Today's SaaS Pulse
Salesforce Launches AgentExchange, a Unified AI Marketplace with $50M Builder Fund
Salesforce has merged its three app and AI stores into a single AgentExchange marketplace, offering over 13,000 ready‑made apps, AI agents, and automation components. The platform features intent‑aware search, one‑click buying, and instant activation within Salesforce or Slack, and includes a $50 million builder fund to encourage partner development.
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By the numbers: Loop raises $95M to scale its supply‑chain AI platform
ZoomInfo Partners with Pinecone to Power AI Contact Recommendations, Lifting Engagement 50%
ZoomInfo announced a partnership with Pinecone to embed the latter's serverless vector database into its sales intelligence platform. The integration powers real‑time AI contact recommendations, delivering a 50% rise in user engagement and a two‑fold boost in relevance, while handling 50× more peak requests.
Launch AI Pitch Coach Now, Refine Later
I built chatbot and voice versions of myself so founders can get feedback without waiting for my calendar. It stress-tests decks and filters the strongest pitches to my team. Was just featured byPitchBook. The tech has gaps but waiting for perfection...
To Verticalize Or Not To Verticalize: Your GTM Climbing Guide
At the Forrester B2B Summit, analyst B. Vasudevan warned GTM leaders that verticalization is a strategic climb that must be measured. He contrasted a low‑commitment “base‑camp” approach—quickly signaling relevance—with a high‑commitment “summit” strategy that demands deep industry expertise and cross‑functional...
Blackhawk Debuts a Consolidated Stored Value Platform for Brands
Blackhawk Network launched a consolidated stored‑value platform that aggregates gift‑card balances, refunds, promotional credits, loyalty points and appeasement funds into a single view via its Digital Wallet API. The solution handles accounting, compliance and expiration rules, allowing brands to display...
Alt Legal Acquires UK-Based WebTMS, Adding Global IP Portfolio Management to Its Trademark Platform
Alt Legal announced its sixth acquisition, buying UK‑based WebTMS, a veteran IP portfolio‑management provider with over 500 global clients. The deal merges Alt Legal’s automation‑first trademark docketing with WebTMS’s highly configurable, worldwide workflow platform, and adds a physical presence in...
Palantir's AI Bootcamps Fuel 62% Growth Forecast
Top 5 SaaS Stocks With the Highest Estimated Growth (+AI Tailwinds) 👇 $PLTR — Palantir | +62% NTM growth Palantir is compressing enterprise sales cycles through AIP Bootcamps, moving prospects into live deployments before contracts are signed. In Q4, the company closed...
Video Needs Systematic Integration in Martech
A quick disclosure up front: this post is sponsored by Goldcast . I was comfortable doing it because we use Goldcast ourselves for our events — including the upcoming #MartechDay release of the State of Martech 2026 report on May...
VCreative Expands Cloud Integrations With RCS and WideOrbit
vCreative announced new integrations that connect its Cloud AutoDub platform directly with WideOrbit Aurora and RCS’s ZettaCloud automation systems. The links enable audio files, metadata and companion assets to flow from production to playout without any on‑premise servers. Broadcasters can...
Cisco Extends Webex Data Residency to UK
Cisco announced that its Webex Suite—including Meetings, Messaging, Calling, Slido, Contact Centre and AI Assistant—will now store and process data within the United Kingdom. The move follows Cisco's 2021 rollout of EU data residency and aims to provide redundancy across...
Meet Wingman the Autonomous PA for Everyone
Emergent unveiled Wingman, an always‑on autonomous agent that tackles routine professional tasks such as scheduling, social media, sales support, research and hiring. The agent lives inside familiar messaging platforms—WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, Slack—and connects to Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, GitHub and...
Salesforce’s New COO Leads AI‑Driven Turnaround, Internal Chart Shows
An internal Salesforce chart released by Business Insider lists ten senior executives, highlighting the appointment of former Gilead CFO David Washington as chief operating officer. Washington will oversee operations and finance as the company races to embed generative AI agents across...
