Turn Coworkers into Work Best Friends
Help your employees build authentic workplace connections that boost engagement, retention, and wellbeing.
The Workplace Connection Crisis
Remote and hybrid work eliminated the organic touchpoints that once made workplaces social. Today's employees are more productive but more isolated.
of employees don’t have a work best friend
of employees feel lonely at work
more engaged with close workplace friendships (Gallup)
annual cost to employers from turnover, disengagement, and productivity loss
Why Current Solutions Fall Short
Random Coffee Chats
5–15% participation rate. No personality matching, no context, no follow-up. Most connections don’t survive past the first coffee.
Team Building Events
Forced, temporary, and often dreaded. The connections made during a ropes course rarely translate to meaningful workplace friendships.
Slack/Teams Channels
Broadcasting, not connecting. Channels create groups but don’t facilitate 1-on-1 friendships between compatible individuals.
Employee Resource Groups
Self-selecting by definition. ERGs serve people who already share an identity — they don’t match compatible strangers across the organization.
AI-Powered Connection, Human-First Results
Intelligent matching across departments and locations, privacy-first design, and work-appropriate boundaries.
Meet kAI
Employees meet their AI companion through natural, easy conversation. No forms, no awkward icebreakers — just a friendly chat.
Deep Understanding
kAI identifies personality traits, interests, and life circumstances through dialogue — building a rich profile without surveys.
Intelligent Matching
Connects people across departments, offices, and levels based on genuine compatibility — not just proximity or org charts.
Facilitated Introductions
Personalized conversation starters remove the awkwardness. kAI explains why two people are likely to click.
Sustained Connection
Memory Boards and shared experiences deepen connections over time, turning initial introductions into lasting workplace friendships.
Privacy-first. Employer never sees conversations.
Work-appropriate boundaries built in. Employers see aggregate engagement data only — never individual conversations or match details.
Universities? Kenektic for Universities
Health plans? Kenektic for Health Plans
See the complete employee experience and feature set.
Features & Experience