Demand for the flexible workspace platform – including from members of S&P 500 and fast growing tech听companies – massively accelerates growth into 40 countries.
Utilising Workspace
Desana, a startup transforming how global employers utilise workspace, has announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round. The oversubscribed round was led by Berlin-based PropTech 1 Ventures, BGF and existing investor Techstart Ventures, with participation from GroundBreak Ventures and the Accel Scout programme.
Desana enables companies to manage how their workforce uses space globally. Staff can choose to work from their employer鈥檚 own buildings or from Desana鈥檚 fast growing global network of flexible workspace operators, with companies having the ability to curate which spaces can be accessed by any member of staff.
鈥�Over the last year we鈥檝e helped some of the world’s leading companies address the immediate challenges of hybrid working at scale, while also building the foundations for a more data driven approach to real estate strategy and urban planning,鈥� said Michael Cockburn, co-founder and CEO of Desana.听鈥淓nabling staff to decide where to work unlocks a unique stream of data that provides valuable insight into where employees actually want to work on a day-by-day basis. We were excited to discover that, even at this early stage, data from our platform is already informing decisions about where companies lease space.鈥�
Monthly Invoice System
Desana also takes care of billing. This means that global employers get a single monthly invoice, even if they have many thousands of staff using the platform daily across hundreds of locations and multiple currencies.
鈥淓xisting flexible working platform solutions are mostly just aggregators of co-working space aimed at freelancers and gig workers,鈥� added Cockburn. 鈥淭he world鈥檚 leading employers need an enterprise grade solution that provides the tools required to manage large distributed workforces operating on a hybrid basis at global scale. Desana is the only platform that is delivering globally on this part of the 鈥渇uture of work鈥� equation, and our customers are also seeing how the flexibility provided by Desana helps to attract and retain top talent.鈥澨�
To meet massive demand and a rapid expansion, the founders are actively hiring for key positions in the US and Asia, and already planning for the next funding round.
鈥淲e are big believers in Desana鈥檚 vision and leadership team, especially after our thorough screen of the market revealed that Desana is already helping leading companies to radically change their relationship with real estate,鈥�听said Nikolas Samios, the founding and managing partner of PropTech1 Ventures.听鈥�Some customers are even talking about giving up traditional leases altogether and going 鈥淒esana native鈥� which we see as an exciting indicator of where this is heading.鈥澨�
