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Zendesk

zendesk.com
76ICP
Customer Service SoftwareSan Francisco, CAFounded 2007
76
ICP Score
Strong Fit

Private equity-owned with focus on efficiency and growth. Open to partnerships that drive revenue and retention.

Industry
Customer Service Software
Team Size
6,000+
Est. Revenue
$2.1B (2023)
Website
zendesk.com

Key People

TE
Tom Eggemeier
CEO
SW
Shawna Wolverton
EVP Product
EG
Elena Gomez
CFO

Discovery Questions

Tailored questions to ask on your call, based on research findings:

  1. 1

    How is Zendesk AI differentiating from Salesforce Einstein and other AI support tools?

  2. 2

    With private equity ownership, how have priorities and vendor relationships evolved?

  3. 3

    What's driving the conversation AI investment with Ultimate.ai?

  4. 4

    How do you think about the competitive landscape with Intercom and Freshdesk?

Talking Points

  • 1

    Under private equity, Zendesk is focused on profitability and efficiency

  • 2

    AI is a major investment area - Ultimate.ai acquisition shows commitment

  • 3

    Competition with Salesforce Service Cloud is intense in enterprise

  • 4

    SMB and mid-market remain core segments

About

Zendesk provides customer service and engagement software. After being taken private in 2022 for $10.2B by private equity firms, the company has focused on profitability and AI innovation. Zendesk serves over 100,000 customers globally with support, sales, and engagement solutions.

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Target market: Companies of all sizes needing customer support, sales CRM, and omnichannel engagement solutions

Tech Stack

Backend

Ruby on RailsPythonGo

Frontend

ReactTypeScript

Infrastructure

AWSKubernetes

AI

Zendesk AIOpenAI Integration

Hiring Signals

Open Roles
180
Growth
Low

By Department

Engineering
85
Sales
42
Customer Success
28
Product
15
Marketing
10

Primary Focus: Expanding Engineering team

Recent News

Zendesk launches AI-powered agent assist and autonomous resolution2024-04-16
Zendesk acquires Ultimate.ai for conversational AI capabilities2024-03-14
Zendesk reports 11% revenue growth under private equity ownership2024-02-27

Competitive Landscape

Salesforce Service Cloud
Freshdesk
Intercom
ServiceNow
HubSpot Service Hub

This research brief is generated for demonstration purposes.Zendesk is a trademark of its respective owner. Prepd is not affiliated with Zendesk.

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