Awfis

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Awfis Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd
TypePrivate
Founded2015; 6 years ago (2015)
FoundersMr. Amit Ramani
Headquarters
Delhi
,
India
Areas served
Delhi NCR, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Chandigarh
ServicesCo-Working Spaces[1]
Websitewww.awfis.com

Awfis is an Indian company that offers co-working spaces to the startups, freelancers and entrepreneurial communities.[2] It was founded in 2015 and has more than 35,000 seats in 67 centers across India.[3][4][5][6]

History[]

Awfis was founded by Amit Ramani in April 2015 with 8 centers.[7] It introduced a mobile app that enables the users to book office and meeting spaces in its centers across the country.[8]

The first Awfis center opened in April in Delhi.[9] As of March 2016, it had 4,000 seats across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore.[10][11]

In October 2016, Awfis started the first out of a van Mobile office in New Delhi with the options of Wi-Fi, teleconferencing, a printer, meeting table, pantry, and others.[12]

Awfis provides meeting rooms on rent within luxury hotels like Trident, Lemon Tree, Marine Plaza, and Sarovar & Hyatt across multiple cities.[13]

In August 2019, Awfis raised $30 million in Series D funding led by ChrysCapital.[14]

On 21 Jan, 2021, Tesla India books one-seat office in Awfis Bengaluru.[15]

In February 2021, Realty Firm Prestige Group has tied up with Awfis to set-up six coworking spaces of around 4,000 seats in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai which will be operational between April and July in 2021.[16]

In 2022, Awfis is planning to launch its own IPO.[17]

Operations[]

Currently, Awfis operates in NCR, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Chennai with upcoming centers in Jaipur, Ghaziabad, Dehradun, Udaipur, Indore, Aurangabad.[18][19][20] [21]

Recognition[]

In December 2016, Awfis was featured under the 40 coolest co-working spaces in India published in the Entrepreneur magazine.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Top 60 Startup Co-Working Spaces In India". 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Plug & work". 20 November 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Awfis on-demand: This app lets you book a coworking space in India". e27.co. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Who Needs A Desk To Work When You Can Have A Van - BW Businessworld". businessworld.in. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Sequoia India invests $20 mn. in Awfis Space". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Book a plug-and-play office for 300 a day - The Hindu BusinessLine". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Amit Ramani, Founder and CEO, Awfis". www.indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Awfis app aims to be Uber of commercial real estate in India". 15 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. ^ "AWFIS SPACE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Boosting Infrastructure: Setting Up a Meeting Outside Your Office is Not a Pain Anymore". www.entrepreneur.com. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Awfis' space start-up in expansion mode- Business News". 16 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Awfis, Awfis...now that sounds interesting!". www.motownindia.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Awfis Wants to Make Finding a Place to Work Less Awful - NDTV Gadgets360.com". gadgets.ndtv.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  14. ^ "India's Awfis raises $30M to grow its co-working spaces business". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  15. ^ "Tesla India books one-seat office in Awfis Bengaluru". The Economic Times. Jan 21, 2021. Retrieved Jan 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Prestige Group partners Awfis to set up 6 co-working centres". Business Standard. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "Co-working Space 'Awfis' Plans To Go Public By 2022". Express Computer. Mar 3, 2020. Retrieved Mar 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "coworking: Coworking space firm Awfis enters Hyderabad with new office in Banjara Hills, Real Estate News, ET RealEstate". realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. ^ "The new office address - Livemint". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Co-working spaces are becoming a new asset class in commercial realty - real estate". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.[dead link]
  21. ^ "Plug & work - The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Know About #40 Coolest Co-Working Spaces In India". www.entrepreneur.com. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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