Gloo Posts 418% Revenue Jump in Q4 2025, Raises FY2026 Guidance to $190M
Gloo Holdings released its Q4 2025 earnings call transcript, revealing a 418% year‑over‑year revenue surge to $33.6 million and a narrowed adjusted EBITDA loss of $18.6 million. Management also lifted full‑year 2026 revenue guidance to $190 million and announced the acquisition of Enterprise...
Nas Daily Founder Nuseir Yassin Secures $27 Million Series A for AI Solo‑Entrepreneur Platform
Nuseir Yassin, the creator behind Nas Daily, raised $27 million in a Series A round led by Khosla Ventures to fund Nas.com, an AI‑driven platform that lets solo founders launch storefronts and marketing campaigns with a single product photo. The round also...
GitLab Shares Surge Over Expanded Google Cloud AI Partnership
GitLab announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud, integrating its Duo Agent Platform with Vertex AI models. The news sent the stock up 6% in pre‑market trading and roughly 8.4% by the close, reviving investor confidence in the DevSecOps SaaS...
Deploy Postgres and MySQL Databases with PlanetScale + Workers
Cloudflare announced that users can now create PlanetScale Postgres and MySQL databases directly from the Cloudflare dashboard and API, with billing routed through their Cloudflare account. The integration leverages Hyperdrive to manage connection pools and query caching, enabling fast, reliable...
Building Todoist Ramble: How Doist Turned Voice Braindumps Into Real-Time Task Capture
Doist introduced Ramble, a Gemini‑powered voice‑to‑task feature inside Todoist that captures tasks in real time without transcribing speech. The feature emerged from a 2‑3 month AI exploration and leverages live audio processing, tool calls, and direct context injection for project...
Canva’s AI Assistant Can Now Call Various Tools to Make Designs for You
Canva unveiled AI 2.0, an agentic assistant that can interpret text prompts, call the appropriate design tools, and deliver editable layered outputs. The upgrade adds Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar and Zoom integrations, plus a web‑research skill and a scheduling draft...
M&A: D2 Solutions Acquires ProModRx to Streamline Patient Journeys
D2 Solutions, a market‑access consulting firm, has acquired cloud‑based platform ProModRx to accelerate patient access to prescription drugs. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition will embed ProModRx technology into D2’s UltraTouch® Verify and UltraTouch® Engage suites, automating benefit verification,...
Why Our Firm Switched From Lacerte® to ProConnect™ Tax
Boscia & Boscia PC, a family‑run firm since 1975, migrated from Intuit Lacerte to ProConnect Tax to adopt a cloud‑native workflow. The move eliminated on‑premise servers, VPNs and related IT overhead, allowing tax professionals to work securely from any browser....
Canva Leans Into AI to Defend Its $42 Billion Empire
Canva unveiled AI 2.0, a suite of generative tools that let its 265 million monthly users create designs by describing them in plain language. The upgrade replaces template‑first workflows with an AI agent that can build and iterate complex projects, such as...
ConverseNow, Deliverect Partner to Integrate Voice AI Into Restaurant Management
ConverseNow and Deliverett have forged a strategic partnership to embed ConverseNow’s generative Voice AI directly into Deliverect’s restaurant order‑management ecosystem. The integration funnels phone and drive‑thru orders alongside third‑party delivery and digital orders, aiming to cut friction, boost order accuracy...
Liongard Adds MCP Server to Enable Programmatic AI Access for MSPs
Liongard has upgraded its LiongardIQ platform with an MCP server that provides programmatic, API‑driven access to continuously updated asset intelligence. The addition of the Roar Assistant lets MSPs query data in natural language, while expanded discovery improves network, device, and...
Startup Profile: Caeves Technology
CAEVES Technology, founded in January 2025, offers a software‑only, Azure‑native platform that automatically tiers inactive enterprise data to deep object storage, delivering up to 70% total‑cost‑of‑ownership reduction while keeping files searchable and AI‑ready. The solution integrates Microsoft 365 Search and Copilot,...
NAB Show 2026: LucidLink Brings the Most Complete File Streaming Platform for Media and Entertainment
LucidLink is unveiling an expanded file‑streaming platform at NAB Show 2026, bundling five products into a single solution for media and entertainment teams. New capabilities include a Developer Platform with APIs and a beta SDK, Connect for streaming external content,...
