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Marc Benioff

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 92 cheques on record.

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100%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 92 on record
Since the last cheque1days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led0 of 92Sole investor4 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 90%
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Marc Benioff highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first92 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    WabiUS · Google News search$55MWith 9 others
  3. Oct
    DuloSeed · US · Silicon Angle$130MWith 11 others
  4. Sept
    FactoryGrowth · US · Google News search$200MWith 14 others
  5. 2025

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    Jeeva AISeed · US · TechStartups$9.0MWith 10 others
  7. Oct
    SumbleSeed · US · TechStartups$39MWith 7 others
  8. Sept
    TeloSeries A · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 5 others
  9. 2019

    3 rounds

  10. May
    Velano VascularUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    ViomeUS · GeekWire$25MSole investor
  12. Feb
    Vicarious SurgicalUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  13. 2018

    6 rounds

  14. Oct
    CarrotUS · Prnewswire$25MWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    WindwardSeries C · IL · En$17MWith 2 others
  16. Jun
    Zebra Medical VisionSeries C · IL · FinSMEs$30MWith 9 others
  17. Apr
    SukiUS · TechCrunch$15MWith 2 others
  18. Apr
    Vicarious SurgicalSeries A · US · FinSMEs$17MWith 3 others
  19. Mar
    AveronSeries A · US · FinSMEs$13MWith 2 others
  20. 2017

    3 rounds

  21. Dec
    NuritasSeries A · IE · FinSMEs$20MWith 3 others
  22. Oct
    KanoSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$28MWith 8 others
  23. Aug
    GigsterSeries B · US · FinSMEs$20MWith 10 others
  24. 2016

    1 round

  25. Aug
    BloomlifeSeed · US · Mobihealthnews$4.0MWith 1 other
  26. 2015

    14 rounds

  27. Nov
    NuzzelSeed · US$1.7MWith 10 others
  28. Oct
    ConvoySeed · US$2.5MWith 18 others
  29. Sept
    CompassSeries C · US$50MWith 6 others
  30. Sept
    NextLessonSeed · US$2.9MWith 9 others
  31. Aug
    DuettoSeries C · US$30MWith 6 others
  32. Jul
    RedOwlSeries B · US$17MWith 3 others
  33. Jun
    HackerOneSeries B · US$25MWith 7 others
  34. Jun
    LoopdSeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    IllumioSeries C · US$100MWith 11 others
  36. Apr
    NearpodSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 12 others
  37. Mar
    HighfiveSeries B · US$32MWith 7 others
  38. Jan
    MileIQSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  39. Jan
    Pnyks, Inc.Seed · US$300KWith 1 other
  40. Jan
    Rubicon GlobalVenture · US$30MWith 7 others
  41. 2014

    22 rounds

  42. Dec
    Hampton CreekSeries A · US$90MWith 15 others
  43. Dec
    ConnectSeries A · US$10MWith 7 others
  44. Dec
    MetaMindVenture · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  45. Nov
    12 LabsSeed · US$765KWith 4 others
  46. Nov
    BreezeworksSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  47. Oct
    HedgySeed · US$765KWith 2 others
  48. Oct
    HomeSwipeSeed · US$500KWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

PathBought by Daum KakaoUndisclosedMay 2015
Validity SensorsBought by Synaptics$255MOct 2013
MasheryBought by IntelUndisclosedApr 2013
QikBought by Skype$150MJan 2011
Home-AccountBought by Bills.comUndisclosedJul 2010
TapulousBought by The Walt Disney CompanyUndisclosedJul 2010
LookeryBought by AdknowledgeUndisclosedNov 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Marc Benioff. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SV AngelVC firm13rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm9rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm8rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm8rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm8rounds togetherCRVVC firm6rounds togetherDrew HoustonVC firm6rounds together406 VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherJeremy StoppelmanAngel5rounds togetherRedpointVC firm5rounds togetherTim DraperVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Marc Benioff put money into.

Wabi$55M · Oct 2026Factory$200M · Sept 2026Jeeva AI$9.0M · Dec 2025Sumble$39M · Oct 2025Viome$25M · Apr 2019Vicarious Surgical$10M · Feb 2019

Books by the people here

3 books written by people at Marc Benioff: Marc Benioff.

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Marc Benioff in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Marc Benioff

What does Marc Benioff invest in?

Marc Benioff invests most often at Series A and Seed (71% of the rounds on record).

How active is Marc Benioff?

92 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Marc Benioff invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Wabi (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Dulo (Seed, Oct 2026) and Factory (Growth, Sept 2026).

How big are Marc Benioff's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does Marc Benioff lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 92 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Marc Benioff invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Israel (5%).

Is Marc Benioff investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Marc Benioff invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (13 rounds together), Khosla Ventures (9 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (8 rounds together).

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