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7:34 AM PDT · June 15, 2026
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Salesforce announced on Monday that it will acquire AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion. Formerly known as Intercom , Fin offers an AI agent that can resolve customer queries across channels, using live chat, WhatsApp, SMS, phone calls, Slack, and more.
Salesforce says it wants to use Fin’s team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.
“Fin brings proven agent technology, a deep commitment to customer success, and an incredible AI team that will complement Agentforce with powerful service agent capabilities,” said Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff in a statement. “Together, we’ll help companies of every size seize this opportunity — accelerating time to value with trusted agents that deliver measurable outcomes at scale.”
The transaction is expected to close in the last quarter of Salesforce’s 2027 fiscal year, which is actually slated for the first few months of 2027 because of how the company reports its financials.
“To our customers: Over the past few years we’ve been shipping intensely. Including recently our groundbreaking model, Apex, and our paradigm-defining internal agent, Operator,” wrote Fin co-founder and CEO Eoghan McCabe in an X post. “With the resources of Salesforce this will only accelerate. And yet little will practically change. I’ll still be CEO, Des will still be running R&D, we’ll both still be committed to continuing to lead this category. Thank you very sincerely and deeply for your belief in us.”
We’re excited to share that we just signed an agreement for @salesforce to acquire @fin_ai for ~$3.6B. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027.
Fin started as Intercom 15 years ago. We changed our name to cap our transformation… pic.twitter.com/ghD3xGld55
— Eoghan McCabe (@eoghan) June 15, 2026
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TechCrunchParty-alignedCenter6 days agoSalesforce has announced the acquisition of Fin, an AI customer service platform formerly known as Intercom, for $3.6 billion. Fin provides AI agents capable of resolving customer inquiries through multiple communication channels. Salesforce plans to integrate Fin's technology and team into its existing enterprise platform, Agentforce, to enhance its AI agent capabilities. The acquisition is expected to finalize in early 2027. Fin's co-founder and CEO expressed excitement about the partnership and the potential for growth.
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QuartzIndependentCenter6 days agoSalesforce has acquired Fin, an AI customer service company previously known as Intercom. The acquisition includes Fin's AI agent, which claims to resolve 76% of support queries without human intervention, and integrates it into Salesforce's Agentforce platform.
Bias read (Center): The article reports on a corporate acquisition with no political commentary, framing, or bias. It presents factual information about the integration of AI technology into a business platform.
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