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Forethought

San Francisco, CA Software & Services Acquired

Forethought is an AI-powered customer support automation platform providing a multi-agent system for omnichannel customer service. The platform includes Solve (automated resolution), Triage (intelligent routing), Assist (agent support), and Discover (workflow generation) capabilities, supporting 70+ integrations across helpdesks, CRMs, knowledge bases, and contact centers. The company serves enterprises in ecommerce, fintech, SaaS, healthcare, and education, meeting SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework compliance standards.

Acquired

Forethought has been acquired

Acquired by Zendesk March 26, 2026

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2017

Total Funding

$117.17M

5 rounds

Funding

Total raised $117.17M across 5 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series D

Date

May 13, 2025

Amount

$25M

Valuation

Lead Investors

Blue Cloud Ventures
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
May 13, 2025 Series D $25M Blue Cloud Ventures
December 15, 2021 Series C $65M STEADFAST Capital Ventures
October 28, 2020 Series B $17M New Enterprise Associates

Prominent Investors

Steadfast Venture Capital New Enterprise Associates Sound Ventures K9 Ventures Spearhead Steadfast Capital Ventures NEA Sound Ventures K9 Ventures Collaborative Fund Frontline Ventures Cleo Capital

Leadership

  • Sami Ghoche

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Deon Nicholas

    Co-Founder, President & Executive Chairman

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  • Colm Doyle

    Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Zendesk

    Customer service platform providing omnichannel support, ticketing, and workflow automation, now parent company following acquisition

  • Intercom

    Customer communication platform offering live chat, messaging, and customer support automation

  • Front

    Customer service platform providing multichannel communication, ticketing, and workflow automation

  • Decagon

    AI-powered customer support automation platform

  • 14.ai

    AI customer support automation solution

  • Salesforce Service Cloud

    Enterprise customer service platform with AI-powered service automation

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