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 San Francisco Bay Area

Airspeed

Seed Round in 2023
AirSpeed makes it easy to copy Emails, Contacts and Appointments from Google (Gmail and Google Apps) to Salesforce. FREE 14-day trial. No credit card required. - Move emails, contacts and appointments from Google to Salesforce in a single click. - Design lets you continue using Gmail side bar plug-ins you love, like Rapportive - Team Edition lets Salesforce administrators centrally manage users and billing. Works with Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and all editions of Salesforce. Contact us for Internet Explorer availability.

Front

Series D in 2022
Front is a collaborative customer communication platform that integrates email and applications to enhance interactions between teams and customers. By offering a shared inbox, Front enables businesses to manage communications efficiently and foster meaningful relationships. The platform is utilized by over 6,000 organizations to scale personalized customer engagement and streamline workflows, ultimately driving significant business impact. Through its focus on facilitating natural conversations, Front helps companies cultivate enduring customer relationships and transform their operational effectiveness.

PredictSpring

Series B in 2022
PredictSpring Inc. is a mobile commerce platform based in Los Altos, California, founded in 2013 by pioneers in mobile commerce and digital shopping. The company facilitates the creation and launch of mobile applications for brands and retailers, enhancing the customer experience across various channels, including web, email, and social media. PredictSpring's platform supports an omnichannel approach, allowing seamless integration between online and in-store shopping experiences. It offers a range of features such as full point of sale (POS), mobile point of sale (mPOS), cash management, clienteling, endless aisle, and curbside pickup. Notable clients include leading retailers like Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, and Claire's. By prioritizing consumer engagement and efficient transactions, PredictSpring is dedicated to transforming the retail landscape and improving interactions between brands and their customers.

Monte Carlo

Series D in 2022
Monte Carlo is a software company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on enhancing data reliability for organizations. Founded in 2019 by Barr Moses and Lior Gavish, the company offers a digital platform designed to monitor data integrity, providing alerts for missing or inaccurate information. By addressing and resolving data issues, Monte Carlo empowers data teams to gain valuable insights and make informed business decisions, ultimately increasing trust in their data. The company aims to reduce data downtime, enabling clients to avoid the inefficiencies associated with unreliable data and unnecessary data management crises.

Primer

Venture Round in 2022
Primer is a business-to-business marketing platform that focuses on enhancing marketing technologies for companies. It offers services such as audience automation, LinkedIn automation, and marketing and sales automation. The platform enriches leads and matches them across different channels while orchestrating workflows to streamline marketing efforts. By connecting various applications and facilitating data movement, Primer enables coordinated multichannel campaigns. Additionally, it assists in mapping a lead's identity across multiple marketing channels, providing sales personnel with accurate contact information to improve lead conversion rates and maximize advertising efficiency.

Vivun

Series C in 2022
Vivun Inc. is a software company based in Oakland, California, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an AI-powered platform for presales pipeline management, which aims to enhance the operational efficiency of B2B technology companies. The platform provides tools for opportunity management, competitive intelligence, and battle cards, facilitating a strategic connection between sales and product teams. By consolidating metrics and insights from individual contributors, Vivun enables organizations to increase forecast accuracy, uncover revenue by revitalizing dormant opportunities, and improve product offerings based on collective field insights. The company serves a diverse clientele, including startups, growth-stage companies, and large enterprises.

Qualified

Series C in 2022
Qualified.com, Inc. operates a conversational marketing platform designed to engage with qualified prospects, primarily for companies utilizing Salesforce. The platform enhances interactions by notifying customer representatives when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling instant communication through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. This approach allows enterprise sales and marketing teams at prominent B2B brands to optimize their sales pipeline by transforming their corporate websites into effective real-time selling tools. By integrating directly with Salesforce, Qualified provides a comprehensive view of website visitors, equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers and initiate conversations promptly. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. before rebranding in January 2019.

Replicant

Series B in 2022
Replicant is an AI voice technology that solves problems over the phone, improves customer experience, and reduces cost. Replicant was founded on the belief that machines are ready to have useful, complex conversations that will transform the way they interact with the world. The company's initial focus was making Replicant listen closely, think quickly, take actions, and reply fast enough to be conversational. The brain needed to understand complex and colloquial speech patterns and interpret slang and humor. Piece by piece we built elegant tools that allowed Replicant to listen, think, speak, act and interact with the world.

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.

Modern Treasury

Series C in 2022
Modern Treasury Corp. is a technology company that specializes in payment operations software designed to streamline and automate business payments. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform allows users to initiate, monitor, and reconcile payments seamlessly through an automated program interface (API). It covers the entire payment life cycle, including initiation, approval, processing, reconciliation, and accounting. By integrating bank statements with business logic, Modern Treasury provides clients with an enriched history of financial transactions, enabling finance teams to focus on critical business challenges rather than manual reconciliation. The platform serves various industries, including real estate, healthcare, financial services, and marketplaces, empowering organizations with real-time data access and customizable workflows.

WorkRamp

Series C in 2022
WorkRamp, Inc. develops a software for enterprises to onboard, train, and certify their employees. It offers WorkRamp, a software that provides templates that are used as starting point for the training needs. The company’s software also enables managers, mentors, and buddies to collaborate in real-time; and used to implement, track, and manage the training program. In addition, its solutions are used for onboarding programs, ongoing training, and certify the team members. WorkRamp, Inc. was formerly known as Bulletin Board IO, Inc. and changed its name to WorkRamp, Inc. in November 2015. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Carlos, California.

Flutterwave

Series D in 2022
Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers. It provides technology, infrastructure, and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers, and helps banks and businesses build secure and seamless payment solutions for their customers by smoothening the exchange of funds. The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Olugbenga Agboola and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Soul Machines

Series B in 2022
Soul Machines Limited specializes in creating emotionally responsive avatars that enhance user interactions with artificial intelligence platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, the company also operates offices in major cities including San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne. Its flagship product, Digital DNA Studio, empowers users to design custom digital personas for various applications, including customer care, marketing, education, and training. By leveraging advanced technology, Soul Machines aims to redefine customer engagement and promote deeper interactivity, ultimately transforming how individuals interact with machines and brands. The company's innovative approach focuses on creating empathetic AI assistants that facilitate meaningful human-machine collaboration, enhancing overall user experiences across multiple sectors, from retail to healthcare.