How Salesforce Built a Scalable AI Puzzle App in Six Weeks
In this episode, Salesforce architect Jagan explains how his team built a high‑scale, Slack‑based AI puzzle app in just six weeks, compressing a nine‑month roadmap. He details the use of Agent Force Vibes for rapid prototyping, Scale Testing to ensure...
How SaaS Companies Are Monetizing AI Agents in 2026
SaaS firms are increasingly monetizing AI agents to boost net revenue retention, with top‑quartile companies hitting roughly 130% NRR by embedding generative AI across product suites. AI‑driven contract management tools are slashing legal cycle times, while regulatory‑focused SaaS platforms are...
Claude Code Routines Replaces Drag‑Drop Automation for Everyone
i think anthropic just killed n8n they launched Claude Code Routines and it's a direct 1:1 replacement for drag-and-drop automation builders here's why this is a big deal for non-technical people: the hard part of automation was always the middle layer. the logic....
AI Design Tool Replaces Figma for Fast, Affordable Wireframes
I cancelled my Figma subscription a few months ago, and I haven't missed it once. I've been using an AI design tool instead ([https://t.co/W5sOEuK90l](https://t.co/W5sOEuK90l), if you're curious), and the workflow is genuinely different. You paste in your content, it generates complete...
Showpad Launches AI Platform to Boost Field Sales Productivity by up to 44%
Showpad introduced an AI‑native revenue effectiveness platform for field sales teams, claiming a median quota increase of up to 44%. The solution bundles content management, sales readiness, buyer engagement and revenue intelligence into a single GenieAI‑powered product, aiming to cut...
Crunchbase Powers Teams to Spot Emerging Startup Trends
We love hearing how teams use Crunchbase to stay ahead of the startup landscape. 💙 Crunchbase combines real-time data with predictive intelligence to help teams spot emerging trends early and anticipate where capital is flowing. See what others are saying on G2....
Investors Rush to Fund Founder After Product Halt
He emailed investors: "We're stopping work on the product. Expect MRR to decline." They called back in 20 minutes. Not to pull funding. To ask how much more money he needed. https://t.co/TlhbiiLl2Q
Cleary Gottlieb's ClearyX Offers AI‑Driven Self‑Service Legal Platform
Cleary Gottlieb subsidiary ClearyX launched an AI‑powered self‑service platform that lets corporate clients handle due diligence and contract analysis in‑house. Pricing begins at $12,000 per project or $30,000 annually for CX+Transact and $50,000 a year for CX+Insights, signaling a shift...
Wispr Flow Expands in India’s Voice Productivity Market
Wispr Flow is gaining traction in India in the productivity space. I looked into its strategy for expansion in a market with great potential for voice applications https://t.co/Jc63060vGT
Duolingo Could Match Its Valuation with 100M Paid Users
"I think there is a very real scenario where Duolingo delivers on its super tutor-in-your-pocket vision and 100 million global paid subs at $100/year and 30% FCF margins results in $3 billion annual FCF vs. the current enterprise value of...
Bank of America Rolls Out CashPro Upgrades to Drive 20% B2B Payments Growth
Bank of America announced a suite of upgrades to its CashPro B2B payments platform, aiming to sustain a 20% usage increase after processing $1.2 trillion in 2025. The enhancements add AI‑driven analytics, biometric login and a new digital identity verification flow,...
Anthropic Shuts Claude Max, Developers Migrate to Alternatives
Anthropic just pulled the plug on Claude Max for autonomous agents. If you were running 24/7 coding workflows on your $200/month plan, they stopped working four days ago. The devs who saw this coming already moved. Here's where they moved to: https://t.co/jVH3O0xvqJ
Open Source AI Coding Tools Now Rival Paid Services
🆓 Goose fait ce que Claude Code fait à 200$/mois… gratuitement. L'open source rattrape les outils dev IA premium à une vitesse folle. Le moat des "AI coding tools" fond à vue d'œil. https://t.co/ozymqPO0N1
A Look at Eudia’s Expert Digital Twins – Scaling In-House Legal Knowledge
Eudia, a California‑based legal‑tech startup, unveiled its expert digital twins in March, a system that records a company’s preferred legal positions, drafting style and risk tolerances and delivers that expertise as a self‑service layer across the enterprise. The platform’s MIND...
