{"id":2674,"date":"2017-07-20T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:00:07","slug":"freshdesk-owner-freshworks-acquires-joe-hukum-as-it-plans-a-move-into-chatbots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=2674","title":{"rendered":"Freshdesk owner Freshworks acquires Joe Hukum as it plans a move into chatbots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/robot-customer-service.png?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp;After raising $55 million last year to build its business beyond its existing help desk services, today Freshworks (the parent company of Freshdesk) has made an acquisition to help it fill out that strategy. 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