Anticafe & Co, SAS

Anticafé & Co is a workspace solution that integrates a café environment with coworking spaces, providing a flexible and community-driven atmosphere for remote workers and teams in urban locations. Anticafé & Co, SAS operates a coworking café model, allowing individuals and teams to utilize adaptable workspaces in a vibrant café setting. The company is headquartered in Paris, France and has expanded to key urban centers including Lyon, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg. Founded by Gregoire Cardi, the company has successfully raised EUR 286,012.

83 in venture funding as of April 19, 2022, achieving a current valuation of EUR 1. 673 mn. The most recent funding round represents the total amount raised to date, supporting the company's ongoing growth initiatives. Anticafé operates a unique coworking café model that combines a workspace with a café environment, offering flexible and community-oriented spaces ideal for remote work and meetings.

Their core offerings include adaptable workspaces equipped with high-speed WiFi, printers, screens, and various amenities such as homemade beverages, specialty coffees, and snacks available on an unlimited basis. This model supports both individual users and teams, creating an environment conducive to productivity and collaboration. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including freelancers, remote workers, and small businesses looking for a non-traditional workspace. Anticafé generates revenue primarily through the sale of workspace access, where clients can either reserve individual workstations or private meeting rooms on an hourly or daily basis.

The pricing structure is designed to accommodate varying needs, allowing customers to choose between short-term visits or longer-term reservations without the need for membership commitments. Additionally, the café’s offering of homemade drinks and snacks complements the workspace experience, enhancing customer satisfaction and encouraging extended stays. In 2021, Anticafé reported a revenue of EUR 253,968. 10, with an EBITDA of EUR -166,933.

30 for the same year. Anticafé plans to leverage the funding received in April 2022 to expand its operations and enhance its service offerings. The company aims to launch new products that cater to the evolving needs of remote workers, with intentions to introduce additional amenities and services in the coming year. Furthermore, Anticafé is targeting expansion into additional urban areas by 2023, aiming to establish new locations to meet the growing demand for flexible workspace solutions.