About Us

We’re building the future of learning at work

Melanie & Zari

Meet Speki,
our lovable mascot

We chose an octopus for our mascot because, like an octopus, Spekit centralizes all of your information in one place and surfaces it wherever you need it (like the arms of an octopus). With Spekit, you’re never more than a click away from the answers you need!

Did you know…

Octopuses do not have tentacles, they have arms.
Octopus brains are large and complex, with excellent memory and problem-solving skills.
Octopuses have nine brains — a single central brain and eight mini-brains that control each arm.
Octopuses are fast! They can reach speeds of 40km/ hour.

Our story

In a world that’s constantly evolving, we noticed a gap when it came to how employees were being trained and enabled in their roles.

As technology surged ahead, the methods for learning, training, and development remained stuck in the past, relying on outdated PowerPoint presentations and complicated courses. This scattered knowledge across various files and folders, leaving employees searching for answers with frustration.

We couldn’t sit idly by, so we embarked on a mission to liberate ourselves from the constraints of old methods and revolutionize the way people learn and work.

January 2018

Spekit is founded by Melanie Fellay and Zari Zahra

September 2019

Spekit raises $2.54 million seed round

September 2019

Spekit launches the Diversity at Dreamforce Scholarship

August 2020

Spekit ranks 6th among Denver’s Best Places to Work

March 2021

Spekit raises $12.2M Series A

JANUARY 2022

Spekit welcomes Dan Scheinman, first investor in Zoom and SentinelOne, as Board Member

JANUARY 2022

Spekit raises $45M to reinvent training for remote teams

We believe knowledge should be…

Bite-sized and easy to consume

We believe in the power of bite-sized knowledge for effective learning and empowerment.


Where you
work most

Knowledge should be integrated into your everyday workflow. No more endless browser tabs searching for documentation.

Easy to create and maintain

Creating and maintaining your knowledge should be easy and hassle-free, ensuring knowledge sharing becomes a habit.

Accessible to every employee

Every employee deserves equal access to knowledge, empowering them to thrive and contribute at their full potential.

A habit for employee growth

We believe in fostering lasting retention and transforming learning into a habit for continuous growth.

Four Spekit team members at the ATD booth, holding Speki plushies in front of an underwater scene

I’ve never worked with such a passionate, motivated and inspiring team! Love that we’re all working to change the world together.

Katie Hutmacher

The one you’ve been waiting for? This is it! Get ready to LOVE what you do!

Elle Brayton

Meet our innovative and
experienced leadership team

Meet our visionary board
and trusted investors

Awards and recognition

G2 awards

G2 - Spring 2023 - Users Love Us
G2 Badge Fall 2023 - Enterprise - Easiest to Use
G2 Badge Fall 2023 - Leader Mid-Market
G2 Badge Fall 2023 - High Performer
G2 Badge Fall 2023 - Best Support Mid-Market
G2 Badge Fall 2023 - Easiest to Do Business With - Small Business

Certifications

Other awards

Learn more about Spekit

Our investors

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Brett Queener

Brett Queener

Managing director at Bonfire Ventures

Brett is the Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures. His entire career has been focused on growing software companies — fast. From 2013-2016, Brett served as COO at SmartRecruiters. Prior to SmartRecruiters, Brett spent a decade at Salesforce.com where he served in a variety of senior leadership roles in Sales, R&D, and Operations including SVP Products, EVP/GM of Data Cloud, and EVP/GM of Marketing.

Brian Murray

Brian Murray

PARTNER & COO AT CRAFT VENTURES

Brian leads Craft’s investment team. As one of the first employees at Craft, Brian built the infrastructure that powers the firm's investment process and hired a talented team to expand Craft's growing portfolio. Prior to joining Craft, Brian was the VP of Business Operations at Zenefits where he led many of the company’s largest, cross-functional initiatives. Brian spearheaded Zenefit's transition to a pure SaaS business, established the company's most important channel partnerships, and led the compliance overhaul of its benefits management product.

Jaclyn Freeman Hester

Jaclyn Freeman Hester

PARTNER AT FOUNDRY GROUP

Jaclyn enjoys all things venture. She works closely with early-stage venture capital fund managers and startup founders as they launch and scale their businesses. Jaclyn joined Foundry in 2016 and her investment history has included Rover, Mapbox, Havenly and Techstars.

Leyla Seka

Leyla Seka

PARTNER AT OPERATOR COLLECTIVE

Leyla Seka, the second former Salesforce executive to back Spekit, brings decades of product-building experience along with ten years of scaling the Salesforce AppExchange, the largest B2B marketplace with more than 5000 applications and six million installs. She is admired for her dedication to diversity and inclusion, inspiring Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff to institute equal pay.

Roseanne Wincek

Roseanne Wincek

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER AT RENEGADE PARTNERS

Roseanne’s venture career has included investments including Glossier, Compass, MasterClass, TransferWise, Looker and KeepTruckin. Prior to the VC world, Roseanne’s tech career began after receiving her MBA from Stanford and serving as co-founder and product manager at multiple tech companies.

Dan Scheinman

Dan Scheinman

ANGEL INVESTOR IN ENTERPRISE AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGY, BOARD MEMBER, RECOVERING EXEC

Dan Scheinman is one of the West Coast’s leading angel investors with a portfolio including the likes of Tango.me, TomFoolery (acquired by Yahoo), Arista Networks and popular video-conferencing software, Zoom.us where he wrote the first check and now sits on the board.

Mallun Yen

Mallun Yen

FOUNDER & PARTNER AT OPERATOR COLLECTIVE

Mallun Yen is a board director, public company officer, technology executive, founder and global intellectual property leader who has launched and scaled businesses, transformed markets by disrupting industry conventions, and created vibrant worldwide communities.

Natty Zola

Natty Zola

PARTNER AT MATCHSTICK VENTURES AND MANAGING DIRECTOR AT TECHSTARS BOULDER

Natty co-founded Everlater, a blogging platform that radically simplified sharing travel experiences, and guided it from Techstars to an AOL acquisition in 2012. He’s the Managing Director for five Techstars Boulder accelerator programs and counting. Natty came on as a partner at Matchstick in 2018.

Our advisors

Max Altschuler

Max Altschuler

FOUNDER & CEO @SALESHACKER, VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES ENGAGEMENT AT OUTREACH.IO
Outreach Sales Hacker
Shawna Wolverton

Shawna Wolverton

EVP PRODUCT, ZENDESK AND FORMER SALESFORCE VP
Zendesk
Nicolle Paradise

Nicolle Paradise

GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER SUCCESS + EXPERIENCE – SAUCE LABS
Sauce Labs
Dan Weirich

Dan Weirich

COO, CFO AND BOARD MEMBER AT TREASURE DATA
Treasure Data

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