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Salesforce Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 648 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowCorporate VC

SeedSeries ASeries BBusiness-to-businessSubscriptionCollaboration Tools

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88%of best year76cheques in 12 months, 648 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $100MRounds led12 of 648Sole investor73 roundsExits17 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 69%
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Salesforce Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    76 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 43% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 73 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    17 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, helping companies become Agentic Enterprises where humans and agents drive success together through a unified AI, data, and Customer 360 platform.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $100M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Business-to-businessSubscriptionCollaboration Tools
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first648 appearances

  1. 2026

    61 rounds

  2. Oct
    UpwindSeries C · US · Google News search$400MWith 12 others
  3. Oct
    LegoraSeries E · SE · Google News search$550MWith 17 others
  4. Oct
    ArenaSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$200MWith 7 others
  5. Oct
    FlyleSeries A · JP · The Bridge$12MWith 8 others
  6. Sept
    NumeralSeries C · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 7 others
  7. Sept
    CADDiSeries D · JP · Ventureburn$114MWith 9 others
  8. Sept
    Mistral AISeries D · FR · Samsung Catalyst Fund$3.5BWith 23 others
  9. Sept
    WonderfulSeries C · IL · TechCrunch$550MWith 6 others
  10. Sept
    SnowflakeDebt · US$3.8BWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    Upwind SecuritySeries C · US$300MWith 3 others
  12. Aug
    Standard MetricsSeries B · US · Ventureburn$20MWith 2 others
  13. Aug
    Emerald AISeries A · US · QRM Capital$150MWith 15 others
  14. Aug
    Muon SpaceSeries C · US · TechStartups$250MWith 4 others
  15. Aug
    LovableSeries C · SE · Menlo Ventures$400MWith 17 others
  16. Aug
    CohereVenture · CA$100MWith 4 others
  17. Aug
    DeepgramSeries C · US$143MWith 4 others
  18. Aug
    HarkVenture · US$700MWith 3 others
  19. Aug
    LinearSecondary · US$99MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    Antora EnergySeries C · US · Crunchbase News$550MWith 14 others
  21. Jul
    CentralizeSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$15MWith 7 others
  22. Jul
    Together AISeries C · US · TechCrunch$800MWith 9 others
  23. Jul
    RevCommSeries B · JP$21MWith 4 others
  24. Jul
    ASUENESeries D · JP · Firms' own news pages$42MWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    RegattaVenture · US$68MWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    FundamentalVenture · US$225MWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    8090 LabsSeries A · US · TechCrunch$135MLed
  28. Jun
    Upscale AISeries A · US · TechStartups$190MWith 9 others
  29. Jun
    AppsFlyerSeries E · US · Crunchbase News$1.0BWith 8 others
  30. Jun
    PointFiveSeries B · US · Ventureburn$60MWith 6 others
  31. Jun
    SupabaseSeries F · US · TechCrunch$500MWith 9 others
  32. Jun
    ALGO ARTISSeries B · JP$9.6MSole investor
  33. Jun
    Kotoba TechnologiesSeed · JP$10MWith 4 others
  34. May
    HarkSeries A · US · TechCrunch$700MWith 11 others
  35. May
    Mind RoboticsUS · TechCrunch$400MWith 15 others
  36. May
    NetomiSeries C · TechStartups$110MWith 13 others
  37. May
    OpturaSeries A · US · HC9 Ventures$18MWith 4 others
  38. May
    Lyra HealthGrowth · US$57MWith 4 others
  39. May
    GenerativeXSeries A · JP$4.1MWith 4 others
  40. May
    FluxSeries C · US$38MWith 3 others
  41. Apr
    Resolve AISeries A · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 4 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.

The team

We hold 144 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed17 in all

7SummitsBought by IbmUndisclosedJan 2021
DispatchBought by AmazonUndisclosedNov 2017
LivefyreBought by AdobeUndisclosedMay 2016
Cloud SherpasBought by AccentureUndisclosedSept 2015
SelligyBought by VeevaUndisclosedJul 2015
2lemetryBought by AmazonUndisclosedMar 2015
AuthyBought by TwilioUndisclosedFeb 2015
GetFeedbackBought by Campaign MonitorUndisclosedNov 2014
NexgateBought by Proofpoint$35MOct 2014
BigMachinesBought by Oracle Corporation$400MOct 2013
SeesmicBought by HootsuiteUndisclosedSept 2012
MailgunBought by RackspaceUndisclosedAug 2012
SendoidBought by FacebookUndisclosedFeb 2012
ASTADIABought by The Gores GroupUndisclosedJan 2012
SaaspointBought by AppirioUndisclosedDec 2011
Model MetricsBought by SalesforceUndisclosedNov 2011
DeskBought by Salesforce$50MSept 2011

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 Salesforce Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator55rounds togetherBessemer Venture PartnersVC firm36rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm31rounds togetherAccelVC firm29rounds togetherInsight PartnersVC firm27rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm26rounds togetherSapphire VenturesVC firm25rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm23rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm21rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm21rounds togetherTiger Global ManagementVC firm21rounds togetherBattery VenturesVC firm20rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Salesforce Ventures put money into.

Legora$550M · Oct 2026Arena$200M · Oct 2026Flyle$12M · Oct 2026Mistral AI$3.5B · Sept 2026Snowflake$3.8B · Sept 2026Upwind Security$300M · Sept 2026

Books by the people here

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

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Salesforce Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Salesforce Ventures

What does Salesforce Ventures invest in?

Salesforce Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (43% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Business-to-business, Subscription and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Salesforce Ventures?

648 investments on record, 76 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 12. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Salesforce Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Upwind (Series C, Oct 2026), Legora (Series E, Oct 2026) and Arena (Series B, Oct 2026).

How big are Salesforce Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $100M.

Does Salesforce Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 12 of its 648 investments on record (2%).

Where does Salesforce Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (69%), Japan (18%) and Sweden (5%).

Is Salesforce Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 76 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Salesforce Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (55 rounds together), Bessemer Venture Partners (36 rounds together) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (31 rounds together).

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