about disco

AI-first social learning is creating the change we want to see in the world

Disco exists to enable that change.
‍Read our manifesto ->

Vision

Our vision is to empower modern learning organizations to offer lifelong learning + human connection in a world that needs it more than ever.

Our story

Learning and community, together at last.

We believe AI-powered social learning will be the most effective way to create change in the world. These niche, purpose-built learning experiences have the power to shape the future of education and are only growing as the world looks to remote work and more sustainable ways to gather.  

That’s why we’ve committed our life’s work to offering learning pioneers the tools and support to build and grow global learning organizations and businesses.

Read our manifesto ->

Our values

Impact Focused

We strive to create an outsized impact. We focus on doing work that has the potential to deliver a material impact on our growth, our learning, our customers, and our collective success.

People First

We put people first- our team, our customers, our community. We strive to create a sense of belonging and inclusion. We create a remote first culture that gives our team the space to be their best selves. We build products with deep empathy for the people who use them.

Create a Better World

We want our impact to be net positive in the world. We are intentional with how our learning platform, culture, and choices impact people + planet.

Growth Mindset

We value a growth mindset and are all lifelong learners. We learn by doing: test, iterate, reflect, learn.

Pursuit of Excellence

We humbly pursue our own excellence in all we do and collectively are committed to building a world class platform for our customers.

Embrace the Journey

We strive to make work enjoyable and meaningful for our people. We recognize that the journey to success is not easy and we embrace doing hard things as it creates tremendous growth and learning for all. We embrace transparency, simplicity, and speed.

Resourceful

We solve problems with creativity and curiosity to unlock solutions to the challenges we face. We strive to do more with less. We recognize our customers need to do the same and we build products that help them be resourceful too.

Meet the Founders

Co-founders Candice Faktor and Chris Sukornyk are long-time friends and serial entrepreneurs passionate about community, learning, and building world-class platforms.

Before co-founding Disco, Candice scaled Wattpad to 80 MM users, making it the world’s largest platform for creators to share their stories (sold in January 2021, for US $660MM). And Chris founded six other venture-backed startups, most recently Chango (acquired in 2015).

“Learning + Community have the power to create the most change in the world. That's why I am so passionate about enabling social learning businesses to thrive.”

Candice Faktor

Co-Founder

“Learning comes in many shapes and sizes. Disco’s mission is to power thousands of social learning businesses, each unique and purpose built for learners.”

Chris Sukornyk

Co-Founder

"Learning + Community have the power to create the most change in the world. That's why I am so passionate about enabling social learning businesses to thrive."

Candice Faktor

Co-Founder

"Learning comes in many shapes and sizes. Disco's mission is to power thousands of social learning businesses, each unique and purpose built for their learners."

Chris Sukornyk

Co-Founder

In the press

Disco Among Fast Company’s Most Innovative in Education ->

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Disco named EdTech Breakthrough's Startup of the Year ->

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Disco recognized by Emerge as a rising star in the workforce development space ->

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XPRIZE Selects Disco, the Community Learning Platform, to Power Its Innovative Youth Program, XPRIZE Connect ->

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Backed by some of the world's top investors

Our team

It takes a village to build a world-changing platform. Our remote-first team is made up of designers, developers, learning experts, community builders, and business leaders across North America.

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About Us

Communities are creating the change we want to see in the world.

Disco exists to enable that change. Read our manifesto ->

Our Story

Learning and community, together at last.

‍We believe decentralized communities will be the most effective way to create change in the world. These niche, purpose-built communities have the power to shape the future of education and are only growing as the world looks to remote work and more sustainable ways to gather.

That’s why we’ve committed our life’s work to offering learning pioneers the tools and support to build and grow global learning communities.

Read our manifesto ->

Backed by some of the world's top investors

Meet the Founders

"Learning + Community have the power to create the most change in the world. That's why I am so passionate about enabling learning communities to thrive."

Candice Faktor

Co-Founder

"Learning comes in many shapes and sizes. Disco's mission is to power thousands of learning communities, each unique and purpose built for their learners."

Chris Sukornyk

Co-Founder

Join the Learning Revolution

and Build Your Community

We believe that learning and community are two of the greatest agents for change. That’s why we built Disco, the purpose-built OS that enables founders and operators to build, operate, monetize, and scale communities.

We want to empower and support a new wave of entrepreneurship that is making learning more accessible, affordable, and sustainable for everyone. Ready to join the movement?

Try Disco ->

Our Team