Zendesk

Acquired

The intelligent heart of customer experience

Zendesk was founded in 2007, is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, lists 5001–10000 employees, and has $85.5M in recorded funding across 5 rounds.

Employees
5001–10000
Founded
2007
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$85.5M
Last Round
$60.0M Series DSep 2012
Rounds
5
Acquisition Date
Nov 2022

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About

Zendesk is a leading customer service software company that provides cloud-based tools for customer support, sales, and engagement. Founded in Copenhagen in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform enables businesses to manage customer interactions across email, chat, phone, and social media through a unified ticketing system. Serving over 200,000 businesses globally, Zendesk's suite includes Support, Sell CRM, and AI-powered automation tools. The company was taken private in 2022 in a $10.2 billion acquisition led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira.

Summary

Zendesk is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2007. It lists 5001–10000 employees. It has raised $85.5M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $60.0M Series D round in Sep 2012. Investors include CRV (Charles River), Benchmark and Matrix Partners.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionAcquisition (Hellman & Friedman / Permira)Nov 2022

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Funding: Seed through Series D. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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