Welcome to CROFirst’s Weekly Roundup – your essential briefing on the latest innovations shaping revenue operations, agentic finance intelligence, AI-enabled sales execution, customer-led growth, and performance transparency. This week’s updates spotlight how ERP-native intelligence layers, strategic investments, industry-specific AI agents, and unified engagement platforms are helping revenue leaders drive alignment, speed, and predictable growth in 2026.
Strategic Revenue Management
Zone & Co Unveils ZOE by Zone, an Agentic Control Layer for ERP-Native Finance Intelligence
Zone & Co introduces ZOE, an agentic control layer designed to embed finance intelligence directly within ERP systems. The solution enables revenue and finance teams to automate workflows, improve visibility, and make faster, data-driven decisions across complex revenue environments.
Sales and Marketing Alignment
Saltbox MGMT Launches S1 to Pioneer AI-Enabled Salesforce Services
Saltbox MGMT launches S1, an AI-enabled Salesforce services offering focused on improving revenue execution. The initiative helps organizations optimize CRM performance, enhance pipeline visibility, and align sales operations with growth objectives.
Investment and Budget Allocation
FlexTecs Secures Strategic Investment From Cohere Capital to Accelerate Growth and Innovation
FlexTecs secures strategic investment from Cohere Capital to support product innovation and market expansion. The funding strengthens the company’s ability to scale operations and deliver enhanced value across its revenue-focused solutions.
Technology & Innovation
KPMG and Uniphore Forge Strategic AI Partnership to Build Industry-Specific AI Agents
KPMG partners with Uniphore to develop industry-specific AI agents that support enterprise workflows. The collaboration aims to improve decision-making, automation, and customer engagement across revenue-critical functions.
Customer Success
Base Acquires EverAfter to Create an AI Engagement OS and Redefine Customer-Led Revenue Growth
Base acquires EverAfter to form an AI-powered engagement operating system. The combined platform strengthens customer visibility, lifecycle orchestration, and value realization — enabling more scalable, customer-led revenue growth.
Performance Metrics & Analytics
Triple Whale Acquires Anteater to Bring Revenue Transparency to AI-Driven Product Discovery
Triple Whale acquires Anteater to enhance revenue transparency across AI-driven product discovery and commerce analytics. The move helps revenue teams connect experimentation, customer behavior, and monetization outcomes more clearly.
⭐ Article of the Week
RevOps in 2026: How Revenue Operations Is Powering Alignment, Efficiency, and Predictable Growth
Revenue Operations
This featured analysis explores how modern RevOps teams are becoming the backbone of high-performing revenue organizations. It highlights strategies for aligning sales, marketing, finance, and customer success to drive efficiency, accountability, and sustainable growth in 2026 and beyond.
