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Date Published
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Matt Sornson
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522
Language
English
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Summary

Clearbit has announced its acquisition by HubSpot, a company admired for its world-class products and customer-focused approach. This acquisition comes after years of strategic partnership considerations, driven by high customer demand for the integration of Clearbit's data enrichment capabilities with HubSpot's comprehensive Customer Platform. HubSpot's platform, which includes a unified Smart CRM, integrates data from various customer interactions, making it an ideal complement to Clearbit's extensive data on millions of companies. The merger aims to enhance the CRM experience by providing enriched customer records and facilitating the identification of high-fit prospects, ultimately unlocking new opportunities in B2B sales and marketing. Clearbit will continue to operate as a standalone product initially, with plans for future integration into HubSpot's platform, ensuring uninterrupted service for existing customers while promising a more powerful data-driven solution for the future.