Math buddy's vision is to bring fun and playfulness back into math
learning and help children learn with understanding through innovative
use of technology.
It was one fine evening in 2010 I and Bharathy were thinking – How
do we make Rajiv, our kid feel excited about math and how can it be
experiential? We have a solid education background, yet we felt Math
was taught in a very abstract manner. Rajiv doesn't like it nor do
other kids. As we continued discussing school curriculum, we knew
well for higher grade kids that there is a lab for Physics and
Chemistry. But there isn’t any for Math! We couldn’t be quiet after
this. With this quest in mind and trying to solve this puzzle, in
one of our trips to a school, we noticed children were playing and
interacting following Montessori method of doing mathematics. It is
based on the paradigm of “learn by doing” and not by procedure. We
clearly noticed, children were able to see, touch and experience
Math. So, this is what we call as a fun filled cognitive learning
experience. The kids were full of energy, while doing it. This was
our inspiration.
We decided to make Math Awesome for children by making them see,
touch and experience it. Mathbuddy is their true companion who they
can count on. Bubbling with passion and some savings, we set out on
a mission mode to make it a reality. Our first version came after
year long work by two of us. With this, we brought experiential fun
based cognitive learning to kids and established Math labs as well
in numerous schools.
It was one fine evening in 2010 I and Bharathy were thinking – How
do we make Rajiv, our kid feel excited about math and how can it be
experiential? We have a solid education background, yet we felt Math
was taught in a very abstract manner. Rajiv doesn't like it nor do
other kids. As we continued discussing school curriculum, we knew
well for higher grade kids that there is a lab for Physics and
Chemistry. But there isn’t any for Math! We couldn’t be quiet after
this.
With this quest in mind and trying to solve this puzzle, in one of
our trips to a school, we noticed children were playing and
interacting following Montessori method of doing mathematics. It is
based on the paradigm of “learn by doing” and not by procedure. We
clearly noticed, children were able to see, touch and experience
Math. So, this is what we call as a fun filled cognitive learning
experience. The kids were full of energy, while doing it. This was
our inspiration. We decided to make Math Awesome for children by
making them see, touch and experience it. Mathbuddy is their true
companion who they can count on. Bubbling with passion and some
savings, we set out on a mission mode to make it a reality. Our
first version came after year long work by two of us. With this, we
brought experiential fun based cognitive learning to kids and
established Math labs as well in numerous schools.
Meet Our Core Team
Bharathy Bharadwaj
Co-Founder & Head-Product
B. Tech (Madras Institute of Technology)
M. S (Computer Science, Eastern Michigan University)
Kannan Bharadwaj
Co-Founder & CEO
B. Tech (IIT ’91), M. S, MBA
(University of Michigan Ross School of Business ’03)
Vijay Venkataraman
CTO
B.E, M.S Computer Science
(Manipal Institute of Technology)
Events and Achievements
Google for Startups is Google’s initiative to help startups
thrive across every corner of the world.
Google brings the best of Google's products, connections, and
best practices to enable startups to build something better.
Math Buddy is one of the 20 companies to be selected as a part
of Google Startup for the year 2020
Investors
Math Buddy is proud to be funded by
Menterra
Venture Partners. Since its inception in January 2016.
Menterra is enabling ventures to develop sustainable business
model by providing them with key resources and support
mechanism to help bolster their social endeavours.
Timeline
2020
Complete Experiential Cognitive Learning from home with Math
Buddy XPlora with live classes
Learning app for class 10 and 12.The perfect study guide and
practise pal to master bite-sized concepts and ace exams
2019
Subscription based Math Buddy base XPlora kits to students
through schools. Registration of 45,000 students for
Mathlathon
2017
Additionof 100 more schools
2016
Moved to subscription model online platform. Expansion
through investment by Menterra Ventures
2015
Zepto Learning - Large inhouse Experiential Learning Center
for Grades 1 to 8
2014
Mathlathon - Online Platform for conducting math challenge 3
times a year for students of grade 1 to 10 to give Olympiad
experience
2013
Introduction of Xplora kits to schools. Added Grades 9 - 10
software.
