Salesforce Ventures

Venture capital · San Francisco, California · Founded 2009

Founded in 2009, Salesforce Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Salesforce and is based in San Francisco, California. 185 portfolio companies, 260 recorded rounds and 1 fund are on record.

AUM
$6.0B
Portfolio companies
185
Recorded deals
260
29 in last 12M
Last investment
Jul 2026

Salesforce Ventures key facts

  • Salesforce Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California with 185 tracked portfolio companies.
  • Notable positions include Anthropic, Databricks, Stripe.
  • PrivateMarketView records 260 deal participations by Salesforce Ventures.
  • Salesforce Ventures’s most recent recorded investment was in Jul 2026, one of 29 in the last 12 months and 75 over two years.
  • Salesforce Ventures has 1 fund on record.
  • The team roster lists 49 people.

About Salesforce Ventures

Founded in 2009, Salesforce Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Salesforce and is based in San Francisco, California. From seed through growth, the firm provides the most enterprising founders with patient capital, coveted community, and privileged access to the resources they need to build industry-defining companies.

Stages
Early Stage VCIPOLater Stage VCSeed RoundPreferred VerticalsArtificial Intelligence & Machine LearningB2B PaymentsBig DataClimate TechCloudTech & DevOpsConstruction TechnologyCryptocurrency/BlockchainCybersecurityDigital HealthE-CommerceEdTechFinTechImpact InvestingInternet of ThingsMarketing TechMobile CommerceMortgage TechRobotics and DronesSaaSTMT
Sectors
Other Information TechnologySoftwareGeographic PreferencesAfricaAmericasAsiaCanadaEuropeMiddle EastOceaniaUnited StatesPreferred Deal TypesEarly Stage VCIPOLater Stage VCSeed RoundPreferred VerticalsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Geographies
AfricaAmericasAsiaCanadaEuropeMiddle EastOceaniaUnited States

Investment focus

Salesforce Ventures invests at the early stage vc, ipo, later stage vc, seed roundpreferred verticalsartificial intelligence & machine learning, b2b payments, big data, climate tech, cloudtech & devops, construction technology, cryptocurrency/blockchain, cybersecurity, digital health, e-commerce, edtech, fintech, impact investing, internet of things, marketing tech, mobile commerce, mortgage tech, robotics and drones, saas and tmt stages, with a focus on Other Information Technology, SoftwareGeographic PreferencesAfrica, Americas, Asia, Canada and Europe, across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Canada.

Investment activity

Salesforce Ventures joined 69 recorded rounds in the last two years (23 in the last 12 months), down from 113 in the two years before. By year: 12 in 2026, 52 in 2025 and 50 in 2024. Across all 260 recorded rounds, 132 were later-stage, 86 were early-stage and 33 were seed. Salesforce Ventures is recorded as lead on 2 of them. 4 rounds landed in the last 90 days. Salesforce Ventures most often invests alongside Bessemer Venture Partners (7 shared rounds), Spark Capital (7 shared rounds) and Accel (6 shared rounds). Most recently: Numeral Two (Series C, Sep 2026) and Crusoe (Series F, Sep 2026).

Salesforce Ventures portfolio at a glance

185 portfolio companies are on record for Salesforce Ventures, including Anthropic, Databricks and Stripe. The book leans Business/Productivity Software (71), Network Management Software (11) and Financial Software (9).

137 of the 185 carry a recorded valuation and 17 have recorded secondary-market trades, the names a secondary buyer or seller can price.

Salesforce Ventures funds

1 fund is on record for Salesforce Ventures. The most recent is Permira IV (Permira).

Salesforce Ventures team

49 people are on record at Salesforce Ventures: 11 principals, 5 partners, 5 associates, 4 managing partners and 24 others. Senior names include Katie Thiry (Managing Director), Matthew Garratt (Managing Partner) and Nowi Kallen (Managing Director). 44 of them have a verified direct contact on file.

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Portfolio

185 companies · priced for members
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Salesforce Ventures recent deals

260 recorded
Sep 2026Numeral TwoSeries C▮
Sep 2026CrusoeSeries F▮
Aug 2026Emerald AISeries A▮
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Funds

1 recorded
  • Permira IV (Permira)—
Team
49 people on record — 44 with verified contacts

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Frequently asked about Salesforce Ventures

What companies does Salesforce Ventures invest in?
Salesforce Ventures has 185 recorded portfolio companies, including Anthropic, Databricks, Stripe.
What is Salesforce Ventures's AUM?
Salesforce Ventures manages approximately $6.0B in assets.
Is Salesforce Ventures actively investing?
Salesforce Ventures's most recent recorded investment was in Jul 2026, with 29 investments in the last 12 months.