Atlan

Series B in 2022
Atlan is a data democratization company that helps data teams collaborate frictionlessly on data projects. It is creating a home for data teams—allowing them to truly democratize both internal and external data, while automating repetitive tasks. The company caters to more than 200 teams in over 50 countries. Some of their customers include Unilever, Milkbasket, Barbeque Nation, WPP and GroupM, Mahindra Group, and InMobi among other startups and Fortune 500 companies. Their investors and advisors include Ratan Tata, Rajan Anandan, 500 Startups, WaterBridge Ventures, Google Launchpad (class of 2018) and Unreasonable Future (class of 2019). Atlan is headquartered in Singapore, with teams in New Delhi and Bengaluru (India), San Francisco (US) and Nairobi (Kenya).

Cerby

Seed Round in 2022
Cerby, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Alameda, California. It specializes in providing tools and applications that help enterprises manage and secure Shadow IT, which refers to the use of unauthorized applications within organizations. Cerby's platform simplifies the onboarding process for end-users, allowing them to safely utilize applications of their choice while maintaining security protocols. By automating manual processes and identifying security vulnerabilities, Cerby empowers businesses to adopt zero trust principles, thereby enhancing overall brand protection and productivity.

Lyra Health

Series F in 2022
Lyra Health, Inc. is a Burlingame, California-based company that operates a digital platform connecting employers with mental health care providers. Founded in 2015, Lyra Health aims to improve access to effective mental health care for employees by utilizing innovative matching technology. The platform enables members to find personalized care by connecting them to a curated network of therapists and coaches, facilitating live video therapy and offering digital self-care tools. Lyra Health assesses treatment outcomes using clinical measures, such as the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, to monitor symptom improvement for conditions like anxiety and depression. This approach has resulted in significantly higher engagement and better outcomes compared to traditional mental health plans. Through its services, Lyra Health helps employees navigate the mental health system, schedule appointments, and maintain support throughout their treatment journey.

Miro

Series C in 2022
Miro, formerly known as RealtimeBoard, Inc., is a company that specializes in a collaborative whiteboarding platform designed to enhance teamwork among distributed and remote teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, Miro's platform enables users, including managers, designers, and marketers, to effectively collaborate, visualize ideas, and share work across various formats and channels. The platform supports a range of activities such as brainstorming sessions, project planning, and product design, facilitating agile methodologies and user experience research. Miro boasts over 7 million users and 20,000 paying customers, including a significant portion of Fortune 100 companies. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular applications like Atlassian JIRA, Slack, and Google Drive, allowing organizations to maintain existing workflows. Accessible via web browsers, desktop applications, and mobile devices, Miro's service ensures that collaboration is effective and secure, regardless of team members' locations. Additional offices are located in Los Angeles, Perm, and Amsterdam.

Airbyte

Series B in 2021
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that facilitates the synchronization of data from various applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses. The platform enables users to automate data pipelines using pre-built or custom connectors, allowing for efficient data consolidation and analytics. By providing a flexible and user-friendly solution, Airbyte helps businesses effectively gather and manage their data, even from users who employ ad-blocking tools. This functionality supports a wide range of data-driven decision-making processes across different industries.

Airtable

Series F in 2021
Airtable is a cloud-based software company founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It combines features of traditional spreadsheets with the functionality of a database, making it accessible to a wider audience beyond technical users. This platform enables users to create and customize their own workflows, facilitating tasks such as managing editorial calendars and planning events. By providing intuitive tools, Airtable empowers non-coders to build complex workflows and applications, enhancing productivity and collaboration across various projects.

Genesys

Private Equity Round in 2021
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. specializes in providing cloud and on-premises customer experience and contact center solutions. The company’s platform allows enterprises to manage and enhance multimodal omnichannel interactions, facilitating both virtual and traditional call center operations. Its offerings include SIP communications for telephony and management systems, an interactive voice response platform integrating self-service and agent-assisted transactions, and a workforce optimization solution that encompasses management, analytics, and customer feedback. Genesys also leverages artificial intelligence and automation through its forecasting and scheduling services to improve employee productivity. The company's services are utilized by various industries, including banking, healthcare, retail, and telecommunications, to create personalized customer experiences. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Daly City, California, Genesys maintains a strategic partnership with Infosys and serves over 11,000 organizations across more than 100 countries.

Vercel

Series D in 2021
Vercel Inc. is a cloud platform that specializes in on-demand deployment, hosting, and sharing services for frontend applications. Founded in 2015 and based in Walnut, California, the company provides automated deployment solutions integrated with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab, allowing projects to be deployed seamlessly from pull requests and merge requests. Vercel's platform is designed to enhance the development and deployment experience for frontend teams by hosting static websites and serverless functions that align with the Jamstack deployment model. This model ensures that web pages are pre-rendered and can be efficiently served by a content delivery network, delivering optimal performance for developers. Vercel was formerly known as ZEIT, Inc. before rebranding in April 2020.

Calixa

Series A in 2021
Calixa unifies customer data and customer tooling into one, easy-to-use product. It connects with 3rd party services(eg Stripe, Zendesk, Intercom, Sendgrid, etc) to provide a single interface for teams to view, search and act on everything related to customers. It replaces a patchwork of unloved tools (eg internal admin tools, 3rd party tools, writing SQL, asking engineers, etc) with a purpose-built and intuitive customer platform.

Sama

Series B in 2021
Sama provides data annotation services for machine learning, specializing in image, video, and sensor data. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has locations in various countries including Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, and Singapore. Sama's offerings include automated annotation solutions such as sensor fusions, bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, and video object training, which enhance the efficiency and accuracy of data processing. The company caters to diverse sectors, including transportation, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, and has established partnerships with prominent organizations like Walmart, Google, and Nvidia. By delivering high-quality training data, Sama supports the development of reliable machine learning models for its clients.

