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Convene is a New York City-based company that offers “workplace-as-a-service” services including on-demand meeting and event venues for organizations, flexible office and amenity space, and real estate consulting for landlords.

History
Founded in 2009 by Co-Founders President Chris Kelly and CEO Ryan Simonetti, Convene has locations in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, and Philadelphia and more than 400 employees. For its meeting and event venues, Convene offers technologically-equipped spaces with on-site AV and IT technicians to help with specialized event setups. Also, clients can use the services of Convene’s dedicated production and planning teams to host meetings and events of all sizes and types.

Convene’s workplaces support teams of up to 100 employees and offer lease terms from 12-36 months. Office memberships are designed for companies of 10-100 people and have 24/7 secure building and office access, furniture, and introductory Global membership that grants shared desk access at other Workplace locations. Convene’s individual Workplace memberships are aimed more towards business travelers, in-building tenants, and small teams and are monthly subscriptions to shared workspaces in one or all of Convene’s locations.

Convene was named One of America’s 100 Most Promising Companies by Forbes, one of America’s Fastest Growing Companies by Inc. Magazine, and one of the Best Workplaces in New York by Fortune Magazine. As of May 2017, Convene has $119.2 million in investor funding from Brookfield Property Partners, The Durst Organization, Elysium Capital Advisory, and Blackrock.