The Wing
New York, NY 10003, New York, 10003, United States
Overview
The Wing operates co-working spaces and social clubs designed for women, offering amenities such as conference rooms, a café, library, lactation and beauty rooms, showers and events. Headquartered in New York and founded in 2016 by Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan, it has 6,000 members across New York, Washington, DC and recently opened in San Francisco. Memberships are priced at $215 and the company launched a mobile app for members to stay connected and RSVP to Wing events. The Wing plans additional openings in West Hollywood, Chicago, Boston, London, Toronto and Paris in 2019. Its staff is majority female and its spaces are designed by female architects, reflecting its mission to advance women through community. Financially, the company has raised $117.5 million to date and recently secured new capital to support scaling both offline and online. The Wing is a women-only club and network of co-working and community spaces focused on creating space for women to advance their pursuits and build community. Launched in Manhattan’s Flatiron in 2016, it was co-founded by Lauren Kassan and Audrey Gelman. The company operates multiple locations, having added a Soho site after its Flatiron launch. It has plans to continue expanding, with a third NYC location and a Washington, DC location slated to open next year. The Wing raised $32m in a Series B round and intends to use the funds to continue to expand its reach. The Wing is an all-women social club combining co-working, networking and member events. It operates a flagship space in Manhattan's Ladies' Mile and plans additional outposts in Soho, downtown Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. The company aims to extend beyond physical spaces by developing a micro-social network and investing in technology. Membership demand has been strong — the initial 200 founding members grew to a wait-list of about 3,000, with members paying $150–$185 per month. The Wing has built a sizable online presence with almost 90,000 Instagram followers and curated amenities like a feminist library, a café featuring women-run vendors, and a pump room. Financially, the organization had raised well over $10 million to date following this round.
- Total raised
- $115M
- Funding rounds
- 3
- Latest round
- Series C
- Latest activity
- Dec 2018
Industries
- Collaboration
- Communities
- Coworking
- Social Network
- Women's
Recent funding
Series C
Dec 2018
$75M
Series B
Nov 2017
$32M
Series A
Apr 2017
$8M