Zendesk is a corporate venture arm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include PolyAI, Medallia Agent Connect, EMARKETING SOLUTIONS, LLC, Lessonly, Spera and Dream Business System, 11 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AI AgentsCRMCustomer ExperienceCustomer SupportEnterprise SaaSWorkflow Automation
Who to pitch at Zendesk
Zendesk portfolio companies (11)
- PolyAI
- Medallia Agent Connect
- EMARKETING SOLUTIONS, LLC
- Lessonly
- Spera
- Dream Business System
- EMarketing Solutions
- SocialCap AI
- U22
- Alliants
- Tymeshift
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About Zendesk
The firm's listing covers sectors AI and SaaS, and focus areas AI Agents, CRM, Customer Experience and Customer Support; known deals cluster at Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed.
Of the 6 people on file at Zendesk, Ian Garrett (Venture Partnerships), Kristofer Martin (Venture Capital) and Jeremy Ambrose (Senior Partnerships Manager) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 14 co-investors appear alongside Zendesk, including Mixpanel, Twilio and Sands Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Zendesk?
Zendesk is a corporate venture arm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Zendesk invest in?
Listed sectors include AI and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Agents, CRM, Customer Experience and Customer Support. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Zendesk invest at?
The known deals of Zendesk include Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Zendesk?
3 of the 6 people on file at Zendesk are listed as contacts for the firm. All 6 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Zendesk?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 6 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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