Doug English is one of four co-founders of Culture Amp, alongside Didier Elzinga, Rod Hamilton and Jon Williams. The company started in Melbourne.
English took the chief technology officer role. Elzinga, a software engineer by training, took the CEO role, so the two covered product and engineering between them.
Culture Amp raised a $6.3 million Series A led by Felicis in 2015 and opened a San Francisco office. New York and London offices followed between 2016 and 2020.
It bought Zugata in 2019 and Disco in 2021. A Series F in July 2021 was led by Sequoia Capital China and TDM Growth Partners. Orgnostic was acquired in 2024 and an AI Coach launched in 2025.