Salesforce Ventures

Salesforce Ventures is the global investment arm of Salesforce, investing in enterprise cloud companies.

Corporate VC Active San Francisco, United States Est. 2009
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Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
22
in our dataset
Rounds participated
40
Rounds led
16
Rounds' value
$6.2B
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, B Round, A Round, E Round, F Round, G Round, D Round, C Round

About

Salesforce Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Salesforce, a global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Established in 2009, it provides patient capital, community, and access to resources for founders building enterprise-defining companies. Salesforce Ventures invests globally across various stages and sectors, with a particular interest in the Israeli market and a track record of investing in Israeli startups. The firm focuses on enterprise software companies that extend the power of the Salesforce Platform and has deployed over $6 billion in capital across nearly 700 companies worldwide.

Portfolio · 22

Upwind
Upwind is a runtime-first cloud security leader that provides a comprehensive platform to secure public cloud environments.
Led ★ 3 rounds $650.0M committed Latest: 2026-09
Followear
Social Shopping Platform
1 round $60.0M committed Latest: 2026-06
AppsFlyer
A mobile attribution and marketing analytics platform that helps app marketers and developers maximize their return on marketing investments.
Led ★ 2 rounds $1.2B committed Latest: 2026-06
PointFive
PointFive is a cloud cost optimization platform designed to enhance engineering efficiency through its DeepWaste™ Detection Engine.
Led ★ 2 rounds $80.0M committed Latest: 2026-06
sPReader Ltd.
Led ★ 1 round $30.0M committed Latest: 2026-04
Fundamental
Fundamental is an AI foundational model designed to crunch large databases that underpin enterprise decision-making, to predict risks and trends such as financial fraud, pricing and customer churn.
1 round $225.0M committed Latest: 2026-02
Fetcherr
Fetcherr is an AI-native platform modernizing legacy processes in the airline industry and other sectors with its generative AI pricing engine and demand prediction technology.
Led ★ 2 rounds $132.0M committed Latest: 2025-09
Kela AI Systems
Kela AI Systems develops an operating system designed to integrate civilian technologies such as AI, sensors, and edge devices into military systems.
Led ★ 1 round $60.0M committed Latest: 2025-03
Wiz
Wiz connects code, cloud, and runtime into a single security graph that provides the end-to-end context required to automate risk reduction and threat response, enabling security teams to operate at AI speed.
Led ★ 4 rounds $1.7B committed Latest: 2024-05
Defender Cyber Technologies Ltd. (Q-Defender)
QDefender is a startup company in the cyber security field, introducing the next generation of cyber security with technology resistant to attacks from quantum computers and supercomputers. [4, 9]
Led ★ 1 round $27.4M committed Latest: 2023-01
Balance
The financial backbone B2B needs – real-time credit intelligence, embedded financing, and automation powering every transaction.
Led ★ 1 round $56.0M committed Latest: 2022-07
BBalance
A B2B e-commerce payments platform offering an online checkout with omni-channel support built for businesses.
1 round $56.0M committed Latest: 2022-07
Laminar
A public cloud data protection provider offering data leakage protection for cloud-based operations.
Led ★ 1 round $32.0M committed Latest: 2021-11
Snyk
Snyk is a developer-first security company that empowers developers to build secure applications and secure their cloud-native applications without slowing down development.
Led ★ 4 rounds $725.0M committed Latest: 2021-09
Melio
A B2B payments platform for small and medium businesses.
3 rounds $408.0M committed Latest: 2021-09
Zencity
Zencity is an AI-powered platform that provides local governments with data-driven insights into community needs and priorities.
Led ★ 2 rounds $43.5M committed Latest: 2021-06
Forter
Forter is a software as a service (SaaS) company that unifies identity protection, payments optimization and fraud prevention in a single consumer authentication platform.
Led ★ 2 rounds $350.0M committed Latest: 2021-05
Upstream Security
Cloud-based, AI-powered cybersecurity and data management solutions for connected vehicles, smart mobility, and the IoT ecosystem.
Led ★ 2 rounds $66.0M committed Latest: 2021-05
Zoomin
Product content publishing and analytics platform for improving customer experience.
Led ★ 1 round $52.0M committed Latest: 2020-12
TechSee Augmented Vision
TechSee provides Sophie AI, a visual Agentic AI platform for customer service teams in various service-heavy industries.
Led ★ 3 rounds $53.5M committed Latest: 2020-10
Triplights Solutions Ltd.
TripLights is a community based event and news app.
1 round $210.0M committed Latest: 2020
Akeneo SAS
Akeneo is the Product Experience (PX) company and global leader in agentic-first Product Cloud solutions, providing the foundational operating system for the AI-powered commerce era.
1 round $46.0M committed Latest: 2019-09

Investment activity

13 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Business Software19
Cyber Security12
Fintech & Insurtech4
Automotive & Mobility Technologies1

Funds · 15

  • AI 2 — $500M Sep 2024
  • AI 1 — $500M Mar 2023
  • 13 — $100M Oct 2020
  • 12 — $50M Nov 2019
  • 11 — $125M May 2019
  • 10 — $50M Mar 2019
  • 9 — $100M Dec 2018
  • 8 — $100M May 2018
  • 7 — $50M Oct 2017
  • 6 — $50M Sep 2017
  • 5 — $50M May 2017
  • 4 — $100M May 2017

Q&A

What was Salesforce Ventures' most significant exit in terms of value?
Salesforce Ventures' most significant exit was Wiz, which was acquired by Google for $32 billion in March 2025.
Which portfolio company did Salesforce Ventures exit via IPO?
Salesforce Ventures exited monday.com through a Public Offering (IPO) in June 2021, with a valuation of $6.8 billion.
What is Salesforce Ventures' primary investment focus by sector?
Salesforce Ventures primarily focuses on Business Software, with 19 portfolio companies in this sector, followed by Cyber Security with 12 portfolio companies.
Has Salesforce Ventures made any recent fund announcements?
Yes, Salesforce Ventures announced a $500 million 'AI 2' fund in September 2024 and another $500 million 'AI 1' fund in March 2023, both focused on AI investments.
Which portfolio company was acquired by Salesforce itself?
Salesforce Ventures saw its portfolio company Own acquired by Salesforce for $1.9 billion in September 2024. Additionally, Zoomin was acquired by Salesforce for $450 million in September 2024.
What was a recent acquisition exit for Salesforce Ventures in the cybersecurity space?
Avalor, a vulnerability management solution, was acquired by Zscaler for $350 million in March 2024. Laminar, a public cloud data protection company, was acquired by Rubrik for $196 million in August 2023.
What is the investment stage focus for Salesforce Ventures?
Salesforce Ventures invests across various stages, including Seed, A Round, B Round, C Round, D Round, E Round, F Round, and G Round.
Can you name a notable fintech exit for Salesforce Ventures?
Melio, a B2B payment platform, was acquired by Xero Limited for $2.5 billion in June 2025.
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