnig genug"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  10. Martin, Anja. "Coworking Spaces: Geteilt und vernetzt" (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  11. "Wie Frauen Firmen- und Familiengründung verbinden". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  12. "The Yes Men Fix Berlin". Retrieved 2019-05-17.

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