RightRev

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a revenue recognition management platform designed to facilitate accurate and compliant financial reporting. The company's platform integrates customer relationship management, configure, price, quote (CPQ) tools, revenue accounting processes, a general ledger, a reporting system, and dashboards that help in tracking the entire revenue contracts, enabling finance professionals to reduce the risk of misstatements and ensure transparency.

Ureeka

Series A in 2021
Ureeka, Inc. operates an online platform focused on supporting small and medium businesses (SMBs) by providing mentorship and guidance. Founded in 2018 and based in Hillsborough, California, Ureeka connects entrepreneurs with mentors, coaches, specialists, partners, and investors, facilitating access to essential expertise for business growth. The platform aims to democratize economic opportunity, particularly for underrepresented SMBs, by fostering a collaborative community and sharing best practices. Ureeka also offers a comprehensive assessment of a business's website and marketing strategy, identifying opportunities for customer acquisition and expansion. Additionally, it provides educational resources and access to a marketplace of specialists, helping entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses and achieve economic success for themselves and their communities.

BetterUp

Series E in 2021
BetterUp Inc. is a leadership development platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013. The company provides a mobile-based solution for organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, aimed at enhancing employee performance through a science-backed methodology. BetterUp's platform facilitates on-demand virtual coaching sessions, allowing users to identify and practice new behaviors and mindsets essential for achieving high performance in a rapidly changing environment. The platform tracks and measures individual growth, helping employees cultivate skills that support both personal and professional development. Its diverse clientele includes notable companies like Genentech, Logitech, and Workday, reflecting its commitment to fostering an adaptive workforce.

Autify

Series A in 2021
Autify, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven software testing automation platform. Founded in 2016, the platform is designed to streamline quality assurance processes by monitoring user interface changes and automatically updating affected test scenarios with each software release. It offers a variety of features, including cross-browser testing, email testing, local replay, service integration, and parallel execution. These functionalities enable quality assurance teams to enhance productivity, save time, and improve accuracy, ultimately helping organizations deliver superior product versions more efficiently.

Thunder

Venture Round in 2021
Thunder is a management consulting company that focuses on helping brands leverage data to create transformative business outcomes. The company offers an online data analysis platform that provides a service cloud for customer support and marketing clouds for digital marketing campaigns. By utilizing intelligent frameworks and solutions, Thunder assists businesses in solving complex challenges with Salesforce, enabling them to gain a competitive advantage through effective data analysis and implementation.

CodeSee

Seed Round in 2021
CodeSee is a developer of cloud-based data visualization software that facilitates a comprehensive understanding of code for developers and development teams. By analyzing the data flowing through a system, CodeSee creates an updated map of the system architecture, its components, and their interconnections. This allows developers to explore their codebase at both a high level and in detail, enhancing their ability to grasp how code and functionality relate to one another. The platform aims to transform developers from feeling like outsiders to becoming high performers, thereby expediting the development process and improving overall productivity.

PropelPLM

Series C in 2021
PropelPLM is a provider of cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software designed to assist companies in their digital transformation efforts. The platform connects various stakeholders, systems, and processes involved in bringing products from concept to market. It serves as a centralized source of product information for the entire value chain, including sales and service teams, facilitating secure and transparent collaboration. This approach enables faster market delivery while enhancing customer satisfaction and meeting global compliance requirements. PropelPLM operates on the Salesforce platform, leveraging its modern cloud infrastructure to ensure a scalable and future-ready solution for businesses seeking to streamline their product development processes.

Tact.ai

Venture Round in 2021
Tact.ai Technologies, Inc. is a company that develops a conversational artificial intelligence platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of enterprise sales teams. The platform, known as Tact.ai, provides AI-powered sales assistance that automates administrative tasks through chat and voice interactions. It features an Intelligent Workspace that facilitates collaboration among sellers, their deal teams, partners, and customers by creating organized deal rooms. Tact.ai’s solutions focus on making enterprise software more user-friendly, offering connected and prescriptive CRM tools that transform sales behavior and increase productivity. The company serves a diverse clientele, including technology firms and Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Europe, and India. Founded by Chuck Ganapathi in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Tact.ai is backed by several prominent investors, including Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

ixLayer

Venture Round in 2021
ixlayer enables leading health systems, clinical labs, biopharma, and consumer companies to offer precision health testing, by remove all the technical, security, and regulatory complexity involved in launching a clinical health test.

Leapwork

Series B in 2021
Leapwork A/S is a Denmark-based company that specializes in providing a codeless automation platform designed to streamline repetitive tasks and enhance productivity. Founded in 2015 and originally known as Leaptest A/S, the company changed its name in April 2018. The LEAPWORK Automation Platform caters to non-developers, technical specialists, and business users, allowing them to easily automate processes such as software testing, robotic process automation (RPA), and application performance monitoring. Leapwork's solutions encompass a wide range of automation needs, including web, mobile, desktop, SAP, and Citrix automation. The platform employs a visual interface that simplifies the automation process, making it accessible to users without coding experience. Leapwork services a diverse clientele, including Global2000 companies across various sectors like finance, life sciences, government, and aerospace, thus promoting increased productivity and job satisfaction worldwide. The company operates additional offices in London, San Francisco, Minsk, and Gurugram.

Monte Carlo

Series C in 2021
Monte Carlo is a software company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on enhancing data reliability for organizations. Founded in 2019 by Barr Moses and Lior Gavish, the company offers a digital platform designed to monitor data integrity, providing alerts for missing or inaccurate information. By addressing and resolving data issues, Monte Carlo empowers data teams to gain valuable insights and make informed business decisions, ultimately increasing trust in their data. The company aims to reduce data downtime, enabling clients to avoid the inefficiencies associated with unreliable data and unnecessary data management crises.

Culture Amp

Series F in 2021
Culture Amp Pty Ltd is an Australian company that has developed a platform designed to collect, understand, and act on employee feedback, focusing on employee engagement, experience, and effectiveness. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Richmond, Australia, Culture Amp serves a diverse range of clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, across the globe. The platform enables organizations to create customized surveys to assess employee engagement, thereby helping businesses improve retention and performance. With additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and London, the company seeks to address the challenges of rapidly growing organizations by providing technology that enhances learning and fosters a positive workplace culture.

