The proliferation of co-working spaces in New York — WeWork, WorkVille, NeueHouse and even Barclays Capital— are usually nondiscriminatory when it comes to the startups they welcome. Very few, if any, are tailored for a particular niche or industry.
However, one New York-based startup is offering something different. Fuigo, co-founded by a team of textile manufacturers and backed with $4 million in venture capital, opened its doors to local interior designers last week. The goal, according to co-founder Maury Riad, is to level the playing field by providing designers with all of the necessary resources that would otherwise only have been available at much larger firms.