ExperimentFirst
Unit of Wheelhouse Venture Partners
Justing Matthys
Co-Founder, MathsPathway, Australia
Problem: Less than 1 in 15 Australian high school graduates have a working knowledge of maths.
Solution: An innovative online learning tool that empowers teachers to adopt a new way of working within the classroom. Teachers remove one-size-fits-all units of work and replace them with individual mastery.
50+ high
valued introductions globally
Literally starting to change the way maths is taught in Australia
$1 million+ funding
Challenges
Faced with a stark realisation of the huge problems in math education, through his Teach For Australia experience, Justin had an idea for a solution. This idea was continuously being refined in his mind and on paper. But it wasn't go anywhere fast. The biggest barrier was the ability to take a risk with quitting his job and launching the startup full-time.
Journey
Co.Creator has provided more than 50+ high valued introductions globally, from top Standford Professors who have backed his solution, to Khan Academy, to CIOs of leading schools, investors in Silicon Valley, and influential board members in Australia.
These conversations and testing his hypotheses created an unstoppable momentum and confidence to take the risk with his startup. Now, at the verge of closing his seed fund round and tripling growth rates in students through his solution - he is starting to change the way maths is taught in Australia.
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