Mathspace

Mathspace
GenreComputer-based mathematics education
Founded2010
FoundersMohamad Jebara, Chris Velis, Alvin Savoy
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Key peopleDaniel Tu-Hoa
Websitewww.mathspace.co

Mathspace is an online mathematics program designed for students in primary/elementary, secondary, and higher education. It is designed for students aged between 7 and 18 and is used by schools in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and India. Mathspace includes Grade 3 to Algebra 2 level mathematics (in the United States). It also offers an artificial intelligence math tutor.

Mathspace uses an adaptive learning model to personalize the software experience for each student. The questions presented to a user are chosen by an algorithm that responds to past performance, and student input is evaluated to provide feedback on their progress within each problem. Additional support is offered in the form of hints and video tutorials to guide them to the solution. The software assesses each student's performance and generates accompanying report statistics.

Partnerships

Mathspace partnered with Eddie Woo in 2017. Together they created a video hub to categorize Woo's education videos in the various state curricula across Australia.

Awards

Year Award(s)
2017 Westpac Businesses of Tomorrow (winner)
ASU GSV Venture Award (winner)
2015 Bett Awards, Innovation in ICT (finalist)
SIIA Education Technology Innovation Network, Most Likely to Succeed (winner)
SIIA Education Technology Innovation Network, Most Innovative (runner up)
ISTE Ed Tech Start-Up Pitch Fest, Most Innovative (winner)
ISTE Ed Tech Start-Up Pitch Fest, Most Likely to Succeed (winner)
Association of American Publishers, Golden Lamp Award (best whole of curriculum product, all subject areas – winner)
2014 Bett Awards, Secondary Digital Content (winner)
Bett Awards, Educational Apps (finalist)
CeBIT Start-Up Pitchfest (winner)
2013 Advance Innovation Summit, Best Company (winner)
Echelon Ignite Australia, Most Promising Startup (winner)

2026 data breach

Due to an uninstalled security patch, over one million users including students, staff, and parents were affected between the 10th and 27th of August. Mathspace confirmed this attack on the 3rd of September, stating that a total of 1,079,819 people were affected in Australia and New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ Kellahan, Kristie (3 December 2016). "Sydney-based start-up Mathspace makes an impact". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ↑ Swan, David (8 November 2016). "Aussie start-up Mathspace's learning app heads to US schools". The Australian. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Ainomugisha, Gerald (15 November 2016). "Aussie edtech start-up Mathspace spreads to the United States". Anthill Magazine.
  4. ↑ "Mathspace e-learning product has gained entry to Hong Kong's highly-competitive school system". The Australian Financial Review. 19 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Jebara, Mo. "Available curricula and mapping documents". Mathspace Support. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mathspace – Teachers". mathspace.co.
  7. ↑ Machado, Lawrence (18 January 2018). "I'm humbled to have this incredible opportunity: Eddie Woo". Hills Shire Times. New Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Meet the 2017 Businesses of Tomorrow". Westpac. 2017. Mathspace. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Mathspace (30 May 2017). "Aussie edtech business wins at ASU GSV - one of the largest education industry events in the US". PRWire. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "2015 Winners & Finalists". Bett Awards. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. 1 2 "SIIA Awards Pioneers in Education Technology in Innovation Incubator Program". SIIA. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  12. 1 2 "ISTE 2015 draws nearly 21,000". ISTE. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  13. 1 2 Shueh, Jason (30 June 2015). "'Mathspace' Startup Collects and Responds to Student Data, Dominates at ISTE 2015". Center for Digital Education. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  14. ↑ Garner, Allyson (5 June 2015). "Five Golden Lamps Given to Best Overall Educational Resources at REVERE Awards Gala". Association of American Publishers. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  15. 1 2 "2014 Winners & Finalists". Bett Awards. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "How this Australian start-up is innovating maths education globally". CeBIT Australia. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  17. ↑ Hammond, Michelle (30 April 2013). "Mathspace crowned best company at Advance Innovation Summit". SmartCompany. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  18. ↑ Yap, Jacky (13 May 2013). "MathSpace wins most promising startup at Echelon Ignite Australia". e27. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "More than 1 million users affected in Mathspace data breach". ABC News. 7 September 2026. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  20. ↑ "Data of more than one million exposed in hack: 'Truly sorry'". 7NEWS. 7 September 2026. Retrieved 1 November 2026.