Yelp Acquires Hatch To Boost Lead Management

Yelp announced on Jan. 21 that it will acquire AI-powered customer communication platform Hatch for roughly $270 million in cash plus $30 million in employee retention payments, with the deal expected to close in early February. Yelp said it will integrate Hatch’s conversational AI lead-management tools to help service businesses improve retention and automate SMS, email and phone interactions.
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Official acquisition with clear product integration benefits; moderate scope limited mainly to local service businesses rather than industry-wide
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