Algolia

Series D in 2021
Algolia SAS is a Search-as-a-Service company that provides a hosted search API for websites and mobile applications, enhancing user engagement and conversion rates. Founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, with an additional office in San Francisco, Algolia enables developers to build and optimize search engines that deliver fast and relevant search experiences. The company operates a distributed search network that synchronizes data globally, ensuring efficient query routing to servers. Algolia serves a diverse clientele across various sectors, including ecommerce and media, allowing consumers to easily find and discover content across digital platforms. As of May 2020, Algolia operates as a subsidiary of Akio SAS.

Overflow

Series A in 2021
Overflow is an online donation platform that helps charities accept online donations of publicly-traded stock. Overflow automates the transfer of publicly-traded stocks from donors to nonprofit organizations.

ScreenMeet

Venture Round in 2021
ScreenMeet, Enterprise Remote Support in the cloud. The cloud-native remote support solution that is fully integrated with your existing CRM/CSM/ITSM system (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics and Zendesk). From a ticket, case or incident see, takeover and fix any PC, MAC or mobile device. All data gets written back to your CRM for auditing, analytics and reporting.

Airspeed

Seed Round in 2021
Airspeed is a team-building platform founded in 2020 by Doug Camplejohn and based in Vancouver, Washington. The company specializes in developing software and Slack applications that facilitate digital connections among employees in modern organizations. By fostering communication and collaboration, Airspeed's platform aims to enhance employee engagement, retention, and productivity, ultimately contributing to the development of a strong company culture.

Candidate Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Candidate Labs Inc. is a recruiting firm based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in connecting sales and marketing professionals with technology companies seeking talent. Founded in 2018, the company leverages a modern recruitment platform that integrates technology and data with the expertise of seasoned recruiters. This approach enhances the job search experience for candidates by uncovering hidden opportunities and providing valuable insights for career advancement. For companies, Candidate Labs facilitates efficient team growth by ensuring a balance of speed and fit in their hiring processes. The firm focuses on delivering the right hires at the right time, helping clients scale effectively while empowering candidates to achieve their career goals.

Vercel

Series C in 2021
Vercel Inc. is a cloud platform that specializes in on-demand deployment, hosting, and sharing services for frontend applications. Founded in 2015 and based in Walnut, California, the company provides automated deployment solutions integrated with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab, allowing projects to be deployed seamlessly from pull requests and merge requests. Vercel's platform is designed to enhance the development and deployment experience for frontend teams by hosting static websites and serverless functions that align with the Jamstack deployment model. This model ensures that web pages are pre-rendered and can be efficiently served by a content delivery network, delivering optimal performance for developers. Vercel was formerly known as ZEIT, Inc. before rebranding in April 2020.

Gong

Series E in 2021
Gong.io, Inc. develops and markets a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance the performance of remote sales teams. The platform captures, analyzes, and delivers insights from customer interactions, providing valuable deal and people intelligence. Its Revenue Intelligence solution supports various applications, including sales improvement, training, onboarding, strategy, engagement, enablement, and conversation analysis. The cloud-based platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically record and transcribe sales conversations, integrating results from audio sources and web-conferencing tools with customer relationship management systems. This functionality enables organizations to save time, improve win rates, enhance strategic decision-making, and ultimately drive revenue growth. Founded in 2015, Gong.io is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Qualified

Series B in 2021
Qualified.com, Inc. operates a conversational marketing platform designed to engage with qualified prospects, primarily for companies utilizing Salesforce. The platform enhances interactions by notifying customer representatives when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling instant communication through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. This approach allows enterprise sales and marketing teams at prominent B2B brands to optimize their sales pipeline by transforming their corporate websites into effective real-time selling tools. By integrating directly with Salesforce, Qualified provides a comprehensive view of website visitors, equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers and initiate conversations promptly. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. before rebranding in January 2019.

Airkit

Series B in 2021
Airkit, Inc. is a digital customer-led automation platform based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in a low-code customer engagement platform that enables sales, service, and operations teams to create customized customer journeys. Its platform facilitates various customer interactions, including scheduling appointments, capturing information, accepting payments through multiple channels, and utilizing GPS for location-aware workflows. Through these features, Airkit empowers businesses to enhance customer satisfaction, drive revenue, and improve contact center productivity.

Astound Digital

Venture Round in 2021
Astound Digital is a global e-commerce provider that specializes in delivering comprehensive digital commerce solutions to prominent brands and retailers. With a team of 400 skilled professionals, the company operates its own marketing and sales teams, ensuring direct collaboration with clients. Astound Digital's clientele includes renowned brands such as Adidas, Versace, and Crocs. The company offers e-commerce solutions across six enterprise-class platforms, including IBM WebSphere Commerce and Magento, enabling businesses to create flexible and high-traffic-capable online environments. Established in 1999, Astound Digital combines technology with customer engagement strategies and data analysis to optimize business performance and enhance customer experiences, ultimately driving revenue growth for its clients.

Databook

Series A in 2021
Databook Labs Inc. is an enterprise customer intelligence platform that enhances sales productivity and performance for organizations. Founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, Databook offers a range of tools including an intent dashboard, real-time insights, and customizable sales decks. These tools enable sales teams to prioritize accounts effectively, understand customer needs, and deliver tailored content quickly. By connecting solutions to customers' specific board-level initiatives, Databook helps organizations align their sales strategies with client outcomes, ultimately improving marketing-to-sales performance while reducing costs. Its web and iOS applications support data-driven selling and consulting, providing insights, metrics, and news relevant to both customers and clients.

Ironclad

Venture Round in 2021
Ironclad, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in contract management software designed for legal teams. Its platform streamlines contract workflows by automating processes such as creation, approvals, and compliance, allowing legal departments to focus on providing strategic advice. Ironclad's software includes features like automated templates for various types of contracts, e-signatures, and the ability to store finalized documents while integrating data entry into other systems. By transforming contract processes for legal, sales, and operations teams, Ironclad enhances the management of contracts as valuable intelligence assets. The platform is utilized by in-house legal teams at notable companies, enabling them to unlock and analyze contract data effectively.

ixLayer

Series A in 2021
ixlayer enables leading health systems, clinical labs, biopharma, and consumer companies to offer precision health testing, by remove all the technical, security, and regulatory complexity involved in launching a clinical health test.

