Salesforce Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Salesforce Ventures has invested USD 7B+ in 700+ companies across 32 countries since 2009, with 190+ M&A exits and 35 IPOs, including Snowflake, Zoom, MongoDB and DocuSign.
- Cumulative investedS1
- USD 7B+
- Companies backed, per the firmS1
- 700+
- M&A exits, per the firmS1
- 190+
- IPOs, per the firmS1
- 35
Every figure links to its source
Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Growth |
| Sectors | Generative AI, Data and infrastructure, Security, Vertical and horizontal applications, New frontiers: energy and space |
| Geography | Americas 363, Asia-Pacific 107, Europe, Middle East and Africa 97 (Companies on the firm site, by region) |
| Offices | San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo |
Sources: S1 Salesforce Ventures, About page; S18 Salesforce Ventures website listings of companies (615 records) and people (32 records).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Slack Fund | 86 | 31.5% |
| Generative AI | 46 | 16.8% |
| Impact | 33 | 12.1% |
| Security | 21 | 7.7% |
| Commerce | 16 | 5.9% |
| Data Stack | 16 | 5.9% |
| Fintech | 15 | 5.5% |
| SaaS Reinvented | 15 | 5.5% |
| Health Tech | 10 | 3.7% |
| Future of Work | 10 | 3.7% |
| Defense | 5 | 1.8% |
Share of the 273 companies on the Salesforce Ventures website that carry a fund or theme tag (one tag per company). The other 342 listed companies carry no tag.
Sources: S18 Salesforce Ventures website listings of companies (615 records) and people (32 records).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 7B+ | Cumulative invested | Stated by the firm or its parent | S1 |
| Companies backed, per the firm (700 or more) | 700+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| Companies listed on the firm site | 615 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S18 |
| M&A exits, per the firm (190 or more) | 190+ | exits | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| IPOs, per the firm | 35 | IPOs | Stated by the firm | S1 |
Sources: S1 Salesforce Ventures, About page; S18 Salesforce Ventures website listings of companies (615 records) and people (32 records).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Offices
- San Francisco
- New York
- London
- Tokyo
Portfolio companies by regionS1S18
Companies on the firm site, by region
LeadersS18
- John SomorjaiPresidentFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Paul DrewsManaging PartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Corporate venture capital, funded by Salesforce | Confirmed by two sources | S1 |
| Founded | 2009 | Single source | S2 |
| Headline size | USD 7B+ invested in 700+ companies, cumulative | Single source | S1 |
| Leaders | John Somorjai (President), Paul Drews (Managing Partner) | Confirmed by two sources | S18 |
| Exits reported by the firm | 190+ M&A exits and 35 IPOs | Single source | S1 |
| Offices | San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo | Single source | S2 |
| Countries invested in | 32 | Single source | S1 |
Overview
Salesforce Ventures backs enterprise software, AI, data and infrastructure, security and new frontiers companies such as energy and space. Salesforce is its only source of capital. The firm says it has acquired under 5 percent of its portfolio companies.S1
It was launched in 2009 by Marc Benioff and John Somorjai, then Head of Corporate Development.S2
Parent company
Salesforce, Inc. funds the firm directly. Themes have followed the parent's own: cloud, then mobile and AI, then generative AI and agents.S2
Funds and size
The firm reports more than USD 7B invested in more than 700 companies, up from more than USD 6B in 630 companies in November 2024. A separate USD 1B Switzerland AI commitment announced on 7 July 2026 is a Salesforce pledge and not a fund of the venture arm.S1S2
| Vehicle | Size | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesforce1 Fund | USD 100M | 2013 | S2 |
| Japan Trailblazer | USD 100M | 2018 | S2 |
| Canada Trailblazer | USD 100M | 2018 | S2 |
| Europe Trailblazer | USD 125M | 2019 | S2 |
| Generative AI Fund | USD 250M in 2023, raised to USD 500M in 2023 and USD 1B in 2024 | 2023 to 2024 | S2 |
| Slack Fund | USD 180M deployed into 120 startups before merging into Salesforce Ventures in 2021 | 2021 | S5 |
Stage and check size
Seed (under USD 5M) to growth (USD 50M or more), with a preference to lead. More than 30 percent of active investments are outside the United States.S2
Sectors and themes
Generative AI, data and infrastructure, security, vertical and horizontal applications, and new frontiers such as energy and space. The firm does not invest in consumer or hardware.S1
Geographies and offices
Offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Tokyo. The firm has invested in 32 countries. Its site lists portfolio companies by region: Americas 363, Asia-Pacific 107, Europe, Middle East and Africa 97.S1S2S18
Portfolio
Salesforce Ventures' own site lists 615 companies: 388 tagged active and 220 tagged exited. Companies named by the firm include Anthropic, Databricks, DocuSign, Snowflake, Zoom, Cohere, ElevenLabs, Mistral AI and Hugging Face.S1S18
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 388 | 63.8% |
| Exited | 220 | 36.2% |
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Slack Fund | 86 | 31.5% |
| Generative AI | 46 | 16.8% |
| Impact | 33 | 12.1% |
| Security | 21 | 7.7% |
| Commerce | 16 | 5.9% |
| Data Stack | 16 | 5.9% |
| Fintech | 15 | 5.5% |
| SaaS Reinvented | 15 | 5.5% |
| Health Tech | 10 | 3.7% |
| Future of Work | 10 | 3.7% |
| Defense | 5 | 1.8% |
Every company on the Salesforce Ventures list
599 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 382 active, 217 exited.S18 Read the firm's list.
