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Bret Taylor

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44 articles accelerating

Bret Taylor has appeared in 44 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2024Q1 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Twitter, Salesforce, Google, OpenAI.

Articles
44
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.500
velocity change
Sources
19
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-09-05
CNBC 14 related

Bret Taylor's Sierra raised $350M at a $10B valuation, up from $4.5B in October 2024, and says its AI customer service agents are used by “hundreds of millions”

When I was considering joining just over 6 months ago … Florian Dahlhausen : Excited to announce that Sierra has raised $350M additional capital at a valuation of $10B, led by Greenoaks. … Alexandra J...

2024-10-29
Reuters 11 related

Sierra, an AI startup co-founded by OpenAI board chairman and ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, raised $175M, valuing it at $4.5B, up from ~$1B in February 2024

2024-02-14
Fortune 4 related

Sierra, an enterprise-focused conversational AI startup co-founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, launches with $110M in funding led by Sequoia and Benchmark

2024-02-13
Fortune 3 related

Sierra, an enterprise-focused conversational AI startup from Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, launches with $110M in fundraising led by Sequoia Capital and Benchmark

Bret Taylor, right, launches Sierra, a conversational AI platform for businesses, with former Google executive Clay Bavor, left.

2024-01-26
Bloomberg 1 related

Source: Sierra, an enterprise-focused AI startup co-founded by Bret Taylor, plans to raise $85M led by Sequoia at a ~$1B valuation; Taylor is on OpenAI's board

Katie Roof / Bloomberg :

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Quarterly Coverage

Top Sources

Narrative

TEXXR tracks 34 Techmeme articles mentioning Bret Taylor, dating back to July 2016. The biggest stories include OpenAI reaches a deal in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO, with an initial board... and OpenAI reaches a deal in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO, with an initial board.... Frequently covered alongside Salesforce, Twitter, Sierra, Google, and Marc Benioff. Coverage has shifted toward competition, funding themes and away from enterprise, research.

Key Moments

2024Q4enterprise +40pts; developer -20pts; research -80pts
2025Q3funding -50pts
2026Q2enterprise -100pts; funding +50pts; competition +100pts

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