Flutterwave

Series C in 2021
Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers. It provides technology, infrastructure, and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers, and helps banks and businesses build secure and seamless payment solutions for their customers by smoothening the exchange of funds. The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Olugbenga Agboola and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

BetterUp

Series D in 2021
BetterUp Inc. is a leadership development platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013. The company provides a mobile-based solution for organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, aimed at enhancing employee performance through a science-backed methodology. BetterUp's platform facilitates on-demand virtual coaching sessions, allowing users to identify and practice new behaviors and mindsets essential for achieving high performance in a rapidly changing environment. The platform tracks and measures individual growth, helping employees cultivate skills that support both personal and professional development. Its diverse clientele includes notable companies like Genentech, Logitech, and Workday, reflecting its commitment to fostering an adaptive workforce.

Vivun

Series B in 2021
Vivun Inc. is a software company based in Oakland, California, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an AI-powered platform for presales pipeline management, which aims to enhance the operational efficiency of B2B technology companies. The platform provides tools for opportunity management, competitive intelligence, and battle cards, facilitating a strategic connection between sales and product teams. By consolidating metrics and insights from individual contributors, Vivun enables organizations to increase forecast accuracy, uncover revenue by revitalizing dormant opportunities, and improve product offerings based on collective field insights. The company serves a diverse clientele, including startups, growth-stage companies, and large enterprises.

Robinhood

Convertible Note in 2021
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

Flockjay

Series A in 2021
Flockjay, Inc. is an online sales academy based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on empowering diverse jobseekers, particularly those from underrepresented communities, to enter the tech industry. Founded in 2018, Flockjay offers hands-on training in various sales techniques, including inbound qualification, outbound prospecting, and mastering modern sales tools. The academy provides comprehensive support that includes resume workshops, interview coaching, and networking opportunities. Additionally, it guarantees final round interviews with top companies, ensuring students have access to high-paying job opportunities. By removing financial barriers, Flockjay aims to make tech careers accessible to individuals from all backgrounds and locations.

Ironclad

Series D in 2020
Ironclad, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in contract management software designed for legal teams. Its platform streamlines contract workflows by automating processes such as creation, approvals, and compliance, allowing legal departments to focus on providing strategic advice. Ironclad's software includes features like automated templates for various types of contracts, e-signatures, and the ability to store finalized documents while integrating data entry into other systems. By transforming contract processes for legal, sales, and operations teams, Ironclad enhances the management of contracts as valuable intelligence assets. The platform is utilized by in-house legal teams at notable companies, enabling them to unlock and analyze contract data effectively.

Slack

Acquisition in 2020
Slack Technologies, Inc. operates a business communication platform that enhances collaboration among teams by integrating messaging, voice and video calls, file sharing, and workflow automation. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Slack serves a diverse clientele ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, aiming to streamline communication and improve productivity. The platform is delivered as a software-as-a-service solution, allowing users to connect with the right people and information efficiently. Additionally, Slack has established the Slack Fund, an investment initiative focused on early-stage ventures in the technology sector, further promoting innovation in workplace productivity tools.

AppsFlyer

Series D in 2020
AppsFlyer is a mobile ad attribution platform that allows advertisers to analyze which campaigns drive results. AppsFlyer empowers marketers to grow their business and innovate with a suite of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. Built around privacy by design, AppsFlyer takes a customer-centric approach to help 12,000+ brands and 5,000+ technology partners make better business decisions every day.

AppsFlyer

Venture Round in 2020
AppsFlyer is a mobile ad attribution platform that allows advertisers to analyze which campaigns drive results. AppsFlyer empowers marketers to grow their business and innovate with a suite of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. Built around privacy by design, AppsFlyer takes a customer-centric approach to help 12,000+ brands and 5,000+ technology partners make better business decisions every day.

PredictSpring

Venture Round in 2020
PredictSpring Inc. is a mobile commerce platform based in Los Altos, California, founded in 2013 by pioneers in mobile commerce and digital shopping. The company facilitates the creation and launch of mobile applications for brands and retailers, enhancing the customer experience across various channels, including web, email, and social media. PredictSpring's platform supports an omnichannel approach, allowing seamless integration between online and in-store shopping experiences. It offers a range of features such as full point of sale (POS), mobile point of sale (mPOS), cash management, clienteling, endless aisle, and curbside pickup. Notable clients include leading retailers like Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, and Claire's. By prioritizing consumer engagement and efficient transactions, PredictSpring is dedicated to transforming the retail landscape and improving interactions between brands and their customers.

Odaseva

Series B in 2020
Odaseva is a unified cloud data protection, compliance, and operations platform for enterprises running Salesforce. The company delivers enterprise-class data governance, providing data protection (backup and recovery, archiving, governor limits monitoring), data compliance for regulation requirements such as GDPR and data operations (Salesforce DX data extensions). Odaseva was developed for Salesforce by Salesforce experts and is endorsed by Salesforce Ventures.

Angaza

Series B in 2020
Angaza provides a technology that enables businesses to provide affordable life-changing products to people in emerging markets. The company's comprehensive pay-as-you-go platform is used by manufacturing and distribution companies around the world to sell life-changing products to the next billion off-grid consumers. It aims to end poverty by enabling universal access to transformative products, services, and information. With affordable access to livelihood necessities like solar lights and clean cookstoves, people without access to credit or traditional banking services can start on a path to financial inclusion. Angaza was established in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Elevate Security

Series A in 2020
Elevate Security, Inc. specializes in human risk management by developing a web-based platform aimed at shifting human behavior to mitigate security threats and prevent breaches. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Quebec, Canada, the company focuses on quantifying human risk across organizations. Its platform utilizes existing security incident data to provide insights that help Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) optimize security investments and enhance overall cyber defense strategies. By engaging employees through interactive learning experiences when risky behaviors are detected, Elevate Security fosters a deeper understanding of the implications of such actions on their organization. The platform continuously tracks and measures changes in behavior over time, enabling medium and large enterprises in various sectors, including financial services, technology, and healthcare, to bolster their cyber resilience.