Active 382
- 1Password
- 8Squad
- A5
- Acme
- ACTO
- Aeye Security Lab
- Aforza
- Agatha
- Air
- Airbyte
- AironWorks
- Airtable
- Airwallex
- Aiven
- Alation
- ALGO ARTIS
- Algolia
- All Turtles
- AllCloud
- Altana AI
- Amini
- Amplize
- Andela
- Andpad
- Angaza
- Anthropic
- Antora Energy
- AppOmni
- AppsFlyer
- Aptly
- Arcadia
- Argmax
- Asobica
- Astronomer
- Asuene Inc.
- Athena
- Atlan
- AttackIQ
- Autify
- AutogenAI
- Automation Anywhere
- Automattic
- Avenue
- Avio Consulting
- Axion
- Balance
- Base
- Base HQ
- Baseconnect, Inc.
- Begin
- BetterUp
- BigID
- Black Forest Labs
- Blockdaemon
- BlocPower
- BloomReach
- Bluefish
- Bridgit
- Bringg
- Bryj.ai
- BugCrowd
- Candidly
- Carto
- Catalant
- Cerby
- Charles
- Circulor
- Class
- Clockwise
- Cloud Pathfinder
- Cloudinary
- Coastal Cloud
- Code Metal
- Coffee.ai Inc.
- Cohere
- Commsor
- Community
- Compt
- Conga
- Contentful
- Copado
- Courier
- Covecta
- Creators Match
- Crehana
- Crossbeam
- Crosschq
- Crunchbase
- Crusoe
- Crystal
- CTO.ai
- Cube Dev
- Culture Amp
- Daily
- Darwinbox
- Databook
- Databricks
- DataRobot
- Datumo
- dbt Labs
- Deepgram
- Defined Networking
- Demandbase
- DIGGLE
- Digital Asset
- DigitalGenius
- Docker
- Donut
- Drata
- Dyna Robotics
- Electric AI
- ElevenLabs
- Ellevest
- Emerald AI
- EMPAUA
- Employment Hero
- Ensemble AI
- Fabric
- Faros.ai
- FastLabel
- Finalcad
- FireHydrant
- Five to Nine
- Flect
- Flockjay
- Flutterwave
- FLUX, Inc.
- Flyle
- Forter
- Forterra
- Fountain
- Front
- FullStory
- Fundamental
- G2
- GenerativeX
- Genesis
- Genesys
- Glean
- GO1
- GoCardless
- GoCo
- Gong
- Goodfire
- Grain
- Grid
- Guild
- Guru
- Gusto
- GVA Tech
- Hashnode
- Hearth AI
- Helpfeel Inc.
- Highspot
- Hightouch
- Hone
- Hubble
- Hugging Face
- i2Max
- IFTTT
- Index Labs
- InfluxData
- Informatica
- Innova
- Introhive
- Invoca
- Ironclad
- ixLayer
- Kakehashi
- Kitalive
- Klue
- Knapsack
- Knowledge Work
- Kooltra
- Kotoba Technologies
- Kyruus
- Laminar
- Lantern
- Lattice
- Leadplus Co., Ltd.
