The workspace provider, which counts a range of corporates as investors, has filed for bankruptcy 18 months after securing a unicorn valuation.

Knotel, the US-based shared workspace provider that had raised over $560m from investors including a range of corporates, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday.

Founded in 2016, Knotel had built up a network of some 200 flexible workspaces around the world tailored to the individual needs of its corporate clients.

However, the disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic and the related social distancing measures caused the company’s user numbers to spiral and several customers ask for rent reductions, skip…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.