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Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures is a venture capital based in San Francisco, founded 2009; the Altss profile covers its classification, headquarters, registration, AUM...
Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2009
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Additional offices
London · New York · Tokyo
Principals
Ogishima Koji
CEO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How is Salesforce Ventures structured relative to Salesforce itself?
Salesforce Ventures operates as a wholly owned venture arm funded entirely by Salesforce's balance sheet. It is structured to invest independently — fewer than 5% of its portfolio companies have ever been acquired by Salesforce (per the firm, 2026) — allowing it to prioritize financial returns and ecosystem development rather than M&A pipeline-filling.
What investment stages does the firm typically target?
The firm invests from seed through late-stage growth. Seed rounds typically fall below $5 million, while dedicated growth-stage commitments can exceed $50 million (per Salesforce Ventures, 2026). The evergreen funding model permits it to support portfolio companies across multiple follow-on rounds without standard fund-duration constraints.
Does Salesforce Ventures limit its investments to companies that integrate with the Salesforce platform?
No. While many portfolio companies eventually find product or go-to-market synergies with Salesforce, the firm invests broadly across enterprise technology — data infrastructure, generative AI, cybersecurity, and vertical SaaS — without a platform-integration mandate.
Which sectors does Salesforce Ventures explicitly avoid?
The firm states publicly that it does not generally invest in consumer software or hardware (per Salesforce Ventures, 2026), maintaining an enterprise-technology-only thesis.
How does Salesforce Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
The sourcing model leans heavily on relationships inside Fortune 500 technology-buying circles. Salesforce Ventures evangelizes 'privileged access' — direct introductions from Salesforce's own customer-success and sales leaders, early product-feedback loops with senior Salesforce platform executives, and a tight network of repeat founders whose prior companies already sat inside the Salesforce ecosystem.
What is the fund's posture toward co-investments alongside external GPs?
Salesforce Ventures co-invests regularly with traditional VC firms and corporate venture arms. Its $6 billion-plus deployment record spans hundreds of syndicate partners globally, and the firm is comfortable participating in multi-investor rounds from seed to pre-IPO — often serving as a commercial accelerant alongside institutional financial investors.
Does Salesforce Ventures maintain separate philanthropic or impact structures?
Yes. The firm operates an Impact Fund targeting climate tech, edtech, health tech, and financial inclusion — a pool that runs parallel to its core enterprise strategy. It also participates in Pledge 1% and the 'Salesforce Ventures Gives Back' initiative, integrating ESG inception-stage allocations without diluting the primary commercial mandate.
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