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Puzl CowOrKing opens The Atelier at Alabin 58 in Sofia

By French Tech Sofia, Wilfried DURAND

Central Sofia has a new workspace for startup and IT teams. With The Atelier at 58 Alabin Street, Puzl CowOrKing adds a flexible office hub in one of the city’s most accessible areas, and a new address on Sofia’s startup map.

The location opened on November 19, 2025, as part of Puzl’s 10-year anniversary and wider regional expansion. The five-floor venue can host around 180 people and is designed for teams that need more than a desk: private offices, shared areas, meeting points, and a setting where daily work can naturally overlap with community life.

The launch also connected directly with the France-Bulgaria innovation community. A French Tech Meetup was part of the opening program, making The Atelier relevant not only as a workspace, but as a new meeting point for founders, operators, investors and ecosystem partners in Sofia.

• Table of Content
• A new central address for Puzl CowOrKing
• The Atelier brings a different Puzl atmosphere
• Smaller teams get a more flexible path
• A French Tech Meetup in the launch program
• The people and organizations behind the opening
• What this adds to Sofia’s startup map
• A useful venue for the France-Bulgaria community

A new central address for Puzl CowOrKing

The Atelier gives Puzl a stronger presence in central Sofia. Located at 58 Alabin Street, the venue brings the company closer to the city’s business, cultural and institutional core.

• Operator: Puzl CowOrKing
• Location: 58 Alabin Street, Sofia
• Concept: The Atelier
• Format: flexible offices for IT and startup teams
• Scale: five floors, with capacity for around 180 people
• Team setup: around 20 offices, with configurations for teams from 6 people to 40+ workstations

Supporting coverage around the opening also points to a reported EUR930,000 renovation investment and a 10-year lease. Those details matter because they suggest a long-term commitment to the location and to the type of teams Puzl wants to serve.

The Atelier brings a different Puzl atmosphere

Puzl built much of its identity around workspaces with an industrial character. The Atelier introduces another tone: more central, more design-led, and more suited to teams that want a polished setting without leaving the startup and IT community environment.

The concept was developed with Puzl Studio, and supporting coverage connects the venue’s design direction to architect and designer Dima Gyudzhenova. The result is a location that expands Puzl’s range rather than simply adding more square meters.

For teams, that choice matters. Office space isn’t only a cost line. It shapes hiring, client meetings, team rhythm, events, and the way a company presents itself to partners.

Smaller teams get a more flexible path

One of the most useful details around the Alabin 58 opening is the focus on smaller teams.

Supporting coverage around the launch highlighted how the new location helps Puzl serve companies from around 6 people upward, with room to grow toward larger private office setups. That is a relevant format for startups moving from an early core team to a more structured company.

It also fits the way many Sofia-based teams work today: flexible, project-driven, and often connected to international clients, remote colleagues, investors, and partners.

A French Tech Meetup in the launch program

The Atelier’s opening program included a French Tech Meetup on November 18, 2025. That gives the venue a direct connection to the France-Bulgaria innovation community.

For French Tech Sofia, this is the concrete part of the story. A central venue can make introductions easier, events more accessible, and regular community moments more natural. It gives founders, investors, service partners and operators a practical place to meet.

The French angle here is grounded in activity: people in the same room, conversations that can continue, and a location that can support cross-border exchanges over time.

The people and organizations behind the opening

Several names help explain why this opening matters beyond the address itself.

• Puzl CowOrKing is the operator behind the new location and one of Sofia’s recognizable workspace brands for the IT community.
• The Atelier is the identity of the new Alabin 58 venue.
• Puzl Studio is connected to the design and spatial concept of the site.
• Petya Lipeva appears in supporting coverage as a visible Puzl voice around how the new location serves team needs.
• Dima Gyudzhenova is associated with the design direction highlighted around the opening.
• French Tech Sofia is connected through the French Tech Meetup included in the launch program.

What this adds to Sofia’s startup map

The Atelier adds another layer to Sofia’s physical startup infrastructure. That phrase can sound abstract, but the reality is simple: ecosystems need places where people can work, host, meet and return regularly.

For founders, the opening signals more choice in flexible offices for small and growing teams. For operators, it shows how workspace design and location can support community density. For investors and partners, it’s a visible sign that the market for startup-oriented workspaces in Sofia still has energy.

It also reinforces something important about the city. Sofia’s tech ecosystem grows through companies, capital, talent and institutions, and also through the shared places that make collaboration easier.

A useful venue for the France-Bulgaria community

The Atelier’s relevance for French Tech Sofia is practical. It gives the French-Bulgarian tech and business community another central setting for meetings, events, introductions and ongoing collaboration.

As Sofia continues to build its role on the European tech map, these spaces matter. They help turn occasional contact into repeated interaction. They make the ecosystem easier to navigate. And they give growing teams a place to work while staying close to the community around them.

This article was published on November 22, 2025 and last updated on May 05, 2026.

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French Tech Sofia
Official French Tech hub connecting the French and Bulgarian startup worlds

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Wilfried DURAND
Entrepreneur, Business Angel, Startup Advisor.

Sources

1. [1] Puzl CowOrKing отвори ново офис пространство на ул. "Алабин" в София (www.capital.bg)