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events and education for entrepreneurs number of employees 9 parent fabernovel website www.parisoma.com parisoma p rr so m is a coworking space and open incubator in the soma district of san francisco founded and managed by the firm fabernovel . in addition to providing shared work space to approximately 120 members it also hosts events and classes related to design business technology and entrepreneurship . its mission is to cultivate an experimental environment where ideas meet execution . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 tedx events 1.3 wikipedia sf hackathon 1.4 at & t devlab 1.5 visit by mayor of paris 1.6 rebranding 1.7 think & act 1.8 designer as founder 1.9 apidays 1.10 other notable events 2 services 2.1 coworking 2.2 events 2.3 education 3 member companies 4 future plans 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit founding edit parisoma was established in 2008 by fabernovel a digital agency founded by st phane distinguin with the help of cl ment alteresco fabernovel louis montagne af83 greg beuthin and sean savage the name parisoma is a combination of paris and soma as a reference to fabernovel s and af83 s parisian origins and soma the san francisco neighborhood south of market where parisoma was located . 2 3 the founders were inspired by citizen space one of the first coworking spaces in san francisco and the barcamp movement that they also brought to france . 4 the space was envisioned as a way for fabernovel and af83 to be involved in the local entrepreneurial community in the bay area . 5 6 tedx events edit tedxsoma an event licensed from ted conferences llc has been held at parisoma five times since june 2008 . 7 tedx events are independently planned and coordinated conferences consisting of short cross disciplinary presentations focused on the power of ideas to change attitudes lives and ultimately the world . 8 in october 2012 parisoma hosted tedxcity2 .0 9 an event taking place simultaneously at hundreds of locations around the world with the goal of sharing the powerful narratives of urban innovators and organizers stewards and artists builders and taste makers . 10 speakers included ron conway chairman of sf.citi and special advisor to sv angel alex tourk principal at gfpa bevan dufty director of hope sf and joel mahoney tech strategist at code for america . wikipedia sf hackathon edit participants of the 2012 wikipedia sf hackathon in january 2012 wikipedia conducted its first ever bay area hackathon at parisoma with 92 attendees learning about wikimedia technology and building applications integrated with the site . the event kicked off with a speech by foundation vp of engineering erik m ller followed by a series of tutorials on wikipedia apis user scripts and mobile apps . self organized teams created a number of applications using these tools which they presented in a demonstration showcase . judges awarded prizes to the best demos . 11 at & t devlab edit in september parisoma in partnership with its parent company fabernovel organized the first at & t devlab a day long conference for 250 developers . sessions included tutorials on at & t s speech api watson application resource optimization aro technology and speeches by eric ries author of the best selling book the lean startup david weekly founder of pbworks michael owens founder of notion and guy rosen ceo of onavo . the event was held at the computer history museum in mountain view ca. 12 13 visit by mayor of paris edit in september 2012 parisoma was visited by the mayor of paris bertrand delano as part of his efforts to promote cultural and economic ties between paris and san francisco . 4 14 rebranding edit parisoma s 11th st. location since march 2011 in 2009 the space was rebranded as the parisoma innovation loft adopting a new color scheme and logo and increasing its focus on events . in 2011 the location was moved to a new 10 000 square foot split level loft on 11th street increasing the space available for coworking and events and adding an education program . 6 in july 2012 it was rebranded as simply parisoma adopting a new logo and completing an extensive renovation of the interior . think & act edit in march 2013 parisoma launched a new series of startup showcase events called think & act . the second edition in may 2013 was called driving revolution and focused on innovation in driving . 15 the event was covered on the forbes website . 16 designer as founder edit in april 2013 parisoma started an event series called designer as founder in which startup founders with design backgrounds speak about their entrepreneurial experience . the inaugural event featured joe gebbia cpo and co founder of airbnb . 17 apidays edit in june 2013 fabernovel parisoma s parent company organized the san francisco edition of apidays a global series of conferences on the business of apis . the conference featured speeches by prominent thinkers in the api world and was concluded with an api hackathon . 18 parisoma repeated the 3 day event in 2014 focusing the event around how connected cars are disrupting the auto industry . keynote speakers included larry burns kin lane and sid bhatia . other notable events edit in 2010 parisoma employees in collaboration with two local developers launched the first mobile app for finding coworking spaces . it utilized public data to provide information on 450 such locations around the world . 5 in 2011 job hunting website ongig.com rated parisoma the best co working space in san francisco . 19 in 2013 parisoma was rated one of the 17 coolest co working spaces in america by business insider . 20 services edit parisoma provides three main types of services coworking edit open space where coworkers work the space currently hosts approximately 120 coworkers from 70 companies in a wide range of fields including public relations graphic design mobile application development mobile payments internet radio web development gaming journalism consulting and others . open space memberships vary in price from open desk space to private offices and include 24 7 365 access free wi fi and power coffee and tea printing and scanning free or discounted admission to events and classes and use of the two on site conference rooms . 6 21 22 23 events edit fashion blogger mai le speaking at a creativemornings sf event at parisoma the space has hosted two to three events per week since its founding in 2008 . these include employer developer fairs industry specific mixers speaker series creativemornings and meetings of local technology and business groups . 24 education edit large conference room where classes and meetings are held the space hosts one to two classes per week taught by instructors with entrepreneurial experience . these classes are mostly related to design business and technology in an entrepreneurial context . 20 member companies edit parisoma s member companies some of the notable companies and organizations that have worked out of parisoma include 6 25 awayfind 26 brightcove bureau of trade 27 butterflive 28 codenvy 29 doyoubuzz 30 ducksboard 31 eye fi exo platform fanzy 32 global lives project goodpeople 33 intridea 34 inovia jogabo la poste france learnirvana 35 major league soccer microsoft moduleq okcupid oomea 36 papayamobile penxy 37 proton radio quickpay 38 scoop.it 39 sitejabber 40 tech cocktail vidcaster 41 work4 labs future plans edit parisoma has announced plans to expand to have an additional 7 offices and 48 desks starting in april 2016 . 42 see also edit hot desking telecommuting collaborative workspace references edit official website . parisoma . retrieved 8 october 2012 . parisoma an innovative coworking space in san francisco . fabernovel llc . retrieved 8 october 2012 . fay pierrick . parisoma un lieu de co working la fran aise en plein san francisco . teknologik . retrieved 8 october 2012 . a b d placement de bertrand delano san francisco . official portal of the city of paris . retrieved 8 october 2012 . a b 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