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Salesforce acquires Braze for $5.66 billion to consolidate customer engagement stack
Salesforce announced acquisition of Braze, a customer engagement and marketing automation platform, for $5.66 billion (closing FY2028). Braze shareholders receive $47.50 per share in cash.
WHY IT MATTERS
Demonstrates continued consolidation of customer-data and engagement layers into CRM platforms; signals that Salesforce sees AI-driven marketing personalization as core to future revenue, not ancillary.
Source: CNBC · 2026-10-20