Gong

Series D in 2020
Gong.io, Inc. develops and markets a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance the performance of remote sales teams. The platform captures, analyzes, and delivers insights from customer interactions, providing valuable deal and people intelligence. Its Revenue Intelligence solution supports various applications, including sales improvement, training, onboarding, strategy, engagement, enablement, and conversation analysis. The cloud-based platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically record and transcribe sales conversations, integrating results from audio sources and web-conferencing tools with customer relationship management systems. This functionality enables organizations to save time, improve win rates, enhance strategic decision-making, and ultimately drive revenue growth. Founded in 2015, Gong.io is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Qualified

Series A in 2020
Qualified.com, Inc. operates a conversational marketing platform designed to engage with qualified prospects, primarily for companies utilizing Salesforce. The platform enhances interactions by notifying customer representatives when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling instant communication through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. This approach allows enterprise sales and marketing teams at prominent B2B brands to optimize their sales pipeline by transforming their corporate websites into effective real-time selling tools. By integrating directly with Salesforce, Qualified provides a comprehensive view of website visitors, equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers and initiate conversations promptly. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. before rebranding in January 2019.

Hearsay Systems

Venture Round in 2020
Hearsay Systems, Inc. develops digital communication solutions tailored for the financial services industry, enabling advisors and agents to enhance client engagement through various channels such as social media, websites, text messaging, and email. Its offerings include Hearsay Social, which automates social selling; Hearsay Sites for local website management; Hearsay Relate for SMS supervision; and Hearsay Platform that integrates advisor engagement tools with core systems. The company also provides additional services like product configuration, training, coaching, and compliance advisory. Hearsay serves a diverse range of clients, including those in asset management, life insurance, property and casualty insurance, and wealth management. Founded in 2009, Hearsay is headquartered in San Francisco and has multiple offices across the United States and internationally.

Candidate Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Candidate Labs Inc. is a recruiting firm based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in connecting sales and marketing professionals with technology companies seeking talent. Founded in 2018, the company leverages a modern recruitment platform that integrates technology and data with the expertise of seasoned recruiters. This approach enhances the job search experience for candidates by uncovering hidden opportunities and providing valuable insights for career advancement. For companies, Candidate Labs facilitates efficient team growth by ensuring a balance of speed and fit in their hiring processes. The firm focuses on delivering the right hires at the right time, helping clients scale effectively while empowering candidates to achieve their career goals.

Contentful

Series E in 2020
Contentful GmbH is a Berlin-based company that provides a cloud-based content management platform designed for web and mobile applications. Established in 2011, it enables enterprises to create and manage digital experiences across multiple channels with enhanced speed and scalability compared to traditional content management systems. Contentful consolidates content into a central hub, allowing it to be structured for various digital platforms while integrating seamlessly with numerous tools via open APIs. Notable clients include Spotify, Urban Outfitters, and The British Museum, who utilize Contentful’s platform to enhance their digital content strategies. The company also offers the Optimizely application, which allows developers to incorporate content experimentation features into their projects. In addition to its headquarters in Berlin, Contentful has offices in San Francisco and Denver.

Scandit

Series C in 2020
Scandit AG, established in 2009 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in mobile computer vision and augmented reality solutions, focusing on barcode scanning software. Its offerings include the Scandit Keyboard Wedge, which enables enterprise-grade barcode scanning on mobile devices, and the Barcode Scanner SDK, which allows for barcode scanning integration in web applications. The MatrixScan technology enhances the speed of barcode and text recognition, making it valuable for industries such as retail, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and government. Scandit's solutions are designed to improve operational efficiency by enabling mobile shopping, self-checkout, inventory management, and asset tracking, while also facilitating patient and medication tracking in healthcare settings. The company serves a diverse clientele, including well-known organizations like 7-Eleven, Carrefour, and Toyota, among others, and has additional offices in San Francisco, Boston, London, and Warsaw.

Ureeka

Venture Round in 2020
Ureeka, Inc. operates an online platform focused on supporting small and medium businesses (SMBs) by providing mentorship and guidance. Founded in 2018 and based in Hillsborough, California, Ureeka connects entrepreneurs with mentors, coaches, specialists, partners, and investors, facilitating access to essential expertise for business growth. The platform aims to democratize economic opportunity, particularly for underrepresented SMBs, by fostering a collaborative community and sharing best practices. Ureeka also offers a comprehensive assessment of a business's website and marketing strategy, identifying opportunities for customer acquisition and expansion. Additionally, it provides educational resources and access to a marketplace of specialists, helping entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses and achieve economic success for themselves and their communities.

Onfido

Series D in 2020
Onfido Limited is a provider of identity verification solutions that utilizes artificial intelligence to authenticate users' identities through the analysis of government-issued IDs and facial biometrics. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, the company has expanded its presence globally with offices in several major cities, including San Francisco and New Delhi. Onfido's technology is designed to streamline the identity verification process across various sectors, including financial services, e-commerce, and transportation, helping clients onboard users while minimizing risk. The platform enables businesses to verify identities securely and efficiently, supporting applications in areas such as KYC, fraud detection, and user onboarding. With a client base of over 1,500 organizations, Onfido is positioned to transform how identity verification is approached, facilitating seamless access to services ranging from banking to travel.

Bugcrowd

Series D in 2020
Bugcrowd Inc. operates a crowdsourced cybersecurity platform that connects organizations with a global community of security researchers to identify vulnerabilities in their applications. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a range of security testing solutions for web, mobile, source code, and client-side applications. Bugcrowd facilitates both private and public bounty programs, allowing companies of various sizes to efficiently assess their software security and reward researchers for valid findings. The platform supports customized security testing programs tailored to meet the specific needs of clients across multiple sectors, including financial services, healthcare, retail, automotive, technology, and government. Bugcrowd has established strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings and continues to play a significant role in the cybersecurity landscape.

