Culture Amp
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2009 in Melbourne, Australia |
| Founders | Didier Elzinga Doug English Rod Hamilton Jon Williams |
| Headquarters | Melbourne , Australia |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Culture Amp platform |
| Services | Employee engagement software Performance management software Employee survey tool AI-powered coaching |
| Website | cultureamp |
Culture Amp is an Australian software company that provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) employee experience technology.[1] The company is based in Melbourne, Australia with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.[2][3]
History
[edit]Culture Amp was founded in 2009 by Didier Elzinga, Doug English, Rod Hamilton, and Jon Williams.[4]
In 2015, Culture Amp received $6.3 million in Series A[5] funding and opened its first international office in San Francisco.[4]
In 2019, Culture Amp acquired Zugata, a performance management firm, in 2019.[6]
After receiving additional funding and opening offices in New York and London between 2016-2020, Culture Amp closed a $150 million Series F round led by Sequoia Capital China and TDM Growth Partners, in July 2021. This raise valued the company at $1.5 billion.[7]
In 2021, Disco, a cultural values recognition company, was acquired by Culture Amp.[8]
In 2024, Culture Amp completed the acquisition of Orgnostic, a people analytics company.[9]
Platform
[edit]Culture Amp's cloud-based employee experience platform serves the needs of employee engagement and continuous performance management programs.[10] Built on a foundation of people science research (such as organizational behavior and I/O psychology), Culture Amp enables human resources teams to capture employee feedback through employee engagement surveys, aggregate feedback data across individual departments, and benchmark it against the industry.[4]
In 2025, Culture Amp launched AI Coach, an AI-powered performance and career coach for employees and leaders.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Thompson, Sarah; Sood, Kanika; Rapaport, Emma (February 24, 2026). "Culture Amp puts liquidity event on the backburner amid tech rout". Australian Financial Review.
- ↑ Clancy, Heather (2016-03-07). "This Startup Helps Airbnb and Slack Measure What Employees Think". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ MasonCourts, Max; Correspondent, Crime (June 2, 2026). "Culture Amp AI specialist claims he was sacked after making complaints". Australian Financial Review.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - 1 2 3 Field, Shivaune (2024-10-23). "How Didier Elzinga built Culture Amp into a $2 billion powerhouse". Forbes Australia. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Lawler, Ryan (2015-03-04). "Felicis Leads $6.3M Series A Round In Employee Survey Startup Culture Amp". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Thibodeau, Patrick (2019-01-31). "Culture Amp buys Zugata to tie peer feedback with engagement". TechTarget. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Shu, Catherine (2021-07-29). "Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100M at a $1.5B valuation". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Thomsen, Simon (2021-10-08). "Culture Amp snaps up US workplace values startup Disco". Startup Daily. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Mathers, Hugo (2024-03-21). "Culture Amp to acquire people analytics company Orgnostic". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Tabanao, Ada (2023-05-03). "Culture Amp Review". Human Resources Director. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ Kidwai, Aman (2025-07-17). "Why Culture Amp Launched an AI-Powered Coaching Tool". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-11-20.