Betterworks Acquires Rypple to Advance Manager Effectiveness and AI-Native Performance Management

Acquisition expands Betterworks’ investment in connecting real-time performance management with manager enablement

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Betterworks, a leading enterprise performance management platform, today announced the acquisition of Rypple, an AI-native platform designed to help managers lead more effectively in the flow of work.

The acquisition reflects Betterworks’ belief that manager effectiveness is one of the most critical drivers of business performance — and that performance is shaped not only by formal programs and processes, but also by the everyday actions managers take with their teams.

Bridging Performance Programs with Daily Manager Action

For years, Betterworks has helped organizations run continuous, high-impact performance programs led by HR. Rypple approaches the same broader challenge from another angle: supporting managers directly, in real time, as they coach employees, prepare for conversations, give feedback, and navigate team dynamics.

Together, Betterworks and Rypple create an opportunity over time to better connect:

• Real-time performance programs
• Continuous manager enablement
• AI-driven insight and support
• Daily manager behaviors that shape employee and business outcomes

“Performance doesn’t happen only during review cycles. It happens every day in the conversations, decisions, and coaching moments between managers and their teams,” said Doug Dennerline, CEO of Betterworks. “By bringing Rypple into Betterworks, we are expanding our long-term investment in manager effectiveness and exploring how AI-native experiences can support better performance outcomes over time.”

Supporting Managers in the Moments That Matter

Rypple was built to provide practical, in-the-moment support for managers. Rather than acting as a traditional training tool, Rypple helps managers take action with greater confidence in real situations, including:

• Preparing for 1:1s and other important conversations
• Giving more effective feedback
• Navigating team challenges
• Supporting employees in the flow of work
• Making better day-to-day management decisions

“Managers don’t need more theory — they need support in the moments where management actually happens,” said Ian Gover, Founder of Rypple. “We built Rypple to help managers do the real work of leading teams. Together with Betterworks, we have an opportunity to connect that work more meaningfully to broader performance outcomes.”

A Phased Approach to Integration

Betterworks and Rypple will initially operate as independent products while the companies take a deliberate, phased approach to integration. This approach will focus on:

• Learning from manager adoption and usage patterns
• Identifying where product experiences can reinforce each other
• Understanding how AI-driven insights can enhance enterprise performance workflows

Over time, the companies expect to explore deeper connections between:

• Manager activity and performance data
• Real-time coaching and formal performance processes
• Bottom-up engagement and enterprise-wide impact

To learn more about our vision for uniting real-time performance management with manager enablement, visit http://betterworks.com/rypple-acquisition

About Betterworks

Betterworks helps organizations turn performance into measurable business impact. Built for large and fast-growing companies, its AI-native solution brings goals, feedback, skills, and talent intelligence into the flow of work—giving leaders real-time visibility into workforce capability, manager effectiveness, and progress against business priorities. Betterworks helps organizations align teams, coach employees, support growth and internal mobility, and make confident talent decisions grounded in evidence rather than guesswork.

Trusted by leading organizations including Intuit and Colgate-Palmolive, Betterworks is backed by Kleiner Perkins, Emergence Capital, 8VC, and John Doerr. For more information, visit www.betterworks.com.

About Rypple

Rypple is the first AI-powered system of action for managers—designed to help them execute their core leadership responsibilities with clarity, consistency, and impact. By automating repetitive tasks and deploying intelligent agents to guide decision-making, Rypple frees managers to focus on what really matters: building teams, giving feedback, and driving results. We aim to serve the 200 million managers who have historically not had any access to coaching, training, or even basic support. Anyone managing a team can sign up for free today at www.rypple.ai.