FlySpaces

FlySpaces was founded in 2015 by Mario Berta, Guillaume Martin, and Pako Martinez in Manila, building a marketplace often described as “Airbnb for office space” — letting businesses find and book flexible office, coworking, and event space across Southeast Asia instead of committing to long-term traditional leases.

The platform connects space owners with businesses that need short-term or flexible workspace arrangements, a model that gained particular relevance as more companies sought flexible real-estate commitments rather than multi-year office leases.

FlySpaces raised roughly $2.56 million in total funding, including a $2.1 million pre-Series A round in 2017 led by angel investor Raymond Rufino, and has since expanded its operations to 7 countries and 12 cities across the region.

Businesses needing office, coworking, or event space have traditionally faced long-term lease commitments and limited flexibility, especially smaller companies or teams that don't want to commit to a multi-year lease for space they may quickly outgrow or need to downsize.

Businesses across Southeast Asia — from startups to larger companies — seeking flexible, short-term office, coworking, or event space bookings rather than traditional long-term leases.

FlySpaces built a genuine multi-country marketplace for flexible workspace across Southeast Asia from a Manila base, expanding to 7 countries and 12 cities on a relatively modest $2.56 million in total funding — a capital-efficient growth path compared to more heavily-funded regional coworking competitors.