At ROOM, we are reimagining the modern workplace.
Let’s face it, the workplace has been failing businesses and its workforce for years with unnecessary distraction, lost productivity, and overall employee dissatisfaction. It’s time for a change. The modern office needs to be rethought and redesigned with people in mind.
Here at ROOM, we know people are the most important asset in any organization, so we put them first. We design from the perspective of our community, putting ourselves in our customers' shoes to create the space needed to bring their ideas to life. We’ve set out to launch a fast, cost-effective alternative to complex construction with modular, purpose-built architecture that allows teams to shape and then reshape their work environment with ease.
It's time for a better way of working.
Let’s face it, the workplace has been failing businesses and its workforce for years with unnecessary distraction, lost productivity, and overall employee dissatisfaction. It’s time for a change. The modern office needs to be rethought and redesigned with people in mind.
Here at ROOM, we know people are the most important asset in any organization, so we put them first. We design from the perspective of our community, putting ourselves in our customers' shoes to create the space needed to bring their ideas to life. We’ve set out to launch a fast, cost-effective alternative to complex construction with modular, purpose-built architecture that allows teams to shape and then reshape their work environment with ease.
It's time for a better way of working.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $12.5M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Anorak Ven... | anorak.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.08.2020 | Series A | $12.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.08.2020 | Room Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding | Room, a NYC-based moder workspace startup, raised $12.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Slow Ventures with participation from SJF Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and FJ Labs and renowned architect Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative par... |
| 30.08.2018 | Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder | Ryan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Flexport. Flexport is a global freight forwarder powered by software and analytics. They are making international trade easier for over 10,000 companies in 70 countries. They were part of the YC Wint... |
| 30.08.2018 | Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder Subscribe Transcript | Ryan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Flexport. Flexport is a global freight forwarder powered by software and analytics. They are making international trade easier for over 10,000 companies in 70 countries. They were part of the YC Wint... |
| 16.08.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday August 16 | THE NEW WEALTH OF NETWORKS Good morning, Term Sheet readers. In today’s guest column, Floodgate partner Mike Maples explores how the tech community can harness the power of connections in a world of “networked capitalism.” Paid Content Secu... |
| 15.08.2018 | To fight the scourge of open offices, ROOM sells rooms | Noisy open offices don’t foster collaboration, they kill it, according to a Harvard study that found the less-private floor plan led to a 73 percent drop in face-to-face interaction between employees and a rise in emailing. The problem is p... |