Salesforce Ventures

Salesforce Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Salesforce, dedicated to partnering with best-in-class entrepreneurs across the enterprise technology ecosystem. From seed through growth, the firm provides 'patient capital, coveted community, and privileged access to the resources' founders need to build industry-defining companies. Core investment areas include data and infrastructure, security, generative AI, horizontal SaaS, industry verticals, and impact (climate tech, edtech, health tech, and financial inclusion). The firm explicitly does not invest in consumer software or hardware. Operating as an evergreen fund with Salesforce as its sole LP, Salesforce Ventures leverages 'decades of expertise in the cloud and deep, long-term relationships with key decision-makers at thousands of businesses worldwide' to give portfolio companies an unfair advantage in go-to-market. Since 2009, it has deployed over $6B across 700+ companies in 32 countries, guiding 190+ to IPOs and acquisitions. In 2024, the firm expanded its dedicated AI fund to $1 billion, deploying over $850M into 35 AI-first companies — including Anthropic, Cohere, ElevenLabs, Runway, and Together AI — with a stated belief that 'AI is the most profound platform shift of our time.'