A5

Private Equity Round in 2020
Founded in 2004, A5 specializes in consulting services that assist businesses in navigating their digital transformation journeys. The company focuses on enhancing the campaign-to-cash process and improving customer experiences. A5 offers a comprehensive suite of services, including the implementation and support of various software systems such as configure-price-quote, sales force automation, sales performance management, master data management, and enterprise resource planning. Through its structured approach, A5 identifies operational challenges, diagnoses issues, and develops tailored solutions, all while providing ongoing progress reports to ensure sustained success. By leveraging the latest digital technologies, A5 aims to help businesses streamline their processes, boost efficiency, and ultimately drive revenue growth.

Process Street

Series A in 2020
Process Street is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California. It enables non-technical teams to create and manage efficient workflows without the need for coding. The platform focuses on documenting, tracking, automating, and optimizing human-centric processes, allowing businesses to take control of their operations. By facilitating the creation of API-driven workflows, Process Street simplifies the management of recurring tasks and checklists, while enhancing collaboration among team members. This approach empowers organizations to streamline their business processes and improve overall efficiency.

Vlocity

Acquisition in 2020
Vlocity, Inc. develops industry-specific cloud and mobile software designed to facilitate digital transformation for businesses. The company offers a range of solutions, including Omniscript, which features drag-and-drop visual designers for data integration and script configuration. Its product suite includes omni-channel sales, customer order management, and service solutions tailored for the communications, media, technology, energy, utilities, insurance, healthcare, and government sectors. Vlocity's tools also encompass Industry Console for streamlined interactions, Dataraptor for data mapping and transformation, and process engines for product comparison and pricing. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Vlocity serves large enterprises seeking to enhance sales, service, and marketing agility while improving operational efficiency and digital adoption. The company has operated as a subsidiary of Salesforce since June 2020.

Soul Machines

Series B in 2020
Soul Machines Limited specializes in creating emotionally responsive avatars that enhance user interactions with artificial intelligence platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, the company also operates offices in major cities including San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne. Its flagship product, Digital DNA Studio, empowers users to design custom digital personas for various applications, including customer care, marketing, education, and training. By leveraging advanced technology, Soul Machines aims to redefine customer engagement and promote deeper interactivity, ultimately transforming how individuals interact with machines and brands. The company's innovative approach focuses on creating empathetic AI assistants that facilitate meaningful human-machine collaboration, enhancing overall user experiences across multiple sectors, from retail to healthcare.

Airkit

Series A in 2020
Airkit, Inc. is a digital customer-led automation platform based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in a low-code customer engagement platform that enables sales, service, and operations teams to create customized customer journeys. Its platform facilitates various customer interactions, including scheduling appointments, capturing information, accepting payments through multiple channels, and utilizing GPS for location-aware workflows. Through these features, Airkit empowers businesses to enhance customer satisfaction, drive revenue, and improve contact center productivity.

Cloudinary

Secondary Market in 2020
Cloudinary Ltd. provides a cloud-based image management solution for Website and mobile applications. The company offers Cloudinary, an image and video management solution that enables Web and mobile app developers to deliver end-user experience and speed development, and eliminate the hassle of building and supporting a media management solution. It serves Web and mobile application developers from small startups to large enterprises worldwide. The company allows users to purchase its solutions through Amazon Web Services. Cloudinary Ltd. was founded in 2011 and is based in Petah Tikva, Israel.

Automation Anywhere

Series B in 2019
Automation Anywhere, Inc. specializes in business process automation solutions, positioning itself as a leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA). The company provides a comprehensive platform that integrates RPA, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and analytics, allowing organizations to automate complex, repetitive tasks through software bots. Its offerings include Automation Anywhere Enterprise for IT and business process automation, as well as various tools for testing and process documentation. The company supports a wide range of clients across industries, having deployed over 1.8 million bots for more than 4,000 customers globally. Automation Anywhere, founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Jose, California, operates in over 40 countries and collaborates with a network of approximately 2,000 partners to enhance operational efficiency and improve customer experiences.

Sama

Series A in 2019
Sama provides data annotation services for machine learning, specializing in image, video, and sensor data. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has locations in various countries including Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, and Singapore. Sama's offerings include automated annotation solutions such as sensor fusions, bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, and video object training, which enhance the efficiency and accuracy of data processing. The company caters to diverse sectors, including transportation, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, and has established partnerships with prominent organizations like Walmart, Google, and Nvidia. By delivering high-quality training data, Sama supports the development of reliable machine learning models for its clients.

Algolia

Series C in 2019
Algolia SAS is a Search-as-a-Service company that provides a hosted search API for websites and mobile applications, enhancing user engagement and conversion rates. Founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, with an additional office in San Francisco, Algolia enables developers to build and optimize search engines that deliver fast and relevant search experiences. The company operates a distributed search network that synchronizes data globally, ensuring efficient query routing to servers. Algolia serves a diverse clientele across various sectors, including ecommerce and media, allowing consumers to easily find and discover content across digital platforms. As of May 2020, Algolia operates as a subsidiary of Akio SAS.

Autify

Seed Round in 2019
Autify, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven software testing automation platform. Founded in 2016, the platform is designed to streamline quality assurance processes by monitoring user interface changes and automatically updating affected test scenarios with each software release. It offers a variety of features, including cross-browser testing, email testing, local replay, service integration, and parallel execution. These functionalities enable quality assurance teams to enhance productivity, save time, and improve accuracy, ultimately helping organizations deliver superior product versions more efficiently.

Automattic

Series D in 2019
Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com and WordPress.com VIP, the cloud version of WordPress. Automattic hosts and supports all WordPress.com sites ensuring that there is continuous and strategic development of the software available to its users. Automattic also supports WordPress.com VIP, a premium service designed for large-scale enterprises. WordPress.com VIP combines the benefits of WordPress.com and the ability to run custom code. In addition, WordPress.com VIP offers companies a robust CMS and 24/7 service.

