QPE partners with leading edtech platform Wordwall

Queen’s Park Equity (“QPE”) is delighted to announce it has partnered with leading edtech platform Wordwall, a company providing teachers with interactive and engaging learning tools. Wordwall is used by millions of teachers and students worldwide and allows educators to create and customise educational games, quizzes, and activities to enhance classroom learning and student participation. Users also have access to ~88m resources created by like-minded teachers within the community.

The investment from QPE will enable Wordwall to scale operations, invest in cutting-edge technology, including further integration of AI, and strengthen its market position as a global leader in digital education.

As part of this exciting new chapter, Wordwall is also announcing key leadership appointments: Melissa Esmundo will join as Chief Executive Officer, Greg Watson as Non-Executive Chair, and Joe Holland as Non-Executive Director.

Melissa has held senior leadership roles in both the tech and education sectors, having previously held executive roles at Zocdoc, Teachers Pay Teachers (“TPT”), and Change.org. Her efforts have transformed and modernised these business to scale user adoption and increase growth. Greg has had several senior roles across Education, notably CEO at GL Education, the leading provider of benchmarking, formative and diagnostic assessments. Joe brings a wealth of experience across a number of sectors and was previously CEO at Teachers Pay Teachers; TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, where he oversaw 8x revenue growth and penetrated ~80% of US schools working alongside Melissa.

Founders Ben Watson and Josh Smith, who will remain with the business, commented: “This marks an exciting new chapter for Wordwall. Partnering with QPE enables us to accelerate our vision while maintaining our commitment to innovation and customer success. With Melissa at the helm, I’m confident we have the right leadership to take us forward.”

Melissa Esmundo added: “I am thrilled to join Wordwall at such a pivotal moment. The company has built an incredible foundation, and I look forward to working with the team to drive its next phase of growth.”

Greg Watson said: “I’m delighted to join Wordwall as Chair for this exciting new chapter of growth and innovation. With the investment from QPE, I look forward to working with the team to expand our impact and enhance the experience for educators worldwide."

QPE’s Kajen Mohanadas commented: “We see immense potential in Wordwall and are excited to support its long-term success. We look forward to working with the team to enhance Wordwall’s leading offering and teacher community”.

Wordwall is the twelfth partnership investment from Queen’s Park Equity Fund I, which was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap of £202m in December 2020 and last year delivered its inaugural exit at 7.6x MMx through the exit of Encore. QPE is focused on providing capital and expertise to high-quality, entrepreneur-led businesses within the Education, Tech Enabled Business Services, Healthcare and Pharma sectors, with strong ambition to accelerate their growth.