Coworking space and collaborative hub launched in 2015 with Penang state government support to serve Penang's tech ecosystem.

Creative campus in a 1952 printing factory (Art Printing Works) repurposed from 2013, with a coworking space, food hall and event venues; among the first hubs approved under MDEC's Malaysia Digital Hub programme.

Founders: Ee Soon Wei

Telkom Indonesia's coworking space and startup incubator, opened on 20 December 2011; home to the Indigo incubation programme, with seed funding for selected startups.

Founders: Telkom Indonesia

Coworking space in Phuket Town offering shared desks, private offices and meeting rooms, positioned as a starting point for local startups and SMEs.

Planned ₱20m open innovation hub of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to occupy the second floor of the CCCI building in the North Reclamation Area with coworking, pitching and collaboration space.

Founders: Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Startup hub established in February 2019 as a public-private partnership between Startup Thailand, the National Innovation Agency (NIA) and ARISTO Group to grow Chiang Mai's startup ecosystem.

Founders: National Innovation Agency (NIA), ARISTO Group

Coworking operator founded in 2017 by Erman Akinci and Juhn Teo, with venues across Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines; now a core brand of The Flexi Group, which opened the first Common Ground in Singapore in January 2026.

Founders: Erman Akinci, Juhn Teo

Coworking space opened in 2016 near Echo Beach, Canggu, with 24/7 access, fibre connections, meeting rooms and an event space for up to 80 people; a hub for Bali's remote-work and founder community.

Founders: Michael Craig

Phuket outpost of Hong Kong coworking operator Garage Society, first opened with Lub d at Patong in 2016; now at Boat Avenue, Cherngtalay, near Bang Tao and Surin beaches.

Founders: Garage Society

Hong Leong Group's 250,000 sq ft innovation exchange in Menara HLA near KLCC, launched April 2019 as a public-private partnership with MDEC; coworking, maker lab, auditorium and corporate-startup programmes. Owned by GuocoLand Malaysia.

Founders: Hong Leong Group (via GuocoLand Malaysia)

Thailand's first coworking space, opened in June 2012 at Ekkamai, Bangkok; grew to four Bangkok spaces and a startup community hosting events and hackathons.

Founders: Amarit Charoenphan, Charle Charoenphan

Impact-first incubator and coworking space in Phnom Penh, part of the global Impact Hub network; runs accelerator programmes and prototyping funds for young Cambodian entrepreneurs.

Founders: Laura Smitheman, Mélanie Mossard

Johor Bahru coworking space built by community builder Feng Lim to anchor the local startup scene.

Founders: Feng Lim

Telkom Indonesia's coworking space and startup incubator in Yogyakarta, launched in August 2013 with 1,200 sq m of space; part of the Indigo incubator network.

Founders: Telkom Indonesia

Singapore-headquartered flexible workspace operator founded in 2011; runs the JustCo, The Collective and the boring office brands across Asia-Pacific, with about 37,500 workstations. Listed on SGX in May 2026.

Founders: Kong Wan Sing, Kong Wan Long, Liu Lu

Flexible workspace and coworking provider founded in 2009, with most hubs in Metro Manila and one in Cebu.

Founders: Michael McCullough, Gregory Kittelson

The first public community makerspace in Laos, combining coworking with STEAM facilities for experimentation in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

Coworking and coliving operator with locations in Ubud (Nyuh Kuning, Penestanan) and Canggu; at opening it was the largest coworking space on Bali.

The Philippines' first public-private startup hub, launched in August 2016 by DTI, DOST, IdeaSpace Foundation and J.P. Morgan; offers incubation, coworking, consultations and investor matching, and co-organises Philippine Startup Week.

Founders: DTI, DOST, IdeaSpace Foundation, J.P. Morgan

Ho Chi Minh City's startup and innovation centre under the city's Department of Science and Technology, opened on 5 August 2016 with ADB's Mekong Business Initiative; offers free coworking, consultation, training and investor links.

Founders: HCMC Department of Science and Technology

Terengganu state agency coworking hub for startups, young entrepreneurs, freelancers and Industry 4.0 companies.

Sarawak government-funded hub offering coworking, pre-acceleration and acceleration programmes for early-stage startups and social enterprises.

Chiang Mai coworking space with a pre-incubation programme for local startups, run by the Technology Business Incubation Department of CMU's Science and Technology Park with Ministry of Science and Technology support.

Founders: CMU Science and Technology Park

Klang Valley coworking space; one of the first three hubs approved under MDEC's Malaysia Digital Hub programme.

Founders: Andrew Tan, Izwan Ismail

Vientiane coworking space and startup community supported by the Lao Women's Business Association; runs Startup Weekend Vientiane, the Mekong's Next Top Mentors project and ecosystem surveys with the ADB-backed Mekong Business Initiative.

Founders: Souphaphone Chanthavong

Vietnam's first large-scale coworking chain, founded in August 2015 in a French villa on Trang Thi, Hanoi; grew to 14 sites across Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Vientiane and Phnom Penh.

Founders: Do Son Duong

Innovation district on Sukhumvit Soi 101 near Punnawithi BTS, built by True Group for over ฿600m in its first phase. Its 77,000 sq m Work Space hosts startups, corporates, government startup services (NIA, DEPA, ETDA) and VC access.

Founders: True Group

Malaysian flexible-office and community company founded in 2017 at Glo Damansara, TTDI; backed by Cradle, 500 Global and Phillip Capital. Five outlets (TTDI, Subang, KL Gateway, KL Sentral, Bangsar) are MDEC Malaysia Digital Hub certified.

Founders: Stephanie Ping, Andrew Yeow