- LEALA
- Leapwork
- Legora
- Linear
- LinearB
- ListEngage
- LiveKit
- Logik.io
- Loop & Tie
- Lovable
- Lyra Health
- Madaket
- Mainstay
- Marker
- Marketplacer
- Marlee
- MarqVision
- MasonHub
- Measurabl
- Medallion
- Megazone Cloud
- Melio
- Meru
- Mews
- Mintlify
- Miro
- Mistral AI
- Modern Treasury
- Monoxer
- Monte Carlo Data
- Mujin
- Multiverse
- Muon Space
- Mural
- Names & Faces
- Narvar
- Neocol
- NetBox Labs
- NewStore
- Nextview
- Niche
- Notion.io
- Novidea
- Numeral
- Nylas
- Odaseva
- Odigos
- Oleria Security
- On Deck
- Onebrief
- OneMob
- Opal Camera
- OpenClassrooms
- OpenDataSoft
- Optimizely
- Optura
- OSF Digital
- Outreach
- Overflow
- oVice
- Oyster
- Pano AI
- Paper
- Parabol
- Pendo
- Penrod
- Pipe
- Pitch
- Plaid
- Playbuilt
- PointFive
- Polly
- PopMenu
- Practifi
- primeNumber
- Primer
- Process Street
- Productiv
- Propel
- Propel Software Solutions, Inc.
- Protect AI
- Protex AI
- Q-CTRL
- Qatalog
- Qualified
- Qualified Health
- QueryPie Inc.
- Razorpay
- Readyfor
- Recall.ai
- Receptionist
- Recustomer
- Red Argyle
- Reejig
- Refundid
- Regatta Data
- Replicant
- Resilire
- Resolve AI
- RevComm Inc.
- Rheaply
- Robots & Pencils
- Runway
- Sakana AI
- Saltbox
- Salto
- Sama
- Scandit
- Second Front
- Sentry
- Sequence
- Sercante
- Simpplr
- Sitetracker
- Sixfold AI
- Slang
- SmartRecruiters
- Snyk
- SocialSuite
- Sonar Software
- Soul Machines
- Spenmo
- Splice Machine
- Sprocket
- Squirro
- Standard Metrics
- Starburst
- Stord
- Storyboard
- Stripe
- Studist
- SunBridge
- Superside
- Sylvera
- Synervoz Communications
- Talkdesk
- Tango
- Tanium
- TechSee
- Tectonic
- TerraSky Technologies
- The Browser Company
- Theta Lake
- Threekit
- Thunder
- Together AI
- Torchlite
- Toreta
- Toyota Connected
- Traction Rec
- Transcosmos Online Communications
- Tribble
- TRM
- Tulip
- Typeface
- Ubiregi
- Uhuru
- Unbabel
- Unifa
- Unisrv
- Unite Us
- Uplimit
- Upscale ai
- Upstream
- Uptima
- Upward
- Urbint
- Valiant Finance
- Velory
- Vera Solutions
- Vercel
- Viably
- VideoWise
- Videowise
- Vidyard
- Virsys12
- Vivun
- WeaveGrid
- Wefox
- Westbrook
- Wheel
- Willbox
- Winnie
- Wiz
- Workato
- Workmade
- World Labs
- Writer
- Wyng
- Xbit
- Xertica
- Xica
- Yac
- Yellow AI
- You.com
- Youreka
- Zeals
- Zeck
- ZenCity
- Zennify
- Zipline
- Zylo
Exited 217
- 1st Holdings
- 2Catalyze
- 2Lemetry
- 4C
- 7Summits
- Abacus
- ABEJA
- Adaptive Insights
- AirKit
- Akeneo
- Alessa Inc.
