HEX
Entrepreneurship, innovation and tech-skills programs for students and early-career professionals.
Private company- Sector
- Edtech
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
- Founded
- 2017
- Invested
- Oct 2021
HEX (originally The Hacker Exchange) runs education programs in innovation, entrepreneurship and employability. Its offerings include online upskilling bootcamps, accelerators and work-simulation internships, alongside in-person global programs in cities such as Bangkok, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. Many programs carry university credit.
HEX was co-founded in Melbourne in 2017 by Jeanette Cheah and Jaclyn Benstead. It started as a study-abroad startup and moved to digital delivery in 2020.
In January 2025 HEX acquired Sydney edtech EntryLevel, bringing EntryLevel's AI-driven, cohort-based learning platform together with HEX's programs.
As of 29 Sep 2026
Why I own it
Young people need practical skills that schools and universities don't teach well: entrepreneurship, innovation and working with technology. HEX runs programs that teach them.
I've built an edtech business myself, so it's a sector I understand. As AI changes work, the skills HEX teaches matter more.
Then · Oct 2021
Since I invested
- Held for
- 5 years
- Status
- Active
