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Bandwidth Expands Salesforce Collaboration for Global Native Contact Center Rollout

Bandwidth Inc., a global enterprise cloud communications company, announced an expansion of its collaboration with Salesforce as the first certified carrier to support the global rollout of Salesforce's native Contact Center. Following the North American debut in March, availability will extend to more than 25 countries across Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand this fall. Enterprises will connect via a bring-your-own-carrier (BYOC) model using Bandwidth's Maestro platform for intelligent communications orchestration. This integration provides granular control, real-time observability and infrastructure depth for AI-driven customer engagement. Bandwidth's Communications Cloud and Maestro aim to deliver a consistent deployment experience. The companies highlighted customer momentum and the need for trusted communications infrastructure to scale globally.

• Bandwidth is the first certified carrier to support the global rollout of Salesforce's native Contact Center.
• The expanded collaboration extends availability to over 25 countries across Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand this fall.
• Enterprises will use Bandwidth's Maestro platform via a bring-your-own-carrier (BYOC) model to connect to Salesforce's native Contact Center.

Bandwidth Promotes Emily Harlan to General Counsel and Secretary

Bandwidth has promoted Emily Harlan to General Counsel and Secretary, as announced in a press release dated September 04, 2026.

European Tech Weekly Recap: Over €2B Invested Across 65+ Deals

This weekly recap summarizes European tech funding and M&A activity for the week of September 21-27, 2026. More than 65 funding deals raised over €2 billion, with robotics, AI, and healthtech leading the sectors. Portugal, the Netherlands, and the UK were the top countries by funding amount. Notable deals include TEKEVER's $580M Series D, Bird's $450M debt raise, and Verda's $189M AI cloud funding. In M&A, feld.energy is acquiring AckerKapital, EYSA acquires Joinup, Mistral AI acquires Pimento, and Luno acquires GXTN. The recap also highlights various smaller funding rounds across Europe.

• Over 65 tech funding deals raised more than €2 billion in Europe during the week of September 21-27, 2026.
• Top industries: robotics (€508.3M), AI (€406.6M), and healthtech (€305.8M).
• Leading countries: Portugal (€510.9M), Netherlands (€435.9M), UK (€273.9M).

Bird secures $450M and opens its infrastructure to AI agents

Bird announced securing $450M in financing and opening its infrastructure to AI agents, as featured on the company's blog.

Bird Raises $450M Debt, Cuts Headcount to 120

Bird, the business communications platform formerly known as MessageBird, has raised $450 million in debt financing led by JP Morgan, Capital One, and Citi. The funding includes a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility, with seven banks participating. The proceeds will provide liquidity to existing shareholders, including current and former employees. The company has drastically reduced its headcount from over 1,000 at its peak to 120, driven by automation and a strategic pivot toward AI. Bird is focusing on its AI Agentic Harness platform, which enables AI agents to communicate via SMS, calls, and email. The company reported $165 million in profits last year.

• Bird raised $450 million in debt financing led by JP Morgan, Capital One, and Citi.
• The financing comprises a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility.
• Bird's headcount has been reduced from over 1,000 at its peak to 120 employees.