Homepage Mathspace newsroom

Westpac backs Mathspace as one of the Top 20 Australian Businesses of Tomorrow

Announcement posted by Mathspace 10 Apr 2017

Edtech business, Mathspace, has been selected as one of Australia’s Top 20 Businesses of Tomorrow by Westpac Bank, out of close to 2,000 applications.
unUKJRQl.jpg

Mathspace (mathspace.co), one of the world’s fastest growing maths e-learning businesses, has been selected by Westpac Bank as one of Australia’s Top 20 Businesses of Tomorrow.


The Westpac Businesses of Tomorrow program recognises and supports great Australian businesses today, with a clear vision for tomorrow.


Mathspace’s track record of delivery, clarity of purpose, and outstanding value to both teachers and students, were listed reasons for the business’ selection.


Mathspace CEO and founder, Mohamad Jebara, said it was an honour to be recognised as one of the top businesses in Australia.


“We started Mathspace 7 years ago with the mission of improving maths education for all students across the globe.


“It’s great to see that Westpac, one of Australia’s largest companies, recognises the importance of improving maths education,” said Mr Jebara.


David Lindberg, judge and Chief Executive, Westpac Business Bank, said:  “Mathspace is passionate about improving the numeracy skills of the next generation. Through its interactive digital platform, Mathspace is disrupting the education sector and helping to increase school children’s engagement with mathematics. Mathspace has been selected as a Westpac Business of Tomorrow due to its dynamic, interactive experience which is personalised to individual students. This saves teachers precious time whilst also providing them with unrivalled insights into student capability.”


Mathspace was selected by a high profile judging panel including: Alison Deans, Director: Westpac, Cochlear, IAG, kikki K; Prof. Chris Styles, Dean,UNSW Business School; David Lindberg, Chief Executive, Westpac Business Bank; Eric Johnston, Editor, Australian Business Review; Lyn Cobley, Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank; Pip Marlow, former Managing Director, Microsoft; and Simon Cant, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Reinventure Group.

Mathspace is used by schools and individual users globally, with more than 100,000 learners logging in every week. The program’s world-first step-by-step adaptive learning technology means that Mathspace can use technology to more closely replicate one-to-one tuition than any other maths program.


With seventy-five per cent of the fastest growing occupations now requiring STEM skills, maths will play an important role in every Australian’s ability to succeed in the future.


“The future is full of challenges and opportunities that will require us to have a strong understanding of mathematics. I’m excited that Mathspace is playing such an important role in preparing our students for the future,” Mr Jebara said.


- ENDS -