We have about 50 employees distributed across NA, EU, and Asia; maybe about 10 of us are in the US/Canada? 4 of them are actually local to Belgrade and use the Hub regularly, and see occasional visits from the rest of the company - we all meet up 2-3 times a year.
It's also a space that our founder has already been leasing for the better part of 10 years(?), long before Kagi was even a thing. As others have pointed out, this is Serbia, not SF - it's very cheap in relative.
So in perspective,
- a handful of our team just got a nice office for daily use together in person
- it is a "home base" that others in Kagi can freely use as they travel; we're already planning some "jams" to host there in 2026 to get major features over the line in person :)
- our community can engage with us there as well, we love our customers! online engagement is a very suffocated and transactional space
- it really isn't that expensive
It's all net positive to us in terms of investment in our own people and the community.
It's also a space that our founder has already been leasing for the better part of 10 years(?), long before Kagi was even a thing. As others have pointed out, this is Serbia, not SF - it's very cheap in relative.
So in perspective,
- a handful of our team just got a nice office for daily use together in person
- it is a "home base" that others in Kagi can freely use as they travel; we're already planning some "jams" to host there in 2026 to get major features over the line in person :)
- our community can engage with us there as well, we love our customers! online engagement is a very suffocated and transactional space
- it really isn't that expensive
It's all net positive to us in terms of investment in our own people and the community.