Don’t DIY your AI! That was Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s rallying cry at the launch of his annual Dreamforce conference this week in San Francisco. Tagged as “the largest AI event in the world,” this year’s Dreamforce is all about Salesforce’s new suite of autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents called Agentforce. And Agentforce is everywhere […]
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Salesforce Ventures Expands AI Investments to $1 Billion
Salesforce Ventures has announced a new $500 million AI fund, doubling its total commitment to AI innovation to $1 billion over the past 18 months. The fund aims to support high-growth companies and visionary founders driving advancements in artificial intelligence. Salesforce Ventures has invested in over two dozen AI companies, including Anthropic, Cohere, and Hugging […]
Eventbase Deploys ‘Dream Team’ to Power Mobile Experience at Major Tech Conference
Vancouver-born Eventbase was ready-to-rocket in 2019 before a global pandemic halted momentum. In 2022, the BC startup experienced a “resurgence” as in-person events returned to North America. Cofounder Jeff Sinclair noted at the time that revenue was accelerating and the growing firm was hiring. “Our customers have been excited to return to in-person events and […]
Productivity Platform Slack Reveals AI Tools at Dreamforce
Slack launched in 2009, though its history in Vancouver stretches further back to 2002. In 2019 the company announced its intention to go public. Slack entered the market and shares surged. Toward the end of 2020, San Francisco’s Salesforce announced a commitment to enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $28 billion mega-deal. “This is a match […]
Slack Unveils New Product Innovations At Dreamforce
Today at Salesforce’s gigantic Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Slack unveiled product innovations that make it even more productive for teams to work together in Slack. The updates allow Slack users to pull in actionable data directly from Salesforce Customer 360 and get more value from Slack as their digital HQ – a place where […]
Salesforce Launches Genie, the World’s First Real-Time CRM
Today, 71% of customers expect every interaction with a business to be personalized. However, data remains siloed and duplicative across most companies. Companies on average have 976 separate applications to run their business — that’s potentially 976 versions of a single customer, leading to disconnected digital experiences. Responding to customer needs in real-time is more […]
A Succinct Record of Slack
Slack is headquartered in Silicon Valley but was born in Vancouver, where it boasts a beautiful multi-floor downtown office. Like any good startup, Slack has an fascinating history. And as is so often the case, something came before it. In this case, a few things. Our tale begins in 2002—over a decade before Slack would […]
Salesforce Has Acquired Traction On Demand
Vancouver’s Traction on Demand announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by partner and global leader in CRM, Salesforce. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With more than 14 years of experience building solutions on the Salesforce Platform, Traction on Demand is a leading dedicated Salesforce consulting and […]
It’s Official: Salesforce Acquires Vancouver-born Slack
Salesforce announced today it is wading deeper into enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $27.7 billion mega-deal. Rumors of a pending deal surfaced last week, causing Slack’s stock price to spike. According to today’s announcement, Slack shareholders will receive $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share, representing […]
Vancouver’s Mobify Acquired by Salesforce
Mobify CEO Igor Faletski announced today that Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mobify in what he calls “a natural extension of our multi-year partnership”. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mobify has been a member of Salesforce’s beta program for their new Commerce APIs and launched a Headless Commerce Accelerated program […]