About
Kris Duggan is co-founder of Stealth AI and an investor and entrepreneur with over two decades in technology. Through First100 Advisory, he invests in and advises founder/CEOs on go-to-market execution, pricing, and negotiation. He previously spent seven years building Luna, an in-home care delivery platform that reached a $100M run rate working with 3,500 clinicians and 25 hospital systems; earlier roles included work at Palantir and co-founding BetterWorks and Badgeville, the latter acquired by CallidusCloud and subsequently SAP.
Founder at Betterworks
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Experience
- Stealth AICo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- First100 AdvisoryAdvisorcurrent2012 — present
- First100 AdvisoryInvestorcurrent2012 — present
- Alchemist AcceleratorAdvisory Chaircurrent2012 — present
- Luna Physical TherapyFounding CEO2018 — 2025
- BetterWorksFounding CEO2013 — 2017
- Palantir TechnologiesGTM and Sales Enablement2009 — 2013
- AddeparAdvisor2011 — 2013
- RelateIQAdvisor2011 — 2013
- Badgeville (now part of SAP)Founding CEO2010 — 2013
- SocialtextVP, Sales2006 — 2009
- WebExSr. Director, Enterprise Sales2003 — 2006
- Prior work experienceVarious1998 — 2002
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kris Duggan?
- Kris Duggan is co-founder of Stealth AI and an investor and entrepreneur with over two decades in technology. Through First100 Advisory, he invests in and advises founder/CEOs on go-to-market execution, pricing, and negotiation. He previously spent seven years building Luna, an in-home care delivery platform that reached a $100M run rate working with 3,500 clinicians and 25 hospital systems; earlier roles included work at Palantir and co-founding BetterWorks and Badgeville, the latter acquired by CallidusCloud and subsequently SAP.
- Where does Kris Duggan work?
- Kris Duggan is Founder of Betterworks.
- What companies did Kris Duggan found?
- Kris Duggan founded Betterworks.
- Where did Kris Duggan go to school?
- Kris Duggan studied at University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business (MBA, Information Technology); University of California, Riverside (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration).
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