- Altitude Networks
- Amplero
- Anaplan
- Appiphony
- Appirio
- Around
- Assistly
- ATG
- Auth0
- Authy
- Autocode
- Automat.ai
- Automile
- Autoro
- Avalor
- Basiq
- Beryl8
- BigMachines
- Bizer
- Blameless
- Blat Lapidot
- Blend
- Blue Acorn
- BlueWolf
- Box
- BrightFunnel
- Butter.ai
- Calixa
- Candidate Labs
- Carely
- Caulis
- Certinia
- Chatbook
- Checkmarx
- Chute
- Circlace
- Clara Labs
- Clarity Insights
- Classy
- ClickSoftware
- Cloud Sherpas
- Cloud9 IDE
- CloudCraze
- CloudLock
- CodeSee
- Cogito
- Cooladata
- CRM Manager
- Cydas
- Datafox
- DEG
- Demisto
- DimDim
- Disco
- Docusign
- Dolmen
- Domo
- Drafted
- Dropbox
- Elevate Security
- Emark
- Embedly
- Etherios
- eVariant
- Evernote
- Figure Eight
- Fluido
- Fluxx
- Freee
- Full Circle Insights
- Gainsight
- Gatheround
- GetFeedback
- Goodpatch
- Halp
- Hearsay
- Helpshift
- Heyday
- Hoopla
- Hopin
- HottoLink
- Howdy
- Hubspot
- Hugo
- Innoveer
- InsightSquared
- Janrain
- JazzHR
- Jitterbit
- Juntos Global
- Kapost
- Kenandy
- Kerensen Consulting
- Kespry
- Laminar
- Leadsift
- Leviti
- Livefyre
- Loom
- Magnet 360
- Mailgun
- ManyWho
- MapAnything
- Mighty Labs
- Mikatus
- Minit
- Model Metrics
- Monday.com
- MoneyTree
- MongoDB
- Mulesoft
- nCino
- Netyear
- NewVoiceMedia
- Nexgate
- NS1
- Nubik
- Nymi
- Oasis Labs
- Onfido
- Onna
- PerimeterX
- PhaseOne
- PhoneAppli
- Pierry Software
- Plato
- Poised
- PolSource
- Privacy Dynamics
- Privitar
- Pymetrics
- Qubit
- Quid
- Quilt Labs
- Quip
- Quovo
- RaiseMe
- Redkix
- Relationship Science
- Resilinc
- Resily
- Robinhood
- roundCorner
- Rubikloud
- Runa
- SaaSpoint
- Sales Robotics
- Samanage
- SameSky Health
- Sansan
- ScopeAI
- Scout
- Securly
- SessionM
- Shanon
- Shift7 Digital
- Shopkeep
- SigFox
- Silverline
- Simplus
- Skuid
- Skyhigh
- Snoop
- Snowflake
- Spiff
- SqwarePeg
- SteelBrick
- Stypi
- SurveyMonkey
- Synergy Marketing
- Tact.ai
- TalkIQ
- tambourine
- Tara.ai
- TeamSpirit
- Tenfold
- Terrasky
- The Architech Club
- ThousandEyes
- ToBe Marketing
- Tquila
- Traction Guest
- Traction on Demand
- Troops
- Twilio
- Upskill
- Ureeka
- Venuelabs
- Viseo
- Visional
- Vlocity
- VNDLY
- Voicea
- Vsee
- Wade & Wendy
- Whitesky Labs
- Wootric
- Workramp
- Woven
- Xactly
- Yappli
- YourSL
- ZenIQ
- Zipper
- Zoom
- Zoomin Software
Exits
The firm reports more than 190 M&A exits and 35 IPOs. IPOs listed in its fifteen-year letter include Box, Twilio, MuleSoft, MongoDB, Dropbox, DocuSign, Zoom, nCino and Snowflake. Google completed its USD 32B acquisition of Wiz, a portfolio company, on 11 March 2026.S1S2S11
Co-investors and partnerships
Co-investors vary by deal. The firm works with Salesforce product and Slack teams and launched an Innovation Advisory Board in 2021.S2S3
Team
The firm's people pages list 32 people. Leaders shown include the following.S18
- John SomorjaiPresident
- Paul DrewsManaging Partner
Investment activity
Global Corporate Venturing ranked the firm fourth most active of 2025.S15
History
What different sources say
- Company count: the firm's headline says more than 700 companies. Its own site lists 615. The first counts companies backed over time, and the second counts the entries on the site.S1S18
- Exit count: the firm says more than 190 M&A exits and 35 IPOs. Its site tags 220 companies as exited, without separating sales from listings.S1S18
Common questions
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Salesforce Ventures home salesforceventures.com
- About salesforceventures.com/about/
- Fifteen years of Salesforce Ventures (PDF) salesforceventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/15-Years-of-Salesforce-Ventures.pdf
- 2025 year in review salesforceventures.com/sfv-2025/
Sources
- S1Salesforce Ventures, About pageFirm
- S2Salesforce Ventures, 15 Years of Salesforce VenturesFirm
- S3Salesforce Ventures, perspectivesFirm
- S5Salesforce Ventures, From Slack Fund to Salesforce VenturesFirm
- S10Salesforce Ventures, 2025 year in reviewFirm
- S11Google blog, TechCrunch and Alphabet investor relations on the Wiz acquisitionPress
- S14Aranca, Quarterly Spotlight: Corporate Venture Capital Deal Analysis, Q2 2026 (PitchBook data)Third-party report
- S15Global Corporate Venturing, most active corporate investors of 2025Press
- S18Salesforce Ventures website listings of companies (615 records) and people (32 records)Firm
- S20Salesforce Ventures, 2025 report footnote: fiscal year ended 31 January 2026Firm
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