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Klaviyo acquires AI startup Agency, reuniting founders Elias Torres and Andrew Bialecki

Klaviyo, an e-commerce marketing automation platform, has acquired Agency, an AI-powered customer success startup, for an undisclosed sum. Agency founder Elias Torres will join Klaviyo as chief product officer, leading his 25-person team to enhance Klaviyo's AI agents, Composer and Customer Agent. This acquisition reunites Torres with Klaviyo co-founder and CEO Andrew Bialecki, who previously worked together at Performable and where Bialecki was an early investor in Klaviyo. AI

IMPACT Accelerates Klaviyo's AI agent development, potentially enhancing customer success and marketing automation for its user base.

RANK_REASON Acquisition of an AI startup by a publicly traded SaaS company to integrate AI capabilities.

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Klaviyo acquires AI startup Agency, reuniting founders Elias Torres and Andrew Bialecki

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Marina Temkin ·

    Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for tech founders

    The serial entrepreneur joins the e-commerce company as CPO to lead its AI agents.