Our Story
How we co-created
What does our company have to do with getting married in a backyard, a shark tank and AirBnB?
Our story begins in November 2015. After getting married in his backyard, Jeremy Hurst had an idea of sharing spaces at his Perth Hills property. People could use his garden for a small wedding, those without a pool, home office or a bbq could share one and so on. Jeremy then started a basic Wordpress site and came up with the name 'SpacetoCo' with an emphasis on co-mmunity.
But with a young family and a full-time job, Jeremy realised SpacetoCo was bigger than one person, so he reached out to Daniel McCullen and Daniel Franco for help to grow this idea into a startup. All three agreed to become co-founders and after many late nights, weekends and invested savings, SpacetoCo launched in March 2017. Soon, the company grew to hundreds of space listings, and the three co-founders had the chance to appear on Shark Tank Australia in June 2018.
Over in New Zealand, Elle Bell was building her own space sharing platform. After learning about SpacetoCo, Elle decided collaboration would be better than competition and teamed up with the company to launch SpacetoCo NZ not long after.
SpacetoCo continues to expand with partnerships in local government, small businesses and community centres, delivering a sustainable solution to space sharing.
Learn about why we exist, how we work and what keeps us going.
Jeremy and Elle share SpacetoCo's mission behind our time-saving and space-sharing solution for hirers and venues: to drive growth to local economies and connect communities in a sustainable way.
Our Purpose
SustainabilityWe believe that there are plenty of spaces and it's not always necessary to build more. Utilising existing assets more efficiently and making it easier to access spaces leads to a more sustainable future.
Supporting local economiesWe believe in driving growth to local area economies. Providing access local spaces stimulates activity within towns and localities. We believe that when local economies thrive, communities come to life.
Community connectionWe believe space activation plays an important role in community development and building connectedness between people. It is through this that we work towards building a supportive, inclusive and diverse society.
Our People
Meet the team
We are a co-mmunity of amazing humans who are passionate about all things spaces and bookings. Meet the amazing people who work to make SpacetoCo happen!
The Captains
The Crew
The Co-mmandments
Our values
We value a balanced life
We lean into feedback
Building a company of trust
Great and simple design
We always challenge 'normal'
Abundant customer service
We love collaborating
We never stop learning
Diversity is everything
Where we can, we give back
Our resources
Learn more
Connect with us on socials, learn more about SpacetoCo and dive into free resources about space sharing and community building.
Try us out
SpacetoCo is a space finding marketplace, powered by a bookings and payments management tool, purpose-built for councils and community spaces to grow bookings and ditch the admin.
I want to find and book a space near me
- Find local, affordable venues near you
- Book and pay online
- Create your community & do more together
I want to manage my bookings online
- List your space and get found by locals
- Grow your bookings revenue and increase utilisation
- Automate bookings processes and get your time back
