Hybrid mentoring platform that empowers

Founded late 2016
Inital ACT pilot 2017
MVPs launched in 2019
Won over 9 awards
Thousands of mentors/mentees

Our Vision

Is simply to make mentorship available to anyone, anywhere, anytime and at any stage of their career. We believe a hybrid approach to mentoring empowers more people to connect, grow and lead.

2017 Innovation ACT Final Grant Recipient
2018 iAwards Start-up of the Year
2019 Australian Technology Competition Semi-finalist
2019 iAwards Start-up of the Year
2019 iAwards Business Service Markets
2019 iAwards Automation Technologies of the Year
2022 Male Champion of Change – CEO
Best Diversity & Inclusion Intiative by Government
2017 Innovation ACT Final Grant Recipient
2018 iAwards Start-up of the Year
2019 Australian Technology Competition Semi-finalist
2019 iAwards Start-up of the Year
2019 iAwards Business Service Markets
2019 iAwards Automation Technologies of the Year
2022 Male Champion of Change – CEO
Best Diversity & Inclusion Intiative by Government

Where we began

OK RDY initially began with a focus on demystifying pathways into STEM careers. We created a matching-tool for students and graduates. We wanted to connect Australia’s emerging talent pipeline with companies and find a great culture fit.

With user-centric design in mind, the team donned their OK RDY t-shirts to conduct extensive interviews on campus with students and professionals in boardrooms.

Early learnings from all stakeholders showed values-based matching and culture connections were number 1 in priority above salaries, titles and everything else. This alignment forged the foundations for OK RDY’s technology and business strategy.

OKRDY today

OK RDY is now a multi-award winning platform helping organisations attract, develop and retain talent through values-based matching. We’ve developed the world’s first application of artificial intelligence + natural language processing (NLP) applied to mentoring.

What’s that mean? We use cool technology, developed here in Australia to help make mentoring meaningful. We are very proud to support the career journeys of mentors and mentees across a broad range of programs. From students to entrepreneurs to talent pipelines to diversity and inclusion, to emerging leaders to organisation-wide networking, we’re on a mission to grow our Australian start-up into a category-defining company.

We can’t wait to make mentoring mainstream across the globe. Get ready for OK RDY!

Our Team

Timothy McKay

Brad Bai

Ashwath Shankar

Fiona Hill

Join the team!

Come help us build a category-defining mentoring platform that puts values first.