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BetterUp®, the AI-powered human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced its speaker lineup for Uplift, an immersive two-day summit where global enterprise leaders, leading researchers and cultural visionaries gather to exchange ideas, engage in debate and uncover new insights around AI readiness, leadership, talent retention, growth, and performance.

BetterUp®, the AI-powered human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced an expansion of its North American supplier partnership with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team to include their entry in F1 Academy™, Formula 1®’s all-female single-seater racing series. Through this expansion, every member of the Mercedes-AMG F1 Academy Team, including driver Payton Westcott, will have full access to BetterUp’s Human Transformation Platform as they prepare to compete on the world stage.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, today announces the renewal of its partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, reaffirming its commitment to supporting the mental fitness and recovery of the global Invictus Community which is comprised of veterans and service personnel living with life-altering injuries or illnesses.

BetterUp, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, is excited to announce the launch of a new AI coach offering designed to provide access to coaching at scale. Available now, this innovative solution in BetterUp’s human transformation platform uses evidence-based approaches to deliver highly-customized coaching experiences to all employees that aligns with each individual’s unique role, personality, preferred learning style, and organizational culture. This expanded platform now enables organizations to scale personalized coaching and development across their entire workforce while maintaining the authentic human connection that drives lasting transformation.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced its speaker lineup for Uplift, including award-winning writer, producer author and CEO of Shondland, Shonda Rhimes; research professor and bestselling author Brené Brown; organizational psychologist Adam Grant; and clinical psychologist, CEO and founder of Good Inside, Dr. Becky Kennedy. Uplift is an immersive two-day experience where business leaders gather to connect with the world’s most innovative minds, discover cutting-edge research, and explore the art of scaling human transformation.

Today BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, announced an expanded integration with Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money. As part of the expanded partnership, BetterUp will leverage insights from Workday Peakon Employee Voice to more effectively deploy coaching, measure the impact of transformation initiatives, and enable customers to turn engagement insights into meaningful change for their organizations.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of digital coaching, announced today that it achieved the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Authorization. This significant milestone strengthens BetterUp’s role as a trusted partner, delivering secure, transformative solutions to federal agencies that enhance workforce resilience, leadership development, peak performance, and well-being through AI-powered, behavioral science-driven coaching. This certification symbolizes BetterUp’s ability to provide secure access to AI-driven coaching, well-being, and leadership development. By building a high-performance government workforce, BetterUp empowers growth through scalable solutions that significantly impact resilience, readiness, and overall performance.

BetterUp, the human transformation company and inventor of digital coaching, today achieved StateRAMP certification. This milestone marks a significant step in BetterUp's commitment to providing secure and compliant services to government clients across the United States.

Today BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, announced a groundbreaking partnership with Brené Brown, the globally renowned researcher and author. Together, they will launch the Daring Leadership Institute, a first-of-its-kind integration that amplifies Brené Brown's empirically based, courage-building curriculum with BetterUp’s category-defining human transformation platform. This partnership strengthens BetterUp's unique platform approach that braids coaching, science and AI-enhanced experiences to best meet the needs of people and drive the performance organizations need.

BetterUp, the human transformation company and pioneer of virtual coaching, today announced the appointment of Jolen Anderson as the company’s first-ever Chief People and Community Officer. As a proven executive for Fortune 500 companies, Anderson brings a deep understanding of the pivotal relationship between organizations and their employees in driving business results through equipping and empowering teams. Over the past two decades, she has identified and addressed key needs across human resources, legal, and diversity and inclusion for leading financial institutions.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced its full speaker lineup for Uplift, including New York Times bestselling author, research professor Brené Brown and Emmy-nominated writer, producer, and actor Mindy Kaling. This year, the highly anticipated annual summit celebrates the power of courageous leadership, honoring individuals who have harnessed a fearless mindset, demonstrated extraordinary bravery, and exhibited relentless resilience in their professional journeys.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced a North American supplier partnership with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. The partnership is designed to enhance the wellbeing, resilience, and readiness of every member of the Mercedes F1 Team through the human transformation and 1:1 coaching capabilities of BetterUp.

BetterUp®, the global leader in transformative coaching and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced a partnership with Degreed, the leading technology suite for lifelong learning and data-driven development. The partnership combines resources from both BetterUp and the Degreed Learning Experience Platform (LXP) to more effectively deploy coaching and meaningful learning opportunities for customers who currently use both platforms. Degreed customers can find BetterUp on the list of preferred partners which currently houses hundreds of thousands of learning pathways for companies to access for their employees. This is BetterUp’s first integration with a LXP and it will be the first-ever coaching resource available on Degreed.

BetterUp®, the inventor of virtual professional coaching and global leader in peak performance for enterprises, is now a certified organization under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) – which includes the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data transferred from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom and Switzerland, to the United States.

