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Speaking to The Australian Financial Review, Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang said he hoped the investment would help create a new generation of entrepreneurs and ...

”We’ve been trying to fix [the talent shortage] for decades, and we just keep talking about it and throwing money at it. We see students who have a lot of potential, and we want to participate in that journey early. so I’m trying to add my ability to scale, into James’ ability to educate,” he said. “James Curran is a superb educator, and he’s incredibly powerful in delivering tech education. “We made a pretty bold move in the current environment to put our money behind this initiative ... Connect with Yolanda on [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) “It’s not a one-size fits all problem, it’s a complex multi-layered thing. The focus of Mr White’s investment in technology is James Curran’s Grok Academy – a charity that combines Grok Learning (an online platform to learn to code) and the Australian Computing Academy from the University of Sydney, which supports teachers to implement the digital technologies curriculum. The $US5.5 billion ($8.57 billion) fintech is also considering a profit pledge in the future, where it dedicates a certain amount of profits and time to social causes. You need increased output from universities, increased output from high school, and you need primary school to be a strong [foundation].” [Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang said he hoped the investment would help create a new generation of entrepreneurs and technologists.](https://www.afr.com/technology/airwallex-banks-100m-to-target-cheap-acquisitions-20221011-p5bot4)Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang said he hoped the investment would help create a new generation of entrepreneurs and technologists. He said the partnership had been in the works for two years, and was important to the co-founders, who are alumni of the university.