A Luminous Futures project
LaunchPad
A dedicated place to focus on what's next.
Free dedicated workspaces for professionals navigating a career transition — giving you a quiet place to prepare, interview, and find your next opportunity.
Finding your next job is already a full-time job.
Not everyone has a quiet office at home. Career transitions can mean preparing for interviews from bedrooms, kitchens, cars, or other shared spaces.
LaunchPad provides something simple: a desk, a quiet environment, and dedicated time to focus.
Your LaunchPad includes
Dedicated workspace
A professional place to work during your job search.
Wi-Fi & essentials
Everything needed to apply, prepare, and interview.
Quiet interview space
Take recruiter calls and virtual interviews professionally.
Community
Be around others working toward their next opportunity.
Today LaunchPad is workspace, plainly. Resume reviews, mock interviews, and coaching may follow — we'd rather add them once we can deliver them well.
Apply → Get matched → Start preparing
Tell us about your situation
Submit a short application.
We find you a workspace
We connect you with an available LaunchPad desk.
Focus on what's next
Use the space to apply, prepare, interview, and plan your next move.
Who is LaunchPad for?
LaunchPad supports professionals who have recently experienced a layoff or job loss and need a dedicated workspace while searching for their next opportunity.
- Cost
- Free* (if eligible)
- Where
- Currently in the Bay Area
- Hours
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Duration
- Up to 12 weeks, extendable on request
Find a desk
Tell us a little about your situation. We'll follow up within a few days.
Support LaunchPad
Have spare desks in your office or coworking space? Want to fund a seat for someone between roles? Both make LaunchPad possible.