Comcast Ventures Participates in Cresta’s $125M Series D Round
We’re incredibly excited to announce Comcast Ventures’ participation in Cresta’s $125M Series D round of financing.
Media Coverage
Customer Service Agents Think AI Could Actually Help Them
Customer service agents actually see a silver lining in AI, not just dark clouds. At least two new studies indicate agents believe generative AI will enhance their jobs and not eliminate them.
Cresta CEO Ping Wu: Many Contact Centers Misunderstand the Value of LLMs
The AI visionary highlights three misconceptions that contact centers – and the broader business – have over implementing GenAI
AI Leaders to Watch
One way to find out where AI is heading: follow the money. Here’s our analysis of the AI application providers attracting the most attention and funding.
2024 Forbes AI 50
Explore the Forbes Artificial Intelligence 50 List of 2024, in partnership with Sequoia and Meritech Capital, spotlighting promising AI-driven businesses.
Acqueon and Cresta Team Up to Create a “New Tier of Customer Engagement Technology”
Acqueon and Cresta have pooled their resources to launch a solution with the power to unlock “a new tier of AI-enabled customer engagement technology.” Let’s take a closer look at the tech and see whether it lives up to its “new tier” billing.
In 2023, generative AI made inroads in customer service
This year saw the rise of new intelligent capabilities for contact centers to support human and virtual agents in their abilities to deliver effective answers and services faster.
SalesTechStar Interview With Scott Kolman, CMO At Cresta
Contact centers were primarily used to drive customer support goals but recent years have seen businesses using contact centers to impact actual sales journeys: Scott Kolman, CMO At Cresta comments on these changes.
CNBC – Squawk on the Street
Aired on June 2, 2023 - Cresta CEO Ping Wu: "Our goal is not to replace agents our goal is to make them better at their jobs and more efficient and more productive."
New Research Unveils Promising Sales Growth Potential in Contact Centers
To better understand operational shifts and determine how they affect customer service and sales teams across industries, Cresta commissioned a survey of 300 sales and service-to-sales leaders who run revenue-generating contact centers at large enterprises.
Cresta Selects AI Heavyweight as New CEO
Cresta has appointed the former Google AI executive Ping Wu as its new CEO.
Embedding AI: The Questions Every CEO is Asking
As AI continues to revolutionize industries, CEOs are discussing how to integrate this new superpower. They are also considering important questions around data privacy, competition, cost, accuracy, and speed.
04/04/2023
The ABCs of Contact Centers: The Tech Driving Modern Customer Experience
Generative AI technology in contact centers is changing the customer experience for good and companies are reaping the benefits.
02/14/2023
The Race to Build a ChatGPT-Powered Search Engine
Greylock Partners General Partner Saam Motamedi joins Ed Ludlow to discuss how likely Microsoft's AI-powered Bing search engine is to take over Google. Plus, his thoughts on AI investing trends and the state of the VC ecosystem. (Source: Bloomberg)
01/18/2023
A Look Ahead at CRM in 2023
CRM industry insiders see plenty of opportunity for savvy operators.
12/22/2022
Channel Futures’ 2023 UCaaS Outlook: The Year of Democratization
AI and Customer Experience (CX) Will Become More Interconnected
12/27/2022
23 AI predictions for the enterprise in 2023
In honor of 2023, these are 23 top AI and ML predictions experts think will be spot-on for the coming year.
12/22/2022
AI Brings Holiday Joy to the Retail Contact Center
Outlining the challenges facing retail contact centers in the holidays, and how technology is helping to navigate them
09/07/2022
How Contact Center AI Helps Create More Efficient Agents and More Satisfied Customers
CEO & Founder, Zayd Enam, discusses contact center AI and the value it brings to the hospitality industry.
08/31/2022
How A.I.-Powered Voices Could Transform Customer Service
Inc. cited Cresta’s data on contact center turnover and highlighted the positive impact of conversational AI on customer experience.
08/10/2022
Cresta Co-founder and CEO Zayd Enam on Using AI to Empower People to be More Productive
CEO & Founder, Zayd Enam, sat down with Ishani Ummat from Madrona Ventures to discuss the innovative work happening at Cresta.
08/02/2022
Cresta brings more AI-powered insights and chatbots to the contact center
Cresta announces additional AI-driven tools to enable smarter business insights and better outcomes.
07/05/2022
No Room for Lazy AI in Contact Centers, Says Cresta CEO
Zayd Enam and Moshe Beauford discuss “Lazy AI” and how artificial intelligence can enhance the bottom line and increase agent productivity.
