bHive
bHive has since closed. Confirmed inactive as of 2026.
bHive was a Bendigo-based cooperative founded on the premise that sharing economy platforms should be owned by the communities that use them, not by distant technology companies. Members were equal owners with no advertising, no data sales, and profits retained locally.
Its main product, bHive Villages, was an online neighbourhood sharing platform where residents could share tools, skills, food, time, and organise events and mutual aid. It was structured as a platform cooperative — a model that applies cooperative principles (member ownership, democratic control, local reinvestment) to digital infrastructure.
The broader bHive ecosystem included a marketplace for local cooperatives across energy, food, transport, and finance — positioning it as economic infrastructure for a local democratic economy rather than just a tool.
Links
- Archive: bhive.coop (Wayback Machine)