Salesforce

Salesforce is a global cloud computing company that specializes in providing business software on a subscription basis, primarily known for its customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. Founded in 1999 and based in California, Salesforce offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Sales Cloud for managing customer information, Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing, and Analytics Cloud for data insights. The Customer 360 platform integrates customer data across various systems to enhance sales, service, marketing, and commerce functions. Additionally, Salesforce Ventures, the company's venture capital arm, invests in technology-related startups, providing funding and access to its extensive cloud ecosystem. Since its inception in 2009, Salesforce Ventures has supported over 250 enterprise cloud startups worldwide, promoting innovation and encouraging corporate philanthropy through initiatives like Pledge 1%.

Samuel Ackah-Yensu

Investor

Adrianna Alterman

Director, Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund

Jess Bartos

Investor

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Chairman and Ceo Salesforce India

Craig Butters

Director, Customer Success

Kevin Chen

Investor

Max Comparetto

Co-Founder, Salesforce Web3 Studio

Robert DeSisto

SVP, GM B2B and B2C Commerce

Olivia Donatelli

Associate

Paul Drews

Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures

Claudine Emeott

Partner, Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund

Dan Farber

SVP Strategic Communications

Sarah Franklin

EVP and GM, Platform, Trailhead, and AppExchange at Salesforce

Matthew Garratt

Managing Partner

Kartik Gupta

Investor

Kartikeya Gupta

Investor - Global Investments

Achyut Jajoo

SVP and GM, Manufacturing and Automotive

Alex Kayyal

SVP and Managing Partner

Robert Keith

Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures

Jody Kohner

EVP, Global Enablement

Zak Kokosa

Investor

Sherrick Murdoff

Vice President, Partner Investments and M&A

Fatima Paruk

SVP and Chief Health Officer, Salesforce Health and Life Sciences

Lauryn Poyser

Investor

Dom Pusateri

Investor

Alexandra Quie

Investor

Laura Rowson

Investor

Katie Schwartz

Managing Director

John Somorjai

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

Jason Spinell

Partner, Slack Fund

Jim Steele

President, Global Strategic Customers

Emily Zhao

Investor

Past deals in District of Columbia

Arcadia

Series E in 2022
Arcadia, Inc. is a clean energy technology company that provides a platform connecting subscribers to wind farms and community solar projects across the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C., the company enables users to sign up for clean energy options available in their area and receive compensation when matched with a clean energy source. Arcadia's platform allows customers to manage their accounts, track energy usage, and access monthly billing, facilitating a seamless experience for households and businesses. By aggregating clean energy supply and integrating data across utilities, Arcadia aims to enhance user engagement and control over energy consumption while promoting sustainable energy solutions.

NFWF

Grant in 2022
Founded in 1984, NFWF is a not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Washington DC, District of Columbia. The firm works with both the public and private sectors to protect and restore our nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats for current and future generations.

Nature Conservancy

Grant in 2022
The Nature Conservancy, founded in 1951 and based in Virginia, is a global non-profit organization dedicated to environmental conservation. With a team of over 600 scientists and a presence in all 50 U.S. states and more than 35 countries, the organization focuses on preserving lands and waters through collaborative efforts with various partners, including individuals, governments, local nonprofits, and corporations. Its initiatives address critical issues such as climate change, land and water protection, and the promotion of sustainable food and water practices, ultimately aiming to foster healthy cities and ecosystems. The Nature Conservancy employs a non-confrontational approach, emphasizing cooperation to achieve its conservation goals.
World Research Institute is a global research organization that is focused on protecting the Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Its duties include protecting communities and natural ecosystems from damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions, and generating opportunities for people by catalyzing a global transition to a low-carbon economy; driving the scale-up of clean, affordable power systems throughout the world to deliver sustainable socio-economic development; ensuring the world’s food systems reduce their impact on the environment, drive economic opportunity, and sustainably feed 9.6 billion people by 2050; alleviating poverty, enhance food security, conserve biodiversity, and mitigating climate change by reducing forest loss and restoring productivity to degraded, deforested lands; achieving a water-secure future by mapping, measuring, and mitigating global water risks; and improving the quality of life in cities by developing and scaling environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable urban and transport solutions. World Research Institute spans across more than 50 countries and constitutes of an employee base of 450 experts and staff. The organization is based in Washington, D.C., United States.

The Ocean Foundation

Grant in 2022
Ocean Foundation's 501(c)(3) mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world.

American Forests

Grant in 2022
American Forests offers services to restore threatened forest ecosystems and inspire people to value and protect urban and wildland forests. Their projects have restored hundreds of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat, protected vital watersheds, and sequestered millions of tons of greenhouse gases. They are advocates for expanding urban tree canopy and green space, and a key funder of urban forest initiatives that have transformed communities across the country.

CARTO

Series C in 2021
From smartphones to connected cars, location data is changing the way we live and the way business happens. CARTO is the platform that turns spatial data into more efficient delivery routes, better behavioral marketing, strategic store placements, and much more. Data Scientists, Developers, and Analysts solve spatial problems using CARTO’s data and analysis to understand where and why things happen, optimize business processes, and predict future outcomes through the power of Spatial Data Science. Backed by leading VC firms Accel Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Earlybird Ventures, and Kibo Ventures, CARTO is the world’s leading Location Intelligence platform. Founded in 2012 by an environmental scientist and visualization experts, CARTO is headquartered in New York City with offices in Madrid, Seville and Washington DC. CARTO has a team of 130 employees, a portfolio of 2,500 customers including BBVA, BCG, New York City, and Twitter and more than 350,000 users around the globe - and has regularly been recognized by Gartner and Forrester for its innovation in the Location Intelligence space.

