Betterworks, an enterprise performance management platform, announced the acquisition of Rypple, an AI-native platform designed to help managers lead more effectively in the flow of work. The acquisition expands Betterworks’ investment in connecting real-time performance management with manager enablement and reflects the company’s belief that manager effectiveness is a critical driver of business performance.
For years, Betterworks has focused on helping organizations run continuous performance programs led by HR teams. Rypple addresses the challenge from a different perspective by supporting managers directly as they coach employees, prepare for conversations, deliver feedback, and navigate team dynamics in real time.
The combined vision creates an opportunity to connect real-time performance programs, continuous manager enablement, AI-driven insights and support, and the daily managerial behaviors that influence employee engagement and business outcomes.
Rypple was developed to provide practical support for managers during day-to-day leadership situations rather than serving as a traditional training platform. Its capabilities help managers prepare for one-on-one meetings and important conversations, provide more effective feedback, navigate team challenges, support employees in the flow of work, and make better management decisions.
Initially, Betterworks and Rypple will continue operating as independent products while pursuing a phased integration strategy. The companies plan to focus on learning from manager adoption and usage patterns, identifying opportunities for product experiences to reinforce one another, and exploring how AI-driven insights can strengthen enterprise performance workflows.
Over time, the companies expect to evaluate deeper integrations between manager activity and performance data, real-time coaching capabilities and formal performance processes, and bottom-up employee engagement with enterprise-wide business impact.
Betterworks provides AI-native performance management software that integrates goals, feedback, skills, and talent intelligence into the flow of work. The company serves large enterprises and fast-growing organizations, helping leaders gain visibility into workforce capabilities, manager effectiveness, and progress against strategic priorities.
Rypple positions itself as an AI-powered system of action for managers, leveraging intelligent agents to automate repetitive tasks and support decision-making. The platform aims to help managers focus on team building, employee development, feedback delivery, and performance improvement.
KEY QUOTES:
“Performance doesn’t happen only during review cycles. It happens every day in the conversations, decisions, and coaching moments between managers and their teams. 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.”
Doug Dennerline, CEO, Betterworks
“Managers don’t need more theory — they need support in the moments where management actually happens. 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.”
Ian Gover, Founder, Rypple
