Mumbai: With the Indian startup ecosystem seeing momentum and new entrepreneurial mindset visible among younger generation, the demand for coworking spaces in Mumbai has rose drastically. To meet this demand, Mumbai-based entrepreneur Waqar Azmi has recently launched MumbaiCoworking to fulfill the workspace needs of startups and SMEs.
MumbaiCoworking is based in Andheri West, the heart of the Western suburbs. It is conveniently located 2 minutes away from the bus stop, 10 minutes from the DN Nagar metro station and 12 minutes from the nearest railway station. This coworking space in Andheri aims to establish its presence as the leading provider of shared office spaces in Mumbai.
“When I started up right out of college, there were no options for coworking and hence I had to work out of a small garage-like office. This meant I had to conduct meetings and interviews in coffee shops as I clearly couldn’t call them to my own office. These days a lot of youngsters are starting up early. They want to avoid the hassle of finding an office space, paying a broker, make long-term commitments, furnishing the place, etc and just focus on the business; especially when the team size is less than 10-15 people”, says Waqar Azmi, Founder and CEO of Sutra Services Pvt. Ltd.
The shared office space in Mumbai provides a number of amenities like high speed internet, daily cleaning services, and immediate tech support. They have fully furnished rooms with spacious desks and storage spaces that are ready-to-use. Additionally, MumbaiCoworking also has a fully stocked pantry with a refrigerator, microwave, toaster, and balconies with designated smoking areas in every room accessible by everyone.
Waqar further explains, “At MumbaiCoworking’s plug-n-play office, you can get started for as little as Rs. 5,000 per month within minutes without brokerage costs, long-term commitments or huge deposits. Another set of people that we’d like to serve are media professionals, CAs, lawyers, stock brokers, & freelancers working from home. Also, remote employees from companies having regional offices in Mumbai. Basically, getting a bunch of like-minded people to work, learn, and prosper together by providing a great work environment.”
Despite Mumbai’s soaring office rental prices, MumbaiCoworking has managed to keep their prices remarkably low without compromising on their offerings. Their budget friendly prices start as low as Rs. 5,000 for a floating seat and go up to Rs. 7,000 for a fixed seat inclusive of access to meeting rooms. Members can also avail discounts when they book bulk seats or take up the entire 8-seater, 14-seater, or 16-seater rooms. MumbaiCoworking also offers meeting/conference rooms separately on a half, full day basis for Rs. 3,500 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. The company also said that one can also get a daily pass at just Rs. 500.
