Breather (company)

Breather
Industry Airbnb for office space
Founder Caterina Rizzi, Julien Smith
Key people
 Julien Smith, CEO
Website breather.com

Breather is a flexible workspace provider based in Montreal, Canada. The company runs and operates spaces in 10 cities across North America and Europe.[1] The Next Web referred to it as the "Uber for private workspaces."[2]

History

Breather was founded by Caterina Rizzi and Julien Smith, the company's CEO.[3] The idea came from Smith when he traveled and found himself working in various coffee shops.[4] Smith is author of three books and often traveled for public speaking events.[3] He founded the company as a way to let people find a quiet space.[4]

Breather had a soft launch in Montreal before expanding to New York City.[2] As of November 2016, Breather is available in 10 cities, adding the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., London, Toronto, and Ottawa to the original two.[5]

As of June 2018 the company has raised a cumulative $122.5 million in funding.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Greenwood, Max (12 June 2018). "Breather Raises $45 Million to Open Flexible Workspaces Around the World". Techvibes.
  2. 1 2 Summers, Nick (27 February 2014). "Breather brings its 'Uber for private workspaces' to New York ahead of San Francisco roll-out". The Next Web. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Stone, Madeline (13 May 2015). "This startup wants to solve a major problem facing business travelers". The Business Insider. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 Ha, Anthony (4 September 2014). "Breather Raises $6M to Help City Dwellers Frind Private Breathing Rooms". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Breather -- A space to work, meet and focus". Breather. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ↑ Schramm, Lauren Elkies (11 June 2018). "On-Demand Workspace Provider Breather Raises $45M in Funding Round". Commercial Observer.
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