Spanish coworking operator Aticco has confirmed its goal of reaching a cumulative 100,000 sqm of space in Spain and beyond.

This ambitious target reflects Aticco’s rapid expansion and its commitment to becoming a leading player in the European coworking market. The company currently operates 20 spaces in Spain and Portugal, with plans to open new locations in both existing and new markets.

Aticco share that they’ve repositioned, and why.

Moving away from sub-brands like Aticco Workspaces, AticcoLab, Aticco Living and Aticco Ventures to just one top-level brand… Aticco.

Coworking Europe shared (a blurry photo of) some stats on the largest operators in Spain.

To summarize, and save you some early-morning squinting, the table is sorted by total space occupied (sqm) but also lists the number of locations per operator. The 14 operators listed run 201 spaces covering over 505k sqm (5.4M sqft) of space.

IWG led the pack in both no. of spaces and sqm (74, and 155k respectively). LOOM and Cloudworks both have 15 locations, followed by Impact Hub with 14 and Aticco with 13. By space, WeWork came in second with 58.5k sqm.

Barcelona-based Aticco have raised a round from several family offices as well as GCO Activos Inmobiliarios, part of GCO (Grupo Catalana Occidente). The capital is expected to be deployed to continue their expansion in Spain and elsewhere in Southern Europe.

The minority stake sold still keeps founders Gabriel Espín (CEO), Franz Palleres (security director) and Juan Carlos Morales (financial director) as majority stakeholders.

Aticco have announced a new 6k sqm coworking location, which is set to open in October. According to the piece, Barcelona is the top Spanish coworking market with 315 spaces (in 2023), followed by Madrid with 225.