{"id":9692,"date":"2020-06-12T08:01:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?p=9692"},"modified":"2020-11-05T12:06:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T12:06:18","slug":"coworking-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/coworking-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Itnig&#8217;s Coworking Space in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A year ago, we expanded our coworking space in Barcelona and built a new coworking space with a caf\u00e9 that we call today Itnig Coffice. Before I&nbsp;tell you&nbsp;about Itnig&#8217;s&nbsp;new coworking space,&nbsp;I\u2019d like to&nbsp;put a little context.&nbsp;Guess: What is&nbsp;Itnig?&nbsp;I always ask this when I&#8217;m giving a coworking tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-1.png\" alt=\"Itnig Coffice\" class=\"wp-image-9637\" width=\"501\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-1.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-1-350x234.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption>Itnig Coffice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Itnig?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We find it hard to&nbsp;exactly&nbsp;explain ourselves what we are, here we go: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We started in 2011 as a web development consultancy where we helped our clients with their web pages.&nbsp;Bernat Farrero, who is a programmer and one of the founders of Itnig, realized that he also had a lot to contribute to all the non-technical parts: strategy, marketing&#8230; We became a startup accelerator where we got involved in all parts of the business,&nbsp;and we called ourselves the Hacker Accelerator (I think I still have a magnet on the fridge with this logo).&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;we went to the Venture Builder format where we (that is, Bernat Farrero) thought about the business idea. We were in charge of looking for a team that wanted to carry out the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-2.png\" alt=\"(201 1 ) The Itnig Fridays - an event that we repeated every Friday where one of us explained a topic. Here is Jordi Romero, current CEO of Factorial.\" class=\"wp-image-9644\" width=\"411\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-2.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-2-350x232.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><figcaption>(201&nbsp;1&nbsp;) The Itnig Fridays &#8211; an event that we repeated every Friday where one of us explained a topic.&nbsp;Here is Jordi Romero, current CEO of Factorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Itnig today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all the projects we started, we continued with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/camaloon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camaloon<\/a>, Quipu, and&nbsp;Factorial, the latter we started 4 years ago and we just closed&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/es\/factorial-levanta-15millones-entrevista-jordiromero\/\" target=\"_blank\">a \u20ac 15 million round<\/a>.&nbsp;We are now focused on growing these three&nbsp;<strong>startups<\/strong>&nbsp;and, in summer 2018, we started an&nbsp;<strong>investment fund with private capital<\/strong>.&nbsp;We invest&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/fund\" target=\"_blank\">in early-stage startups, about \u20ac 100,000 per project<\/a>.&nbsp;These projects are in a very initial phase, technological and highly scalable.&nbsp;As they are projects that are in a very initial phase, you are investing in the team and not so much in the project itself, since it can pivot a lot.&nbsp;This is so far the trajectory and evolution of Itnig.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/reduida.jpg\" alt=\"Itnig coworking and networking  events\" class=\"wp-image-9722\" title=\"itnig coworking events\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/reduida.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/reduida-350x216.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><figcaption>2019 We keep doing our events in our new event venue at Itnig Coffice. Pujades 100.,Barcelona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our first coworking space<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, we opened the first coworking space in Itnig.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;quite natural&nbsp;decision since we had a very cool office with a lot of free space.&nbsp;We&nbsp;then started to share&nbsp;our pace&nbsp;with entrepreneurs and nice people that we liked to have around.&nbsp;This coworking still exists but&nbsp;it&nbsp;is currently full, so we have decided to expand our coworking space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-3.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9665\" class=\"wp-image-9665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-3.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-3-350x233.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9674\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9674\" class=\"wp-image-9674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-4-1.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-4-1-350x232.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9678\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9678\" class=\"wp-image-9678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-6-1.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-6-1-350x233.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-5-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9680\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-5-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9680\" class=\"wp-image-9680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-5-2.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-5-2-350x233.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>The new coworking space: Itnig Coffice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As I was saying, we opened our&nbsp;<strong>first coworking space <\/strong>in 2012 and we have continued to expand the office space&nbsp;in the same&nbsp;building on Calle \u00c1laba 61.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;Itnig and coworking startups&nbsp;are in the building.&nbsp;We are currently about 330 people&nbsp;with&nbsp;3,500m2 of office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we were running out of space, we decided to take the industrial warehouse across the street. We&nbsp;turned it into a caf\u00e9 for the entire Itnig community,&nbsp;but also into&nbsp;an event room and&nbsp;an&nbsp;office space.