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Founder stories, program updates, ecosystem news, and everything happening across the Spacecubed network. Latest from Spacecubed ### [![Shiine media and their startup growth story, born in Perth, Western Australia](https://blog.spacecubed.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Innovator%20Stories%20%20Meshpoints.jpg?width=800&name=Innovator%20Stories%20%20Meshpoints.jpg) Meshpoints 23 September 2026 Driving Innovation: How Shiine is reimagining outdoor advertising When Nathan Wipane and Sean Wharton launched Shiine Media in 2024, they brought a bold vision to the out-of-home (OOH) ... 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Read More →](https://blog.spacecubed.com/savvywise-raises-oversubscribed-seed-round-seven-months-after-incorporating) ### [![From Hollywood, in space and time: Lucy Cooke’s Spacedraft story](https://blog.spacecubed.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lucy%20Cooke%20-%20WA%20Startup%20Stories.png?width=800&name=Lucy%20Cooke%20-%20WA%20Startup%20Stories.png) Meshpoints 13 January 2026 From Hollywood, in space and time: Lucy Cooke’s Spacedraft story Lucy Cooke grew up in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia, a farm girl encouraged by practical parents who instilled a ... Read More →](https://blog.spacecubed.com/from-hollywood-in-space-and-time-lucy-cookes-spacedraft-story) ### [![OncoRes Medical CEO shares her startup journey](https://blog.spacecubed.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dr%20Katherine%20Giles%20CEO%20of%20OncoRes%20Medical%20in%20nedlands.png?width=800&name=Dr%20Katherine%20Giles%20CEO%20of%20OncoRes%20Medical%20in%20nedlands.png) Innovative Society Initiative 25 November 2025 From Theatre to Tech: Dr Kath Giles’s Rise as a Med‑Tech Trailblazer Dr Kath Giles has carved a remarkable path from the surgical theatre to the cutting-edge of medical innovation. As CEO ... 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Read More →](https://blog.spacecubed.com/from-banker-to-fintech-trailblazer-ruth-hatherleys-stryd-toward-open-banking-innovation) ### [![Katie Liew, Founder of The Underground Collaborative](https://blog.spacecubed.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Innovator%20Stories%20%20Meshpoints%20(2).png?width=800&name=Innovator%20Stories%20%20Meshpoints%20(2).png) Innovative Society Initiative 25 August 2025 Katie Liew’s Journey: Building a Social Enterprise from the Ground Up Katie Liew never imagined she’d find herself at the helm of a social enterprise - let alone one that tackles the ... 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