RALEIGH – The Raleigh startup ecosystem is ever changing.

Here’s an overview of a significant addition and a major rebooting of startup-related efforts in the Capital City as part of WRAL TechWire’s “State of Startup” series:

WeWork Raleigh-Durham

New York-headquartered coworking chain WeWork announced a few months ago that it would open a new space in Raleigh as a part of a company-wide expansion to the South.

WeWork Raleigh-Durham is billed to set up shop as “One Glenwood” in downtown Raleigh near the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Boylan Heights.

Responding to my request for an update on the expansion, WeWork Southeast Public Affairs Manager Alyssa Botts stated the new location is expected to open in 2019, accommodating a community of over 1,380 members in approximately 81,000 square feet. There will be shared workspace, event space, private offices, conference rooms, phone booths and nooks, bars, pantries and complimentary fruit water and coffee.

Adam Wacenske, WeWork’s general manager for the Southern region says at the Raleigh location, “members will thrive at the vibrant, innovative heart of downtown Raleigh with access to beautiful workspaces, community and services … Through WeWork, the creators of Raleigh will be connected to a community of more than 100,000 members around the world.”

WeWork’s Old Street Commons location in London, UK. Photo Credit: WeWork

WeWork’s coworking and office spaces are open to teams and companies of all industries and sizes, whether it’s a team of one or 50. The chain’s existing 241 spaces are leased on a flexible, monthly basis located in creative and business hubs in 56 cities across the globe.

There are about a dozen locations in the United States, as well as offices in Brazil and Colombia to the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain to Israel, Hong Kong, China and Japan to Australia. Shared office spaces offer high speed internet, a support team, a coffee bar and decorative art. The chain also hosts events in these communities.

American Underground to restart coding programming in Raleigh

The Durham Google for Entrepreneurs tech hub American Underground also has a presence in a downtown Raleigh building—it was one of three Triangle sites for The Iron Yard, a code school chain that announced its closure in July.

But the space will continue to be a venue for coding education despite The Iron Yard’s departure.

American Underground

At the end of November, it was announced that a new code school startup called Momentum Learning will move into American Underground’s Fayetteville Street space. It will also have a space in American Underground’s downtown Durham location.

Momentum Learning, which is headed by two former Iron Yard executives, recently closed a funding round with Capitol Broadcasting (the parent company of both WRAL TechWire and American Underground) as lead investor.

So far, the startup has hired some staff members and plans to kick off course offerings next Spring at the former Iron Yard-occupied spaces in Durham and Raleigh.