<![CDATA[Seattle customer engagement startup Ambassador has acquired ad platform Humming as part of a roll-up strategy anticipating an AI shakeout.]]>Seattle customer engagement startup Ambassador has acquired ad platform Humming as part of a roll-up strategy anticipating an AI shakeout. CEO Geoff McDonald sees opportunities as AI startups that built wrappers around large language models struggle to hold onto customers as Anthropic and OpenAI add similar capabilities. Companies sitting on years of proprietary customer data will differentiate. The 22-person company has raised about 11M USD. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-startup-ambassador-acquires-ad-platform-humming-eyes-more-deals-amid-ai-shakeout/

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