
1. Technology overview
Freespace is a workplace management software company founded in 2015 to support the transition to a digital workplace. The site is operated by Workplace Fabric Limited, with offices in Rickmansworth, United Kingdom, and Mumbai, India. It helps organisations with hybrid offices understand how space is really used and cut real estate costs.
The platform combines desk and room booking, a Space Manager for hybrid space planning, workplace analytics, occupancy sensors that also report air quality, wayfinding digital signage and SPOT integrations that feed building automation. Analytics can ingest badge and Wi-Fi data alongside sensor data. Space Manager, launched in October 2026, uses an AI planning engine to test layouts, seating plans and attendance patterns and pushes the result to apps and signage. Customers include global insurers, energy companies, professional services firms, co-working operators and campuses.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
- Desk and room booking: Employees reserve desks, rooms and car park spaces through apps, Teams and Slack.
- Space Manager: AI planning engine generates layouts and schedules from occupancy data and employee preferences.
- Occupancy sensors: Measure real-time occupancy, utilisation and air quality.
- Workplace analytics: Real-time dashboards that ingest badge and Wi-Fi data, with peak usage modelling.
- Wayfinding signage: Digital displays and visual desk indicators guide staff to free space.
- SPOT integrations: Feed occupancy data into building and system automation.
3. Potential application
A bank headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City can deploy sensors to measure desk use before consolidating floors. A multinational in Hanoi can run hot-desking with booking apps and wayfinding screens. A university campus can use occupancy data to schedule cleaning and plan study spaces.
4. Benefits
Freespace reports more than $100m saved in real estate costs for its customers, 86% satisfaction for ease of use and a 62% increase in team co-location. Sensor data supports right-sizing, dynamic cleaning, department chargebacks and fire loading risk alerts. A 3-month occupancy trial with a small one-time setup fee lets buyers test before a full rollout.
5. Market trends & opportunities
Hybrid work has left many offices underused while rents and energy costs stay high, so occupiers want measured utilisation before renewing leases or redesigning floors. Multinationals and Grade A office tenants in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi face the same pressure to consolidate space and prove the value of the office.
6. Other information
Founded in 2015; operated by Workplace Fabric Limited with offices in Rickmansworth (UK) and Mumbai (India) and a team across three continents. CEO and founder: Raj Krishnamurthy. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified in August 2026 and GDPR compliant. Logos shown include AXA, WTW, Nasdaq, DLA Piper, Adobe and Mastercard.
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