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Braze Expands Product Grant Program and Opens Applications for “Tech For an Equitable Future”

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Applications are now being accepted for the Tech for an Equitable Future product grant program through Jan. 19, 2024.

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  • Applications are now being accepted for the Tech for an Equitable Future product grant program through Jan. 19, 2024.
  • "We are proud to announce the expansion of our successful product grants program to help further level the playing field for marginalized founders," said Rod McLeod, VP of Social Impact at Braze.
  • These figures underscore the disparity faced by Black and female entrepreneurs in attaining equitable access to foundational funding.
  • Today, Braze has 24 Black-founded businesses, including 10 women-founded startups, that are active in the program, totaling $735,000 in annualized Braze product value.

Braze Achieves the New AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency Partners provide these customers – including advertising agencies, marketers, publishers, advertising and marketing technology providers, and analytics service providers – with AWS-validated solutions and services, helping to accelerate their transformation.

Key Points: 
  • AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency Partners provide these customers – including advertising agencies, marketers, publishers, advertising and marketing technology providers, and analytics service providers – with AWS-validated solutions and services, helping to accelerate their transformation.
  • Achieving the AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency differentiates Braze in the AWS Partner Network (APN) with demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in running cloud solutions on AWS for the marketing industry.
  • “Braze is proud to achieve the AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency in the Digital Customer Experience category,” said Matt McRoberts, SVP of Global Alliances of Braze.
  • Explore the AWS Partner solutions and/or services offered in AWS Data Exchange , AWS Marketplace , or APN Partners, including Braze .

Phrasee Powers Forward With New Executive Team and Category-Defining AI Content Technology

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

These individuals come from backgrounds that cover the leading technology in this space, from Salesforce and Braze to Phrasee and Accenture.

Key Points: 
  • These individuals come from backgrounds that cover the leading technology in this space, from Salesforce and Braze to Phrasee and Accenture.
  • "Throughout late 2022 and 2023, the surge in generative AI has ushered in a wave of new AI tools.
  • "That's what Phrasee does, and I'm thrilled to join Dan and the rest of the incredible Phrasee team as we continue this journey together."
  • For more information about Phrasee and its groundbreaking AI technology, please visit: phrasee.co .

Braze to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE), the comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers interactions between consumers and the brands they love, today announced it will release its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, ended October 31, 2023, after U.S. financial markets close on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE), the comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers interactions between consumers and the brands they love, today announced it will release its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, ended October 31, 2023, after U.S. financial markets close on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
  • Braze will host a webcast conference call to discuss its financial results at 4:30 pm ET (1:30 pm PT) on the same day.
  • The webcast will be available under the events section of our Investor site at investors.braze.com .

Recurly Joins Braze Alloys Partner Program

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurly, a leading subscription management and billing platform, today announced that it has joined the Braze Alloys program as an official technology partner. By joining Braze Alloys, Recurly becomes part of a curated ecosystem of best-in-breed technology and solutions partners capable of helping to integrate, customize, and amplify customer engagement capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Recurly customers can now drive engagement throughout the subscription lifecycle to optimize subscriber acquisition, retention and lifetime value
    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurly, a leading subscription management and billing platform, today announced that it has joined the Braze Alloys program as an official technology partner.
  • By joining Braze Alloys, Recurly becomes part of a curated ecosystem of best-in-breed technology and solutions partners capable of helping to integrate, customize, and amplify customer engagement capabilities.
  • The Braze Alloys Partner Program was launched in 2018 in an effort to help customers augment and deploy relevant, memorable experiences built on the Braze customer engagement platform.
  • To learn more about Braze Alloys, visit: https://www.braze.com/partners
    To learn more about Recurly, visit: https://recurly.com/

Merkle Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Braze

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Merkle, dentsu's leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company, today announced that it is strengthening its relationship with Braze and becoming a premium partner within the Braze Alloys Partner Program. Through the expansion of its partnership, Merkle and Braze will enable more of the world's leading brands to leverage sophisticated customer engagement strategies that drive loyalty and retention to fuel business growth.

Key Points: 
  • Through the expansion of its partnership, Merkle and Braze will enable more of the world's leading brands to leverage sophisticated customer engagement strategies that drive loyalty and retention to fuel business growth.
  • Since joining Braze Alloys in 2020, Merkle has become a strategic part of a best-in-breed ecosystem of technology and solutions partners that help integrate, customize, and amplify customer engagement capabilities for Braze customers.
  • "Merkle is proud to partner with Braze as part of the Alloys ecosystem.
  • The Braze Alloys Partner Program was launched in 2018 to help customers augment and deploy relevant, memorable experiences built on the Braze customer engagement platform.

