Salesforce acquires AI startup Convergence to boost agentic tech
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 11:20 am
In a swift move, Salesforce has snapped up the agile AI agent startup Convergence just a year after its debut. This acquisition is poised to deepen Salesforce’s portfolio in agentic AI technology, intensifying competition in the enterprise software market.
US SaaS giant Salesforce has snapped up London-based AI agent startup Convergence, which was only founded a year ago.Convergence was founded by Marvin Purtorab and Andy Toulis, who both worked at Shop...
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