We’ve been the founder. Three times.

T10 exists because we lived the path we’re now helping others walk. We co-founded Field ID — a safety management platform acquired by Master Lock — and Ideal — a talent intelligence platform acquired by Dayforce. Those exits taught us what makes a company truly acquirable: solve a real problem, stay lean, and build for the buyer’s stack.

Then we applied those lessons to the AI-native era — and built FairNow, an AI governance platform acquired by AuditBoard in 2025. That’s the 10x thesis in action. Now we’re doing it again, and sharing everything we’ve learned along the way.

Somen Mondal

Somen Mondal

Co-Founder

Shaun Ricci

Shaun Ricci

Co-Founder

Each venture, leaner and faster

Three companies. Three exits. Each one with fewer people, in less time. That’s not a coincidence — it’s what happens when you apply AI-native thinking to every layer of the business.

Field ID

SaaS · Acquired by Master Lock

50
People
10 yrs
To exit
Strategic
Buyer
2012
Exit year
Ideal

AI SaaS · Acquired by Dayforce

35
People
7 yrs
To exit
Strategic
Buyer
2021
Exit year
FairNow

AI Native · Acquired by AuditBoard

10
People
2.5 yrs
To exit
Strategic
Buyer
2025
Exit year
$135M+
Total exit value across three acquisitions