Acxiom and Braze Partner to Deliver an End-to-End Customer Engagement Solution and Drive Sustainable Revenue Growth for Brands

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Acxiom ®, the customer intelligence company, today announced that it is strengthening its relationship with Braze and becoming a premium partner within the Braze Alloys Partner Program.

Key Points: 
  • Acxiom ®, the customer intelligence company, today announced that it is strengthening its relationship with Braze and becoming a premium partner within the Braze Alloys Partner Program.
  • Through the expansion of its partnership, Acxiom and Braze will enable more of the world’s leading brands to leverage sophisticated customer engagement strategies that drive loyalty and retention to fuel business growth.
  • Since joining Braze Alloys in 2023, Acxiom has become a strategic part of a best-in-breed ecosystem of technology and solutions partners that help integrate, customize, and amplify customer engagement capabilities for Braze customers.
  • We look forward to continued success and collaboration as we work with our partners to power brilliant customer engagement strategies that propel growth for brands."

Kong Forms New Joint Venture with Japan Cloud to Accelerate Global Expansion in Japan

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO and TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kong Inc., a leading developer of cloud API technologies, today announced its expansion into the Japanese market with a new Tokyo subsidiary, established through a joint venture with Japan Cloud, a Tokyo-based consultancy that assists global, high-growth cloud companies to succeed in Japan. The partnership will leverage Japan Cloud's local go-to-market expertise and proven track record, to support the growing adoption of Kong's unified cloud API platform, which enables enterprises to manage and accelerate their journeys towards becoming API-first companies. Japan Cloud has helped launch the Japanese operations of some of the most successful enterprise cloud companies, including Marketo, Concur, Coupa, New Relic, PagerDuty and Braze.

Key Points: 
  • Japan Cloud has helped launch the Japanese operations of some of the most successful enterprise cloud companies, including Marketo, Concur, Coupa, New Relic, PagerDuty and Braze.
  • "Kong and Japan Cloud together will further accelerate this shift, empowering Japanese companies to create new business opportunities faster with greater security and control."
  • And while Kong has previously established a notable customer presence in Japan with significant partnerships such as LY Corporation, which operates Yahoo!
  • Japan, this new joint venture emphasizes the company's commitment to scaling rapidly in the region.

Snowflake Puts Industry-Leading Large Language and AI Models in the Hands of All Users with Snowflake Cortex

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231101784861/en/
    Snowflake Puts Industry-Leading Large Language and AI Models in the Hands of All Users with Snowflake Cortex (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Snowflake Cortex gives users instant access to a growing set of serverless functions that include industry-leading large language models (LLMs) such as Meta AI’s Llama 2 model, task-specific models, and advanced vector search functionality.
  • Snowflake has also built three LLM-powered experiences leveraging Snowflake Cortex to enhance user productivity including Document AI (private preview), Snowflake Copilot (private preview), and Universal Search (private preview).
  • Users of all skill sets can access these functions to quickly analyze data or build AI apps — all running in Snowflake Cortex’s cost-optimized infrastructure.
  • These new functions include:
    Specialized Functions (private preview): A set of task-specific functions that leverage cost-effective language and AI models to accelerate everyday analytics.

Census Receives Braze Torchie Award at Forge 2023

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Census , the leading Data Activation and Reverse ETL platform, today announced that it has been awarded a Braze Torchie Award for Technology Partner of the Year at Forge, the annual Braze customer conference taking place on October 16-17 in New York.

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  • Census , the leading Data Activation and Reverse ETL platform, today announced that it has been awarded a Braze Torchie Award for Technology Partner of the Year at Forge, the annual Braze customer conference taking place on October 16-17 in New York.
  • The 2023 Torchie Awards recognize leading brands and individuals from Braze customers and partners that are building the future of customer engagement by leveraging technology and forward-looking strategies to better engage and serve their audiences.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231017975078/en/
    Census receives Braze Torchie Award for Technology Partner of the Year (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The Torchie Award for Technology Partner of the Year recognizes a technology partner that is effectively showcasing the power of Braze in tandem with their technology.
  • Award entries were judged and evaluated by a panel of Braze executives and industry experts.