# Practera

> Practera is an Australian-born education technology company that helps universities, employers and governments run real-world learning programs at scale. Its SaaS platform lets educators design, deliver and assess experiential programs - internships, industry projects, mentoring and micro-credentials - while AI-powered analytics flag struggling learners and measure outcomes. The flagship product of Intersective, Practera connects students with authentic industry work to build the skills employers actually want.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Sydney, Australia
- **Founders:** Beau Leese (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Wes Sonnenreich (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Suzy Watson (Co-Founder & CFO)
- **Team size:** ~110 employees
- **Products:** Practera Platform, AI Analytics & Intervention, Industry Project Programs, ePortfolio & Micro-credentialing, Program Templates & Learning Design
- **Notable:** Flagship product of Intersective, an award-winning Australian EdTech, Westpac Business of Tomorrow, EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs Asia-Pacific winner

## Products & services

- **Practera Platform** — A customizable SaaS platform for authoring, managing and assessing experiential learning programs across web and mobile.
- **AI Analytics & Intervention** — AI-powered cohort analytics and feedback tools that flag struggling learners, save educator time and improve outcomes.
- **Industry Project Programs** — Pre-built programs (e.g. Nano Projects, LIVE Projects, GVIP, ITEC) connecting student teams with real employer briefs.
- **ePortfolio & Micro-credentialing** — Tools for learners to capture evidence of skills, build portfolios and earn digital credentials.
- **Program Templates & Learning Design** — Templates, authoring tools and design services to launch programs like internships, mentoring and accelerators.

## Achievements

- Flagship product of Intersective, an award-winning Australian EdTech
- Westpac Business of Tomorrow
- EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs Asia-Pacific winner
- 2M+ learners on the platform; 500+ institutional customers
- Nano Project model connected 60,000+ students with industry experience
- Presented data from 25,000+ student-industry project experiences at ACEN 2024 (Gold Sponsor)

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Co-CEO Wes Sonnenreich spoke at the MIT AI Conference, joining Grammarly CEO Shishir Mehrotra for a fireside chat on building AI-powered products.
- **2024** — Gold Sponsor of ACEN 2024; presented data from 25,000+ online and hybrid student-industry project experiences across Australia, the UK and Canada.

## Links

- Website: https://practera.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/practera
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/practera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intersective

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Last updated: 2026-06-08