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Salesforce Acquires Braze for $5.66B to Boost AI Marketing Stack

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Salesforce announced a $5.66 billion all-cash acquisition of customer engagement platform Braze to strengthen its AI capabilities with real-time personalized messaging. This move follows recent acquisitions of Fin and Informatica as part of Salesforce's accelerated AI transformation strategy, with the deal expected to close in fiscal year 2028.

LATEST/Salesforce announced a $5.66 billion all-cash acquisition of customer engagement platform Braze to strengthen its AI capabilities with real-time personalized messaging. This move follows recent acquisitions of Fin and Informatica as part of Salesforce's accelerated AI transformation strategy, with the deal expected to close in fiscal year 2028.

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  1. IT之家 · IT业界T2·68 pts
    • Salesforce acquires Braze at $47.50 per share, a 58% premium, valuing the deal at approximately $5.66 billion.
    • Braze serves ~2,770 clients (including Canva, Instacart) with AI-driven real-time personalized marketing tools.
    • This acquisition is a key step in Salesforce's AI transformation strategy amid concerns about traditional software demand, following prior multi-billion dollar investments.
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