Hightouch Raises $150M Series D at $2.75B — Data Activation Becomes the SaaS Survival Layer

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Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital led Hightouch's $150M round, positioning data activation (composable CDP) as the infrastructure that helps SaaS incumbents survive AI disruption. Rather than replacing SaaS directly, Hightouch connects existing data warehouses to marketing/sales tools, letting AI agents act on unified customer data. It's the 'picks and shovels' bet: whatever replaces today's SaaS stack still needs clean data piped to the right place.