&nbsp;Previously it had been a printing&nbsp;shop&nbsp;and we had 3 months of&nbsp;renovation&nbsp;to convert it into the current state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August 2019,&nbsp;we opened the space, as I already said, a 900m2 industrial warehouse at&nbsp;the&nbsp;street level and on the corner between Alaba and Pujades streets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_9515-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9703\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9703\" class=\"wp-image-9703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_9515-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_9515-scaled-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto4-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9709\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9709\" class=\"wp-image-9709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto4-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto4-1-scaled-350x164.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_9836-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9711\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9711\" class=\"wp-image-9711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_9836-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_9836-1-scaled-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9713\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9713\" class=\"wp-image-9713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-1-1.png 902w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture-1-1-350x234.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image-from-iOS-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9715\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image-from-iOS-3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=9715\" class=\"wp-image-9715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image-from-iOS-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Image-from-iOS-3-scaled-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The space is made up of:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reception and cafeteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most public space in Itnig. It is about 150m2 space where the main reception of itnig&nbsp;is&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;Syra Coffee, a cafeteria where you will find&nbsp;home-made&nbsp;coffees, matcha lattes, and French pastries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cafeteria is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and is managed by Syra Coffee, a company where the Itnig Fund invested.&nbsp;You can see here the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/podcast\/100_De_1_a_100_cafeteras_con_Yassir_Ras_de_Syra_Coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\">interview where Yassir Ra\u00efs<\/a>&nbsp;, the CEO of Syra Coffee&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/podcast\/100_De_1_a_100_cafeteras_con_Yassir_Ras_de_Syra_Coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\">was interviewed<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Syra-Coffee-7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Our cafeteria inside the coworking. Enjoy the best coffee in Barcelona. \" class=\"wp-image-9724\" width=\"524\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Syra-Coffee-7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Syra-Coffee-7-scaled-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption>Syra Coffee serves coffe inside our coworking space in Barcelona. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>The flex room and event venue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This 400m2 space is a flexible space where you can work during the day, have meetings in the 4 rooms designated for them, eat or relax in the chill-out area, a ping pong, or with foosball.&nbsp;From Tuesday to Thursday,&nbsp;we&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/events\" target=\"_blank\">organize events<\/a>&nbsp;starting at 7:00 p.m.&nbsp;On Thursday,&nbsp;we have the event organized by the Itnig Fund called Pitch to investors where entrepreneurs can pitch and get their attention for a possible investment.&nbsp;It is an&nbsp;investment fund for projects in the seed&nbsp;or early-stage&nbsp;phase, all the necessary information can be found&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Office space<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It started as a private office that was rented to a company in the technology sector. In March 2020, it was finally decided to convert it into a coworking space since we were running out of place in our current space.&nbsp;Space has skylights and windows to the street with a minimalist style.&nbsp;It has a total capacity of 60 people with an area of \u200b\u200b400m2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Services provided:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The itnig team ensures that the office works properly as well as the following services:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Parcel reception and visits.&nbsp;We have an iPad where all the visitors register.&nbsp;When&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;a visit,&nbsp;it is registered,&nbsp;and&nbsp;an SMS will be sent to you automatically.&nbsp;We save the packages and they are delivered by hand.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Daily cleaning of all facilities, maintenance.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Electricity, water, air conditioning, heating supplies.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Internet with 1GB symmetric.&nbsp;Technical support that manages the internet.&nbsp;Wifi Access Points PRO 802.11ac.&nbsp;<\/li><li>BN printer.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fresh fruit, hot drinks, after work, water fountains, discount at Syra Coffee.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>For more information about our memberships, fees, or how to apply for coworking space, go to our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> or drop us a line at\u00a0coworking@itnig.net\u00a0<br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago, we expanded our coworking space in Barcelona and built a new coworking space with a caf\u00e9 that we call today Itnig Coffice. Before I&nbsp;tell you&nbsp;about Itnig&#8217;s&nbsp;new coworking space,&nbsp;I\u2019d like to&nbsp;put a little context.&nbsp;Guess: What is&nbsp;Itnig?&nbsp;I always ask this when I&#8217;m giving a coworking tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","hentry","category-coworking-barcelona","post_format-post-format-aside"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9692"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10903,"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9692\/revisions\/10903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}