Betterworks
Betterworks sells AI-powered workforce performance software to large companies, helping HR leaders track employee goals, skills and manager effectiveness. The 224-person company has raised $182M, most recently in a Series B round in November 2024.
The growth story
Betterworks grew from 144 to 224 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $182M along the way, most recently a Series B in November 2024.
About
Betterworks makes software that lets HR teams track employee performance metrics like goal completion, manager feedback and skill development. Its tools are designed for large enterprises that need to align workforce capabilities with business priorities in real time.
The company has raised $182M from investors including Kleiner Perkins and Emergence Capital, with its latest Series B round closing in late 2024. Its workforce of 224 spans engineering (61) and other functions, with employees typically staying for a median of 2 years.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Betterworks' largest function with 61 staff, suggesting a product-focused organization. The company's leadership team includes veterans from enterprise software and HR tech backgrounds.
The Betterworks org chart
Doug Dennerline (CEO and Executive Chairman) leads 60 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 75 (+7% YoY), Sales 32 (0% YoY), Marketing 15 (+15% YoY), Operations 13 (+18% YoY), Business Development 12 (+9% YoY), Arts and Design 11 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Betterworks hires heavily from HR software firms, with SAP SuccessFactors and Trakstar Learn being top sources. Alumni often move to major tech companies like Salesforce, Google and OpenAI, with some founding startups in HR and enterprise software.
Most common previous employers of Betterworks staff: SAP SuccessFactors (6), Trakstar Learn (formerly Mindflash) (5), Deloitte (4), Rizing HCM (3), KNNX (3), Oracle (3). Former Betterworks employees most often moved to Salesforce (3), OpenAI (3), Google (3), LinkedIn (3), Epsilon3 (2), Alteryx (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Betterworks mafia
Betterworks alumni have founded 30 companies, including CultureMonkey (HR software), Epsilon3 (space operations software) and Global Talent Exchange (workforce analytics). Several alumni-founded startups have grown to 30+ employees.
30Varun Krishna, was VP Product & Design until 2012Tushar Kalia, was Head - APAC Business until 2020Max Mednik, was Product Manager Intern until 2011Yadunandan Bheemaraju Monani, was Vice President – Sales, India until 2019TJ Hennessy, was Sales Executive, New Markets Manager until 2012Randall Hom, was Senior Product Designer until 2017Kelly Perdew, was Investor until 2012
Omar Divina, was Head of BetterWorks New York until 2017
Michelle MiJung Kim, was Director, Professional Services until 2017
Dustin Clinard, was Vice President Strategic Partnerships until 2024
Jean-Baptiste Pringuey, was Co-Founder & CTO until 2014
Nick Shum, was Vendor Sales Team Leader until 2012
Ganesh Raj Kumaraguru, was Data Science Intern until 2014
Susan Van Klink, was Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach until 2024
Anup Yanamandra, was Chief Product Officer until 2021
Matthew Mink, was Operations Lead until 2012
Shilpi Agarwal, was B2B Digital Marketing, Demand Gen, Data Analytics Consultant until 2019
Eric Holland, was Senior PMM until 2025
Graham Norwood, was Corporate Account Executive until 2017
Nate Wang, was Operations & Customer Care until 2012
Ben Lamorte, was Customer Success until 2014
Maria Ogneva, was Sr. Director, Customer Marketing and Advocacy until 2026
Sabina Iyengar, was Director of Growth Marketing until 2023
Diane Strohfus, was CHRO until 2020
Sizhao Yang, was COO/Co-founder until 2012
Li Hu, was Sales Lead for Greater Los Angeles until 2012
Molly Coller, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2024
Maria Marquis, was Senior Instructional Designer until 2017Web traffic
Traffic mix: 83% direct, 5% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Betterworks: Leadership (79), Management (59), Microsoft Office (54), JavaScript (54), Microsoft Excel (48), Communication (48), Python (Programming Language) (47), Software as a Service (SaaS) (45).
Where the team actually sits
Betterworks people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (20), California, United States (18), England, United Kingdom (11), Texas, United States (11).
Search footprint
Betterworks attracts about 6,067 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $190K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,317 ranking keywords and lost 3,416 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Betterworks has 224 employees as of September 2026.
Betterworks has raised $182M in total, most recently a Series B round in November 2024.
Doug Dennerline (CEO and Executive Chairman) sits at the top of Betterworks's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Betterworks staff are SAP SuccessFactors (6 people), Trakstar Learn (formerly Mindflash) (5 people), Deloitte (4 people).
Former Betterworks employees most often move to Salesforce (3), OpenAI (3), Google (3).
At least 30 companies have a founder who previously worked at Betterworks, including Rocket, CultureMonkey, Epsilon3.
Betterworks attracts about 6,067 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $190K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Betterworks staff are Leadership, Management, Microsoft Office, JavaScript, Microsoft Excel.
Betterworks staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (20), California, United States (18), England, United Kingdom (11).
Betterworks has about 75 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Betterworks has about 32 people in Sales, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 173 current and 276 former Betterworks profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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