Acquisition
Jul 2025Torch acquired AI learning company Praxis Labs to expand its coaching and immersive AI simulation capabilities.
SourceTorch is a learning and development company that helps employers manage and measure employee growth at scale. Customers can draw from a pool of over 6000 mentors and coaches to pair with high performers and new managers at any layer of the organization. Torch was founded by a team of executive c
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Torch is a leadership coaching and alignment platform for mid-market and enterprise teams. It combines human expert coaches with the Spark AI agent and organizational intelligence to translate strategy into leadership behaviors and measurable development outcomes.
Primary product
Leadership coaching and alignment platform with Spark AI, change coaching, and organizational intelligence
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
150-200
Work style
Remote
Industry
Professional Training and Coaching
Sub-industry
Leadership development and coaching software / people development SaaS
Offices
San Francisco, CA, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
Enterprise software
Professional services / coaching platform
Funding
Stage
Series C
Total raised
$84M
Latest round
Series C · May 2022
Latest amount
$40M
May 2022 · 137 Ventures
Jan 2022
Nov 2021
Feb 2021 · Obvious Ventures
Sep 2019
Apr 2019 · Norwest Venture Partners
Mar 2018
Jan 2018 · Initialized Capital
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Chair; Co-Founder
Keegan Walden, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & COO
Cher Braden
VP of People & Culture
Colin Schiller
Chief Business Officer
Work & culture
Mission-driven, coaching-oriented culture that emphasizes contextual coaching, collaboration, adaptability, and employees practicing the company’s own leadership principles through universal access to coaching.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
No public salary bands were found in the provided evidence. Public compensation signals include equity/vesting, 401(k) match, paid leave, and benefits; employee-reported software engineer compensation appears around $141K median total compensation in the U.S. on Levels.fyi (last updated 2026-07-10).
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
401(k) with company match
Equity and vesting options
Company-paid life insurance
Company-paid disability insurance
16 weeks fully paid parental leave
Unlimited FlexTime
11 paid holidays
One week off per quarter
Monthly remote-work stipend
Access to a personal leadership coach
Product & market
Pricing
Custom enterprise pricing / request a demo
Differentiators
- —Combines human coaches with AI (Spark) and organizational intelligence
- —Focuses on translating strategic intent into leadership capacities
- —Uses coaching context tied to company culture and business problems
- —Offers measurable leadership development and organizational change visibility
- —Works with doctoral-qualified psychologists and therapists as coaches
Technology
Spark AI
organizational intelligence
coaching platform
help center / admin portal
remote distributed collaboration tools
Customers
Airbnb
Reddit
Tripadvisor
FICO
Twitch
Zendesk
CrossCountry Consulting
Competitors
BetterUp
CoachHub
Maven
Lattice
15Five
Culture Amp
Docebo
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$20M-$30M
Signals & risks
Other
Aug 2024Leadership transition: Heather Conklin was promoted to CEO and co-founder Cameron Yarbrough moved to Executive Chair of the board.
SourceLatest news
Torch · Jul 2025
Torch announced the acquisition of Praxis Labs, an AI learning company, to deepen its product around coaching, learning, and immersive AI simulations.
Torch · Jan 2025
Torch newsroom lists the company’s major funding and leadership updates, including the Series B, Series C, and CEO transition.
Torch · Aug 2024
Torch named Heather Conklin CEO and moved co-founder Cameron Yarbrough to executive chair as part of a planned succession.
Torch · May 2022
Torch announced a $40 million Series C led by 137 Ventures with follow-on from Initialized Capital and participation from Norwest Venture Partners and Obvious Ventures.
Torch · Feb 2021
Torch announced a $25 million Series B led by Obvious Ventures.
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