The giant of this niche · does not fight
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Intercom
We checked these facts, not the companyPublic figures, read from the numbered sources on 2026-08-28. Intercom takes no part in Niche Wars and has not endorsed it.12
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Team1,400+TeamMore than 1,400 people across six global offices, per the company's own About page introduction read 28 August 2026; the page attaches no as-of date to the count.
Sale agreed$3.6BSale agreedSalesforce signed a definitive agreement on 15 June 2026 to buy the company for about $3.6B; announced, not completed, with closing expected in Salesforce fiscal Q4 2027.
Founded2011FoundedThe company's own about page dates its four co-founders' start to 2011; it now also trades under the Fin name, read 28 August 2026.
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