BetterUp®, the human transformation platform, today announced its open call for submissions for the first annual research prize bestowed by the Center for Purpose and Performance, chaired by renowned organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant. The Center was founded in 2022 to deepen the understanding of the intersection of well-being, purpose, and performance. The prize will recognize and fund research that introduces original ideas, exhibits cutting-edge scientific methods, and demonstrates significant potential for meaningful advancements in the workplace. An expert panel of luminaries—including pioneering psychological safety expert Amy C. Edmondson (Harvard Business School), thought leader James Clear (Atomic Habits), and senior vice president and chief people officer Tiffanie Boyd (McDonald’s USA)—will join Grant in judging research submissions and selecting winners of the prize. Submissions will be accepted from November 15, 2023 to February 15, 2024.

BetterUp®, the human transformation platform, today launched BetterUp Manage, a new AI-powered solution for businesses that combines science-backed learning experiences and human connection to drive manager development, build high-performing teams and unlock performance at scale.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, today announced a renewed partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation to support members of the Invictus community, made up of service members from around the world who have suffered life-changing injuries or illnesses. As an Official Partner of the Invictus Games Foundation, BetterUp provides 1:1 coaching, live group programming, community support and personalized assessments that are created and designed by PhDs and behavioral scientists.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, today announced a partnership and integration with Microsoft Viva, the employee experience platform, to bring tools for personalized insights and performance improvement into the workplace. Starting next month, millions of Microsoft Viva users will have access to BetterUp through dynamic science-backed journeys designed to help people uncover greater purpose, performance, productivity, and well-being.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, today announced the achievement of the “In Process” designation granted by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). This is a critical milestone on the path to achieving FedRAMP authorization, which will allow BetterUp to operate as a trusted partner to federal agencies.

Today, BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of digital coaching, announced that its coaching platform is now available on SAP® Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, and inventor of virtual coaching, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as BetterUp’s Master Government Aggregator®, making the company’s industry leading mission readiness solution available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA), and OMNIA Partners contracts.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, today announced it has launched BetterUp Sales Performance on Salesforce AppExchange, empowering customers to reach peak performance through dedicated professional sales coaching and measure the impact coaching is having on business outcomes including quota attainment, deal velocity, time to productivity, and more.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, today announced a partnership with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the world’s largest organization of trained professional coaches, to conduct cutting-edge research to further the industry’s understanding of what drives individual and organizational impact and to elevate the standards around culturally competent, ethical, digital coaching at scale.

Today BetterUp®, the human transformation company, announced that renowned psychologist Adam Grant, a bestselling author and current BetterUp Science Board member, is expanding his role with the company to serve as Chairman of BetterUp’s newly launched Center for Purpose and Performance. With an innovative research and convening agenda, Grant will drive the Center’s mission of partnering with industry leaders to deepen understanding of the intersections of well-being, purpose, and performance.

Today, BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, announced that it has completed an integration to earn a Design Badge with Workday. BetterUp, a Workday Ventures partner and Workday software partner, is now prepared to provide customers with an integration that connects Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) with BetterUp’s coaching platform.

BetterUp, the inventor of virtual professional coaching and global leader in mental fitness for the enterprise, today announced that Bryan Payne, PhD, will join the company as Chief Information Security Officer.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company and inventor of virtual coaching, announced today an award of a sole source contract by The Department of the Air Force to enroll more than 1,500 Airmen and Guardians across multiple Air Force Major Commands, including the newly established Space Force. Airmen and Guardians have access to International Coaching Federation certified individual coaching and group coaching as part of a program designed to further propel a coaching culture across the Air Force. BetterUp was also designated into the Program Objective Memorandum, streamlining the procurement process for partner agencies.

BetterUp™, the inventor of virtual professional coaching and global leader in mental fitness and human transformation for the enterprise, announced today the close of its $300 million Series E fundraise. This round brings the company’s valuation to $4.7 billion and total funding to $600 million, making BetterUp the largest mental health and coaching company in the world. The round also closely follows BetterUp’s $125 million Series D in February 2021, and over-achieving an aggressive 2x growth plan in the first half of the fiscal year. Wellington Management, ICONIQ Growth, and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from existing investors Salesforce Ventures and Mubadala Investment Company, also customers of BetterUp, along with Sapphire Ventures, Morningside Group, SV Angel, and PLUS Capital.

BetterUp, the inventor of virtual professional coaching and global leader in mental fitness and whole person transformation for the enterprise, has appointed Omar Dawood MD, MPH, MBA as President of BetterUp Care™.

BetterUp, the inventor of virtual coaching and global leader in whole person transformation for the enterprise, has acquired two advanced technology software companies, Motive and Impraise. The merging of the companies and their teams will further enable BetterUp to harness the powerful combination of technology and human insight to help people maximize their potential.

BetterUp, the global leader and inventor of virtual coaching has named Tom Van Gilder MD, JD, MPH as the company’s first Chief Medical Officer.

BetterUp, the inventor of virtual coaching and the first to democratize professional coaching across the entire enterprise, announced today that it is putting down roots in Europe with two new offices in Munich and London.