LiquidSpace

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LiquidSpace
Type Private company
FoundedNovember 2010 (2010-11)
FoundersMark Gilbreath
Headquarters
San Francisco
ServicesCommercial real estate technology
Website www.liquidspace.com

LiquidSpace is an online marketplace and workspace network for renting office space.

Contents

History and funding

Mark Gilbreath founded LiquidSpace in November 2010. [1] [2] In June 2015, LiquidSpace began listing spaces on month to month terms. [3] [4] In the spring of 2016, LiquidSpace announced plans to reach 100 million square feet of space available in its marketplace. [5]

LiquidSpace has raised over $26 million, with investors and partners including Reid Hoffman of Greylock Partners, Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate Fund, ROTH Capital Partners, Shasta Ventures, CBRE, Steelcase, and GPT Group. [6] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Product

The LiquidSpace product is available on the web, and as a location-based app on Android and iPhone app. [11] [7] [10] [12]

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