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Salesforce Ventures
Corporate VC investing in enterprise cloud including defense and national security tech.
Salesforce Ventures is the investment arm of Salesforce, founded in 2009, with over $6 billion deployed across 700+ companies. The firm invests in defense technology and government cloud. Salesforce also holds DoD IL5 authorization and has a $5.6B Army IDIQ contract.
Overview
- Firm
- Salesforce Ventures
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2009
- AUM
- $6B+ deployed
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Growth
- Thesis
- Enterprise cloud companies including cybersecurity, defense technology, and government IT modernization.
- X / Twitter
- x.com/SalesforceVC
- Website
- salesforceventures.com/
Portfolio companies2
- CompanyOnebriefSoftware for military operational planning and staff collaboration, integrating fragmented staff processes into one workspace with AI co-planning and AI-driven wargaming; deployed across US military headquarters.
- CompanyForterraMaryland-based autonomous ground-vehicle and mission-autonomy company (formerly Robotic Research), valued above $1B after a $238M Series C.
Partners0
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Frequently asked
- What is Salesforce Ventures?
- Enterprise cloud companies including cybersecurity, defense technology, and government IT modernization.
- How much does Salesforce Ventures manage?
- Salesforce Ventures manages $6B+ deployed in assets, and was founded in 2009.
- What stages does Salesforce Ventures invest at?
- Salesforce Ventures invests at Series A, Series B, Growth.
Sources & citations1
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Invested over $6B in 700+ companies since 2009; dedicated defense tech investor
Salesforce Ventures: Backing Enterprising Founders WorldwideReported2025-01-01