Class

Series A in 2021
Class is a provider of online learning solutions that focuses on enhancing remote education through its virtual classroom software. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline the teaching and learning process, including features such as attendance tracking, assignment distribution, grading, and proctored exams. By integrating its software with platforms like Zoom, Class facilitates interactive and effective learning experiences for both teachers and students. The platform encompasses functionalities such as seating charts, ID verification, participation tracking, and performance management, enabling educators to optimize their classroom management and improve student engagement. Additionally, Class provides courses across various subject areas, including core, elective, and skills development, along with program implementation services to support educational institutions in their online teaching efforts.

Acumen Solutions

Acquisition in 2020
Acumen Solutions is a global cloud consultancy and business technology consulting firm that specializes in delivering impactful solutions for its clients. By leveraging the expertise of strategists, innovators, and engineers, the company aims to enhance performance and achieve exceptional results. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies, Acumen Solutions focuses on developing strategies that drive revenue growth, enhance competitive advantage, and strengthen customer relationships. In addition to its work with private sector clients, the firm also provides innovative solutions for the public sector, aiming to streamline operations and boost productivity. Furthermore, Acumen Solutions is committed to social responsibility, actively working to generate sustainable impact in the communities it serves.

Upskill

Venture Round in 2019
Upskill provides wearable technology to connect hands-on workers from the factory to the warehouse to the jobsite. Its robust platform, Skylight, connects the industrial workforce with the people, processes, information, and equipment they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and fewer errors, leaving them hands free to focus on their tasks at hand, and their tools. For organizations in the competitive global market looking to increase productivity, improve quality, reduce costs, train new workers, retain tribal knowledge, and provide a strong foundation for further investments, the future starts with Upskill.

Genesys Works

Grant in 2019
Genesys Works focuses on creating pathways to career success for high school students from underserved communities. The organization offers an extensive program that includes eight weeks of technical and professional skills training, followed by a year-long paid corporate internship. In addition to work experience, Genesys Works provides college and career coaching, as well as ongoing support for alumni as they navigate their educational journeys. The primary objective is to help students transition from poverty to professional careers, thereby fostering a more productive and diverse workforce. Through meaningful work experiences and impactful relationships, Genesys Works aims to empower youth and enhance their opportunities for future success.

The Athene Group

Venture Round in 2018
Athene is a technology development company that offers a range of tailor-made, strategies and consultation services to help businesses across diverse industries tackle their customer relationship management (CRM) and cloud-based challenges. Skience, the company’s Salesforce-based, data aggregation, and books and records solution, makes itself valuable to the wealth management industry by gathering and then filtering important data to optimize client reporting processes. Athene also helps organizations strategize, implement, and support cloud solutions in their businesses.

Rebel

Acquisition in 2018
Rebel, based in Washington, D.C., specializes in in-email checkout products that enhance the shopping experience directly within email communications. Formerly known as Rebelmail, the company rebranded in June 2018 after its incorporation in 2014. Recognizing the significant role of email in online communication and commerce, Rebel aims to innovate this platform, which has remained largely unchanged despite the evolving consumer landscape. As of October 2018, Rebel operates as a subsidiary of Salesforce, focusing on transforming email into a dynamic channel for generating revenue.
Phase One Consulting Group is a full lifecycle, global IT solutions firm that seeks to radically change the way that IT and cyber are planned and deployed. Clients need solutions that work without breaking the bank. Today's IT application and cyber security technologies have greatly changed the way that solutions can be developed and deployed. They specialize in the technologies that are putting the traditional solutions firms out of business. The client needs are the priority. At Phase One, the goal is to be the "people behind the people." Phase One wants to bring your ideas to life.

Upskill

Venture Round in 2015
Upskill provides wearable technology to connect hands-on workers from the factory to the warehouse to the jobsite. Its robust platform, Skylight, connects the industrial workforce with the people, processes, information, and equipment they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and fewer errors, leaving them hands free to focus on their tasks at hand, and their tools. For organizations in the competitive global market looking to increase productivity, improve quality, reduce costs, train new workers, retain tribal knowledge, and provide a strong foundation for further investments, the future starts with Upskill.

CARTO

Series B in 2015
From smartphones to connected cars, location data is changing the way we live and the way business happens. CARTO is the platform that turns spatial data into more efficient delivery routes, better behavioral marketing, strategic store placements, and much more. Data Scientists, Developers, and Analysts solve spatial problems using CARTO’s data and analysis to understand where and why things happen, optimize business processes, and predict future outcomes through the power of Spatial Data Science. Backed by leading VC firms Accel Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Earlybird Ventures, and Kibo Ventures, CARTO is the world’s leading Location Intelligence platform. Founded in 2012 by an environmental scientist and visualization experts, CARTO is headquartered in New York City with offices in Madrid, Seville and Washington DC. CARTO has a team of 130 employees, a portfolio of 2,500 customers including BBVA, BCG, New York City, and Twitter and more than 350,000 users around the globe - and has regularly been recognized by Gartner and Forrester for its innovation in the Location Intelligence space.

Dropbox

Series C in 2014
Dropbox is a prominent provider of secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions, catering primarily to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, Dropbox has established itself as a pioneer in cloud storage and cross-platform file syncing. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and operates more than 12 offices globally. With 500 million registered users, Dropbox facilitates seamless collaboration through its platform, allowing users to work from any device and location. Additionally, Dropbox for Business offers enhanced features, including robust administrative controls and secure file sharing tailored for organizational needs. As the company evolves, it is diversifying its product offerings to extend beyond traditional cloud storage solutions.
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