Salesforce

IPO

The #1 AI CRM

Public · San Francisco, United States · Founded 1999 · $61.1M raised

Employees
10001+
Founded
1999
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$61.1M
Last Round
Venture RoundJan 2003
Rounds
5
Type
Public

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Salesforce is the world's leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform, founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff and co-founders in San Francisco. It provides businesses with an integrated suite of sales, service, marketing, and AI-powered tools — known as the Customer 360 — enabling companies of all sizes to connect with their customers in new ways. With over 83,000 employees globally, Salesforce pioneered the SaaS model and has grown into one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world.

Summary

Salesforce is a Cloud company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 1999. It has raised $61.1M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a Venture Round in Jan 2003. Investors include Emergence Capital, Meritech Capital Partners and Marc Benioff.

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Funding & Exit History

IPOJun 2004
$110.0M

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Funding: Series C through Venture Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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