Inkeep, a startup helping companies ship AI Agents for customer experience, GTM, and operations teams, was growing quickly—and outpacing its San Francisco coworking space.
Sales reps were whispering on prospect calls and taking Zoom meetings two feet apart. Tiny, overcrowded, and lacking privacy, the space no longer supported the growth the company was experiencing.
They knew they needed a better solution, but leadership didn’t have time for a lengthy traditional office search process that can take weeks or months. For scaling startups like Inkeep, that kind of timeline is a luxury they don’t have.
So they tapped JLL, a global real estate brokerage, to identify a short-term solution that would allow their growing team to relocate to a private office. After one afternoon of tours, they signed their first office lease in just four hours. That’s where WeWork came in.
Finding the right space, right away
Inkeep needed more space, but they weren’t ready for the multi-year lease. They needed a flexible, scalable solution, conducive to how their people worked.
Inkeep’s CEO, Nick Gomez, was also clear that the team needed a workspace where they could look out a window and feel part of the world, rather than stuck in a shoebox.
Their wish list included:
- Flexible lease terms
- Quiet rooms to think
- An ocean view
Like most hyper-growth startups, they had no time to waste. “Every minute our CEO spends on real estate is a tremendous waste of money that should be dedicated to building products and talking to customers,” said Inkeep’s Chief of Staff Jonathan Smith.
Working with JLL, Smith and Gomez compared four WeWork locations to one alternative in a single afternoon. By sunset, they had their pick—and their ocean view.
Moving fast from day one
The team settled on Two Embarcadero Center (2EC) and signed the lease the same day.
With that, Inkeep now had a shared private office, a private office for the CEO, and a third office for account executives.
According to Smith, he and Gomez chose WeWork because it offered the fastest path to a confident solution. They knew going with WeWork would give their team a baseline of accommodation, security, comfort, cleanliness, and amenities—regardless of location.
“This consistency removes uncertainty for a fast-moving company like ours,” said Smith.
They also got the flexibility they needed, which they’ve already used to their advantage. Since signing the original lease, Inkeep has added a fourth room as their team continues to grow.
They weren’t alone, either. In 2025, more than 5,100 companies expanded their footprints with WeWork.
WeWork Two Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
Making room for growth
Growing startups need the room to expand without feeling boxed in by office space or lease terms. The right workspace gives those teams something consistent to count on through every stage of growth.
By opting for a flexible workspace solution, teams can stay operationally focused on prospecting, building products, and navigating funding while leaving logistical obstacles to a trusted real estate partner.
That flexibility also leaves the door open for what comes next. Whatever the next phase of growth looks like, Gomez believes WeWork will remain part of the company’s growth story.
Because growth is uncomfortable, but it doesn’t have to be at WeWork.