Finding an office should not take longer than building the business that needs it. Yet for many growing companies in India, it often does.

This is the story of the problem we saw, what we believe a workspace should be, and why we built Kontor the way we did.

The problem we saw

A growing business that wants its own office usually faces the same list of hurdles.

• Alargedepositlocked away for years
• Alonglock-in, often longer than the business can predict its own headcount
• Afit-outof partitions, furniture, cabling and air conditioning before anyone can sit down
• Manyvendors, one each for internet, power backup, housekeeping, security and maintenance
• Monthsofwaitingbetween shortlisting a property and the first day of work

For a large, settled company, this can be a reasonable trade. For a startup, a small business or a team opening a new branch, it means money and attention going into the office instead of the work.

Where we started

Kontor began with a single 10,000 sq ft space in Pune. It was a modest start, built around a simple question: what if a business could walk into an office and start working that same day, without the deposits, the fit-out or the vendor juggling?

The businesses that came to us taught us a great deal. Their questions about meeting rooms, internet, flexibility and day-to-day support shaped how we ran that first space, and they still shape how we run every centre today. Step by step, that one floor in Pune grew into a network of workspaces across Thane, Navi Mumbai, BKC, Andheri and Mahape, with the same idea at the heart of each: the space should be ready, so the business can get on with its work.

What we believe a workspace should be

Over time, we settled on a few simple beliefs.

• Readyondayone.A team should be able to arrive with laptops and start work, without managing furniture, wiring or vendors.
• Predictable.One clear monthly cost is easier to plan around than many separate bills.
• Flexible.A business’s space needs change, so its workspace should be able to change with it.
• Professional.A good address, a welcoming reception and proper meeting rooms help a business make a strong impression on its clients.
• Lookedafter.The people running the space should take care of everything that is not your business, so your team can focus on what is.

What we built

Kontor is a network of workspaces designed around those beliefs. Our centres, including Ashar IT Park in Thane, L&T Seawoods Grand Central in Navi Mumbai, One BKC, Andheri, Mahape and Pune, bring together desks and private cabins, meeting rooms, reliable internet, power backup and a team that looks after the day-to-day running of the space.

Who we built it for

We built Kontor for the businesses that most often find traditional offices a poor fit:

• Startups and young companies still working out their size
• Small and mid-sized businesses that want to keep cash for the business
• Professionals and consultants who meet clients regularly
• Companies opening a branch or entering a new city

What keeps shaping us

The most useful lessons have come from the businesses that work from our centres. Their questions, feedback and daily needs keep teaching us what a workspace should do well, and we keep adjusting as we learn.

If you’d like to see what we have built, we would be glad to show you around. Call us on

+912262790000, visit Kontorspace.in, or follow us on Instagram at @kontorindiato book a visit to one of our centres.