Jane Street Commits $6bn to CoreWeave AI Cloud Partnership
Jane Street has signed a $6 billion agreement with CoreWeave to use its AI cloud platform for high‑performance computing. The deal also includes a $1 billion purchase of CoreWeave Class A shares at $109 each, deepening the strategic tie. CoreWeave will deliver Nvidia Vera...
Origami Risk to Power Core Systems for Tokio Marine HCC Specialty Group
Origami Risk has been chosen by Tokio Marine HCC Specialty Group to replace its core insurance systems with a cloud‑native property and casualty platform. The solution will cover policy administration, billing, claims, analytics and reinsurance modeling across the insurer’s global...
Alt Legal Acquires UK-Based WebTMS, Adding Global IP Portfolio Management to Its Trademark Platform
Alt Legal announced its sixth acquisition, buying UK‑based WebTMS to embed global IP portfolio management into its trademark docketing platform. WebTMS, with 25 years of experience, serves more than 500 clients worldwide. The deal merges Alt Legal’s automation‑focused trademark workflow...
The Best Small Business VoIP Providers of 2026: Expert Tested and Reviewed
The 2026 guide ranks Grasshopper as the most affordable small‑business VoIP, launching at $14 per month with core calling, voicemail transcription and mobile apps. Zoom Phone follows for teams already using Zoom, offering seamless video‑call escalation at $10‑$15 per user. Enterprise‑focused options...
AI Isn’t Killing SaaS — It’s Exposing Which Platforms Matter
The article argues that generative AI is not destroying SaaS but exposing which platforms are truly essential. Vertical SaaS solutions that embed industry‑specific workflows, payments and compliance remain irreplaceable despite AI’s code‑generation capabilities. AI will likely shift pricing from seat‑based...
The New Ardoq Experience: Why We Redesigned the Platform
Ardoq unveiled a redesigned platform on April 8, introducing a fresh user experience tailored for enterprise architecture teams. The new interface emphasizes visual modeling, drag‑and‑drop workflows, and real‑time collaboration across the organization. Underlying performance upgrades enable faster processing of large, complex...
Doctor Care Anywhere Selects Tandem Health as AI Care Partner for Virtual Clinical Workflows
Doctor Care Anywhere, a leading UK digital health provider, has partnered with Tandem Health to embed its AI operating system into the virtual primary‑care platform. The integration will automatically capture consultations and generate structured medical records for the company’s 60,000...
AdPlayer.Pro SaaS Video Ad Tech Provider Reports Q1 2026 Results
AdPlayer.Pro reported Q1 2026 results highlighting the rollout of configurable ad‑display and player‑cycle intervals across all video placements. Early testing showed an average 8% lift in ad performance for both outstream and instream formats, boosting publisher inventory value and revenue. The...
10 Best CRM for Nonprofits on G2: My Go-To Picks
Nonprofit leaders are turning to dedicated CRM systems as donor data silos threaten fundraising continuity. The global nonprofit CRM market is expected to grow from $846 million in 2025 to over $1.17 billion by 2034, underscoring the sector’s urgency. G2’s 2025 Winter...
Salesforce TDX 2026 – Why Salesforce’s Headless 360 Announcement at TDX Is Really About Operating Model Transformation
At Salesforce’s TDX 2026 conference the company introduced Headless 360, an API‑first platform that strips away the traditional user interface and makes every Salesforce capability callable by software agents. The announcement marks a strategic shift from a UI‑centric, application‑driven model to...
JetBrains Goes All-In on Agents with Central
JetBrains unveiled Central, a unified platform that orchestrates AI agents, governance, and cloud infrastructure across development teams, with an Early Access launch slated for Q2 2026. The product builds on a survey showing 90% of developers now use AI and...
Digital Insure Selects MHC to Modernize Customer Communications and Support Operational Resilience
Digital Insure, a Europe‑based digital‑first insurer, has chosen MHC’s NorthStar Customer Communications Management platform to replace its homegrown document‑generation system. The SaaS solution will run in a private Amazon cloud, boosting operational resilience, regulatory compliance and daily efficiency. MHC was...