Mark Alexander Woodland
Mark Alexander Woodland | |
|---|---|
| Born | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Organization | Xplor |
| Notable work | Xplor Kismet |
| Awards | EY Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Website | markwoodland |
Mark Alexander Woodland is an Australian entrepreneur, educator, technology innovator and retired Australian Army NCO who served in the Royal Australian Artillery and Australian Army Psychology Corps.[1] His military service included deployment as part of Operation Relex.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Woodland was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. and grew up in Queensland. His father, Paul Woodland, was an economist, and his mother, Fay, worked as a teacher.[3] Woodland attended Bond University but did not complete his bachelor of Law.[4]
Career
[edit]Woodland Joined the Australian Army in 2003 serving in the Royal Australian Artillery Corps.[3] During a training exercise Woodland injured himself and later transferred to the Australian Psychology Corps where he helped soldiers returning from war.[5]
In 2010, Woodland retired from the Australian Army to help his mother in her childcare business.[6] Woodland was responsible for the administration of the service, this resulted in the development of the software as a service platform.[4]
Software platform
[edit]In January 2016, Woodland and his mother sold their three childcare businesses and Woodland then went on to found Xplor Technologies,[3] a software platform that removes administration from parents, educators and centres so they can focus on teaching and learning from Venture Capital Firm[7] and grew to become the second largest childcare platform in Australia.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Boreham, Tim (2023-06-06). "Making healthcare connections more accessible". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Founder Lodge | Kismet raises $4,000,000 at Pre-Seed on 2023-05-18". founderlodge.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b c Harkness, James (2016-08-26). "Mark Woodland on Xplor, the edutech start-up that evolved out of his $22m childcare service". Dynamic Business. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b "How a uni dropout went from Maccas to building a $100m company". Australian Financial Review. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "#461 Mark Woodland's Next Mission: Innovating Healthcare after a $100m success". Deezer (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Why Young Rich lister Mark Woodland didn't bootstrap childcare centre platform Xplor". Australian Financial Review. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Child care tech start-up Xplor raises $6m to keep parents connected". Australian Financial Review. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Xplor acquires NZ's Discover, after $3.8b global merger". Australian Financial Review. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Zhang, Hannah (2024-09-11). "Advent mulls single-asset CV for tech company Xplor". Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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