Our Story

Founded by Brodie McCulloch and Tom Tolchard, Spacecubed first launched in March 2012 at our original space on the Ground Floor of 45 St Georges Terrace in Perth. Since then, we have expanded to 6 spaces across Australia and have supported thousands of entrepreneurs through our programs, such as Plus Eight, She Codes and Meshpoints.

Spacecubed Foundation was established to expand our impact from our co-working spaces an community programs, and continue our mission of supporting 1 million innovators and entrepreneurs by 2030.

In July 2022, Spacecubed Foundation launched Meshpoints, supported through a $5.9m grant from Lotterywest. This was a pivotal moment in our journey, enabling us to advance our impact by working with the entrepreneurship ecosystem

12 years

of supporting entrepreneurs

$1.9m

grants provided to the ecosystem

10,000's

of entrereneurs supported

Physical spaces around Australia

What we do

Spacecubed Foundation is established as a charity to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship by build thriving, resilient and sustainable communities in Western Australia. Our work includes:

Delivering programs and activities that support WA entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers to enhance their innovative capability to solve complex social and environment challenges facing the WA community.

Conducting and publishing research into the mapping of the WA innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and improvements within the ecosystem so that is can better support thriving, resilient and sustainable communities in WA.
Delivering

Providing a forum for all people engaged in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to discuss best practices and enhance the future capacity of the ecosystem in WA.

Working with the not-for-profit community, the private sector and government at all levels to ensure that representatives from the WA innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem are included in key decision-making and policy-shaping processes.

Our Impact Areas

Our work focusses on enabling , empowering and supporting change-makers across all sectors and regions of WA. Our priority focus areas include:

Advancing support for regional innovation and enabling peer learning across Western Australian regional communities.

Inspiring young people to engage in innovation through enterprise education and experiential learning for youth.

Increasing accessibility, inclusivity & belonging, by supporting underrepresented and undersupported communities.

Developing best practice and new knowledge through entrepreneurship research.

About Meshpoints

Meshpoints is a collective impact project that exists to advance the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Western Australia. It was established by Spacecubed Foundation in July 2022, following a $5.9m grant from Lotterywest.
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Meshpoints provides a platform for the ecosystem to connect, collaborate and grow. We provides support - both financial (through grants) and administrative (through events and other services) - that empower Western Australian change-makers. It includes three pillars of activity:

Meshpoints Partner Network

Meshpoints is a collaborative, free-to-join network of individuals and organisations working together to build a stronger, more resilient innovation ecosystem. Through Meshpoints you can connect, collaborate and learn ecosystem building skills.

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Innovative
Society Fund

The Innovative Society Fund exists to support impact-focussed initiatives and innovations being developed by the ecosystem. The fund includes three streams, Catalyst Inspire, Catalyst Create & Lotterywest Ideastarter.

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WA Innovation
Ecosystem Index

The WA Innovation Ecosystem Index is an online platform that showcases the ecosystem stories, events and activities over time. It is used by the ecosystem to measure the activity, impacts and outcomes from the innovation ecosystem.

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Our Impact

Since launching in July 2022, Meshpoints and Spacecubed Foundation has made a significant contribution to the WA community, through grants and programs that support innovators, changemakers and ecosystem builders.