About Us

In 2014, 10KC was founded to democratize opportunity in the workplace.

Our origin story

10KC was born from conversations with CEOs and Fortune 500 leaders who recognized the power of peer connections in driving talent development, but saw how these interactions were often left to chance and lacked measurable impact.

Driven by a mission to democratize opportunity, our Founders, Dave Wilkin, CEO, and Elliott Garcea, CTO, set out to change this. They envisioned a platform that would empower every employee with equitable access to the best talent development experiences.

What began as a tool to make unbiased connections between employees, later evolved into the leading platform for inclusive mentoring and networking.

Today, 10KC powers social learning at scale.

“Human connections are at the core of career development, culture, innovation, inclusion, and performance. We built 10KC to create meaningful connections at scale.”
Dave Wilkin
CEO and Co-Founder, 10KC
"We're using technology to open new doors and have new conversations that we haven't had before, and break down silos. We're leveraging Ten Thousand Coffees to increase connectivity for career growth, to democratize access to opportunity and to meet new people outside of the spaces in which we normally show up."
Elizabeth Nelson
Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Thomson Reuters

What we do

We believe in the power of social learning – the learning that happens through workplace relationships and shared experiences. Traditional training provides a solid foundation, but it's the connections we make with colleagues that truly accelerate growth.

10KC is designed to foster these connections at scale. Our platform facilitates purposeful connections and guided conversations between employees to build key relationships, transfer critical knowledge, and develop new skills that drive productivity and performance.

Industry leaders like RBC, EY, AIG, and Nike trust 10KC to tackle key talent priorities such as upskilling managers, equipping leaders for change, developing high-potential talent, integrating teams after M&A, and driving customer-centric growth.

Leading the way in corporate mentorship and social learning

200+

industry leaders using 10KC across the globe

315K+

employees learning and developing with 10KC

1.5M+

purposeful connections and conversations made

Meet our Founders

Dave Wilkin
Co-founder, CEO
Dave Wilkin is an award-winning serial entrepreneur...
Meet Dave Wilkin
Elliott Garcea
Co-founder, CTO
Elliott Garcea started his career at Toyota in New Product Development before moving to Apple...
Meet Elliott Garcea

Ready to accelerate knowledge sharing, skills development, and performance with 10KC?