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Dave Wilkin on the TechTO stage

Dave Wilkin

Co-founder, Ten Thousand Coffees

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Dave Wilkin co-founded Ten Thousand Coffees in 2014 and led it as CEO through a US$56M majority investment from Five Elms Capital in 2022. The platform runs structured mentorship inside large organizations, and says 315,000+ employees have used it. He no longer holds an operating role there.

On the TechTO stage ×1

TECHTO8:50

Mentorship in the changing work environment | Dave Wilkin (Ten Thousand Coffees)

TechTO · September 2020
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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2020. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Dave ↗

Around the web ×3

Interview
Dave Wilkin, Founder of Ten Thousand Coffees on the Power of NetworkingGlory Media
2019
Interview
Dave Wilkin of Ten Thousand Coffees on why you should spend 1% of your time proactively building a networkWRK
2018
Interview
Profile in Perseverance: Interview with Dave Wilkin, Ten Thousand CoffeesArianna Merritt
2014

Quick answers

What is Dave Wilkin known for?

Founding Ten Thousand Coffees, which began in 2014 connecting students and young professionals to industry leaders and became enterprise mentorship software used by companies including RBC and PepsiCo.

Does Dave Wilkin still run Ten Thousand Coffees?

No. He is a co-founder and is listed as an advisor rather than an operating executive. Ben Siegel became CEO after 10KC acquired Abode in July 2025.

What did he speak about at TechTO?

Mentorship in a changing work environment, and inclusion and team engagement, with Alex Norman at TechTO Together in June 2020 — the first summer of remote work.

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