Kris Duggan

Kris Duggan (July 10, 1974) is an Australian-born entrepreneur, advisor, investor, and educator.

In his career, Duggan has advised and invested in a variety of Silicon Valley-based companies, including Palantir Technologies, RelateIQ (acquired by Salesforce.com), Addepar, Blend Labs, Turo, and Gusto.

In 2010, Duggan co-founded and was the founding CEO of Badgeville, which provided gamification and social engagement solutions to help companies influence and measure user behavior. Badgeville grew to over 100 employees and 300 customers prior to be being acquired by publicly traded CallidusCloud in 2016.

In 2013, Duggan co-founded and was the founding CEO of BetterWorks, an enterprise software company dedicated to innovating the field of performance management. BetterWorks is funded by Kleiner Perkins (board member John Doerr) and Emergence Capital (board member Jason Green). BetterWorks has almost 100 employees and serves over 250 customers. Duggan presently serves on the Board of Directors at BetterWorks.

In 2018, Duggan co-founded a new technology company, based in Palo Alto, CA.

Additionally, Duggan is an advisory chair to the Alchemist Accelerator, an organization which facilitates enterprise startups and advises new entrepreneurs. He previously served as an adjunct faculty for Singularity University, and is a frequent speaker on the topics of scaling startups, customer loyalty, gamification, employee engagement, and performance management.

He is proud to have written one of the most comprehensive and celebrated books on the topic of gamification.