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Zendesk

Zendesk sells AI-powered customer and employee service software, including AI agents, copilots, ticketing and voice tools, to businesses from SMBs to large enterprises.

ARR
$2B revenue (est.)
as of Oct 2026
Employees
7.2K
as of Oct 2026
Valuation
$10.2B
5.1× ARR
ARR / employee
$278K
revenue efficiency
About Zendesk

Zendesk's Resolution Platform combines AI agents, copilots, QA, analytics and voice for messaging, email and voice support. In 2026 it began pricing AI agents by verified resolutions instead of seats, and it acquired Forethought and Unleash. The company was founded in 2007, taken private in November 2022 by a group led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira, and reported revenue of about $1.93B in 2024 and about $2B in ARR. It ended 2025 with about $200M in AI ARR and nearly 20,000 AI customers, and is targeting $400–500M in AI ARR for 2026.

Investors · 11

LeadHellman & FriedmanVenture capital3 partners on file
LeadPermiraPrivate equity6 partners on file
BoardBenchmarkVenture capital· Peter Fenton (General Partner at Benchmark (former Zendesk director, pre-2022))16 partners on file
BoardCRVVenture capital· Devdutt Yellurkar (Partner at Charles River Ventures (former Zendesk director, pre-2022))16 partners on file
BoardHellman & FriedmanVenture capital· Tarim Wasim (Partner at Hellman & Friedman)3 partners on file
BoardHellman & FriedmanVenture capital· Stephen Ensley (Partner at Hellman & Friedman)3 partners on file
BoardMatrix PartnersVenture capital· Dana Stalder (General Partner at Matrix Partners (former Zendesk director, pre-2022))4 partners on file
BoardPermiraPrivate equity· David Erlong (Partner at Permira)6 partners on file
BoardPermiraPrivate equity· Kurt Björklund (Executive Chairman at Permira)6 partners on file
InvestorAbu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)Sovereign fund3 partners on file
InvestorBenchmarkVenture capital16 partners on file
InvestorCRVVenture capital16 partners on file
InvestorGGV CapitalVenture capital
InvestorGICSovereign fund21 partners on file
InvestorGoldman SachsBank15 partners on file
InvestorIndex VenturesVenture capital26 partners on file
InvestorMatrix PartnersVenture capital4 partners on file
InvestorRedpoint VenturesVenture capital17 partners on file
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