# Rypple.ai

> Rypple.ai is a Palo Alto software company that turns the raw material of management - meetings, commitments, feedback, goals and voice notes - into prepared 1:1s, reminders, people insights and situational coaching. Founded in 2024 and backed by AI Fund, it evolved from an on-demand conversational coach into an action-oriented manager platform before Betterworks acquired it in June 2026. Its individual Premium plan costs $12.99 a month after a 30-day free trial; business pricing is negotiated.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Ian Gover (CEO and Co-Founder), Laurie Hawco (Head of Technology and Co-Founder), Olivier Malafronte (Co-Founder, Coaching Science)
- **Team size:** 2-10 employees; supplied company data lists 7
- **Products:** Rypple Beta - AI Leadership Coach, Rypple Gen 2, Ask Rypple, Meetings HQ, My People
- **Notable:** Reached a publicly stated base of more than 15,000 managers., Launched beta in September 2024 and expanded to Gen 2 in October 2025 and Gen 3 in July 2026., Built more than 80 AI-powered tools according to the company’s About page.

## Products & services

- **Rypple Beta - AI Leadership Coach** — An on-demand, personalized conversational coach for difficult conversations, reviews, 1:1s and other management decisions.
- **Rypple Gen 2** — A broader leadership platform with a dashboard, 50+ Performance Boosters, 35 Field Guides, practice scenarios, calendar sync and Meeting Intelligence.
- **Ask Rypple** — A voice, text and Slack interface that uses team context to coach, draft messages, create goals, log 1:1s and schedule meetings with user approval.
- **Meetings HQ** — Meeting preparation and follow-through, including agendas, voice or transcript debriefs, extracted action items and commitment tracking.
- **My People** — Living profiles of reports, peers and managers built from meetings, notes, goals, risks and commitments.
- **Rypple for Business** — Organization-wide manager enablement with billing, integrations, company playbooks, policy-aware guidance and aggregate performance intelligence.
- **Rypple Gen 3** — An action-oriented release adding a rebuilt decision engine, daily win conditions, leadership rituals, evidence-based skills, push notifications and two-way Google Calendar sync.

## Achievements

- Reached a publicly stated base of more than 15,000 managers.
- Launched beta in September 2024 and expanded to Gen 2 in October 2025 and Gen 3 in July 2026.
- Built more than 80 AI-powered tools according to the company’s About page.
- Added voice, Slack and two-way Google Calendar experiences across successive releases.
- Earned backing from AI Fund, the venture studio founded by Andrew Ng.
- Acquired by Betterworks in June 2026 for an undisclosed price.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Launched Rypple Gen 3, shifting from advisor to action partner with daily win conditions, evidence-based skills, push notifications and actions across web, voice and Slack.
- **2026-06** — Betterworks acquired Rypple for an undisclosed amount and announced a phased integration strategy.
- **2026-04** — Fixed calendar-sync edge cases, duplicate nudges and a session-history display issue.
- **2025-12** — Added Slack connectivity for nudges, recognition prompts and commitment reminders.
- **2025-11** — Released real-time Voice Mode with saved transcripts.
- **2025-10** — Released Gen 2, expanding from coach to platform with Meeting Intelligence, a dashboard, field guides and performance boosters.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rypple.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rypple-ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m7_1IlVPTA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryppleai

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Last updated: 2026-08-21