Basavaraj Bommai Inaugurates the World’s Largest Coworking Space in Bengaluru

Basavaraj Bommai Inaugurates the World’s Largest Coworking Space - thisweekindia

BHIVE event marked the presence of dignitaries such as Shri T. V.Mohandas Pai, Shri Tejasvi Surya and performances by popular music composers
• The co-working space is spread across 2 acres and offers over 8,000 seats along with a multitude of retail offerings
• Nearly 50% of the seats have already been sold out to marquee clients such as Rentomojo and Cult.fit

Bengaluru, January 21, 2023: India’s leading shared office space provider, BHIVE Workspace announced the inauguration of the World’s largest coworking space on Saturday in Bengaluru. The facility was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj Bommai. The day-long event also marked the presence of Shri Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament from Bengaluru South constituency, Shri Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, among other dignitaries from the state government and the start-up ecosystem.

The occasion was also graced by Shri Manjunatha Prasad, Principal Secretary to CM, Shri M Satish Reddy, MLA Bommanahalli Constituency, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, Anil Shetty, Founder of MetaMan and State Treasurer, BJP Yuva Morcha, Gopinath Reddy, MLC, Bangalore along with Shri Naresh Kumar, Chairman of (Karnataka Savitha Samaja Development Corporation (KSSDC).

The coworking space, situated in HSR, Bengaluru, is spread across 2 acres and offers over 8,000 seats and a multitude of retail offerings including food and beverage, sports arena and concierge services. It also counts some of the marquee start-ups across all the sectors as its occupiers and has been witnessing rapid adoption due to its state-of-the-art infrastructure, facilities and value-added services. BHIVE Workspace has been witnessing immense traction among start-ups with 50% of the seats already sold out.

During the event, Shesh Paplikar, Co-founder and CEO of BHIVE Workspace gave a tour of the facility to the honourable Chief Minister, where he highlighted the array of services they’ve made available for small businesses and start-ups to support them in their growth journey. After this, the Chief Minister participated in a session moderated by Mr Paplikar where he responded to queries from the attendees across a wide range of subjects and spoke about his vision of turning Karnataka into a preferred destination for businesses across the country. The event concluded with scintillating performances from popular Kannada rapper Chandan Shetty, and famous playback singer Sangeetha Ravindranath and many more.

Commenting on the inaugural, Shesh Paplikar, Co-founder and CEO of BHIVE Workspace said, “We are so happy to be able to create the world’s largest coworking space in our dear city Bengaluru which is known as the Silicon Valley of India. The property offers unparalleled facilities that no other co-working space in the world offers, and yet has been priced in a way that is affordable for the Indian start-ups. We are so proud that Hon. Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Basavaraj Bommai ji has recognised our work and is present here today to inaugurate our campus”

BHIVE Workspace has touched over 1 million square feet across Bengaluru, making it one of the largest shared office space providers with over 25,000 seats in total in the country. The company aims to double the seats offered in the next one year as it looks to support the burgeoning start-up ecosystem in the state.

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