Enterprise for Youth

Grant in 2019
Enterprise for Youth provides young adults who are at risk of becoming disconnected with access to professional skills

Qualified

Seed Round in 2019
Qualified.com, Inc. operates a conversational marketing platform designed to engage with qualified prospects, primarily for companies utilizing Salesforce. The platform enhances interactions by notifying customer representatives when qualified leads visit their websites, enabling instant communication through chat, voice calls, and screen sharing. This approach allows enterprise sales and marketing teams at prominent B2B brands to optimize their sales pipeline by transforming their corporate websites into effective real-time selling tools. By integrating directly with Salesforce, Qualified provides a comprehensive view of website visitors, equipping businesses with the necessary tools to identify target buyers and initiate conversations promptly. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company was previously known as FATBEAR LABS Inc. before rebranding in January 2019.

Astound Digital

Venture Round in 2019
Astound Digital is a global e-commerce provider that specializes in delivering comprehensive digital commerce solutions to prominent brands and retailers. With a team of 400 skilled professionals, the company operates its own marketing and sales teams, ensuring direct collaboration with clients. Astound Digital's clientele includes renowned brands such as Adidas, Versace, and Crocs. The company offers e-commerce solutions across six enterprise-class platforms, including IBM WebSphere Commerce and Magento, enabling businesses to create flexible and high-traffic-capable online environments. Established in 1999, Astound Digital combines technology with customer engagement strategies and data analysis to optimize business performance and enhance customer experiences, ultimately driving revenue growth for its clients.

Salesforce.org

Acquisition in 2019
Salesforce Foundation provides cloud-based solutions based on the Salesforce platform for nonprofits and educational institutions. It offers donated and discounted technologies to connect their organizations and accelerate their impact. It also provides grants inspired by its employees, technologies, and communities. The company is driven to promoting a culture of caring and helping employees give back. As a social enterprise, the more missions its technology supports, the more it can invest back into the community, creating an endless circle of good. Salesforce.org was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Onfido

Series C in 2019
Onfido Limited is a provider of identity verification solutions that utilizes artificial intelligence to authenticate users' identities through the analysis of government-issued IDs and facial biometrics. Established in 2010 and headquartered in London, the company has expanded its presence globally with offices in several major cities, including San Francisco and New Delhi. Onfido's technology is designed to streamline the identity verification process across various sectors, including financial services, e-commerce, and transportation, helping clients onboard users while minimizing risk. The platform enables businesses to verify identities securely and efficiently, supporting applications in areas such as KYC, fraud detection, and user onboarding. With a client base of over 1,500 organizations, Onfido is positioned to transform how identity verification is approached, facilitating seamless access to services ranging from banking to travel.

Voicea

Convertible Note in 2019
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

Vlocity

Series C in 2019
Vlocity, Inc. develops industry-specific cloud and mobile software designed to facilitate digital transformation for businesses. The company offers a range of solutions, including Omniscript, which features drag-and-drop visual designers for data integration and script configuration. Its product suite includes omni-channel sales, customer order management, and service solutions tailored for the communications, media, technology, energy, utilities, insurance, healthcare, and government sectors. Vlocity's tools also encompass Industry Console for streamlined interactions, Dataraptor for data mapping and transformation, and process engines for product comparison and pricing. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Vlocity serves large enterprises seeking to enhance sales, service, and marketing agility while improving operational efficiency and digital adoption. The company has operated as a subsidiary of Salesforce since June 2020.

Odaseva

Series A in 2019
Odaseva is a unified cloud data protection, compliance, and operations platform for enterprises running Salesforce. The company delivers enterprise-class data governance, providing data protection (backup and recovery, archiving, governor limits monitoring), data compliance for regulation requirements such as GDPR and data operations (Salesforce DX data extensions). Odaseva was developed for Salesforce by Salesforce experts and is endorsed by Salesforce Ventures.

ThousandEyes

Series D in 2019
ThousandEyes empowers businesses to see, understand and improve connected experiences everywhere. The ThousandEyes cloud platform offers unmatched vantage points throughout the global Internet and provides immediate visibility into experience for every user and application over any network, so companies can deliver superior digital experiences, modernize their enterprise WAN, and successfully migrate to the cloud. ThousandEyes is central to the global operations of the world’s largest and fastest growing brands, including Comcast, eBay, HP, 100+ of the Global 2000, 60+ of the Fortune 500, 5 of the 6 top US banks, and 20 of the 25 top SaaS companies.

Griddable

Acquisition in 2019
Griddable Inc. designs and develops a SaaS platform griddable.io, which synchronizes data across platforms. It enables synchronized data integration across topology, cloud, or data platform. The company's product is available on Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, and VMware Cloud. It allows to create policies and topologies without writing any code. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Jose, California. As of February 4, 2019, Griddable Inc. operates as a subsidiary of salesforce.com, inc.

Scout RFP

Series C in 2019
Scout RFP Inc. is a cloud-based sourcing platform that automates the enterprise buying process for both buyers and suppliers. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform enables procurement teams to streamline their workflows, manage a centralized pipeline of projects, and enhance collaboration with stakeholders and suppliers. It focuses on tracking, analyzing, and managing requests for proposals and buying events across various sectors, including engineering, finance, and software development. By providing greater visibility and centralizing core processes, Scout RFP aims to drive profitability and improve business outcomes for its users. The company operates as a subsidiary of Workday and is supported by several investors, including Scale Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Contentful

Series D in 2018
Contentful GmbH is a Berlin-based company that provides a cloud-based content management platform designed for web and mobile applications. Established in 2011, it enables enterprises to create and manage digital experiences across multiple channels with enhanced speed and scalability compared to traditional content management systems. Contentful consolidates content into a central hub, allowing it to be structured for various digital platforms while integrating seamlessly with numerous tools via open APIs. Notable clients include Spotify, Urban Outfitters, and The British Museum, who utilize Contentful’s platform to enhance their digital content strategies. The company also offers the Optimizely application, which allows developers to incorporate content experimentation features into their projects. In addition to its headquarters in Berlin, Contentful has offices in San Francisco and Denver.

PropelPLM

Series B in 2018
PropelPLM is a provider of cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software designed to assist companies in their digital transformation efforts. The platform connects various stakeholders, systems, and processes involved in bringing products from concept to market. It serves as a centralized source of product information for the entire value chain, including sales and service teams, facilitating secure and transparent collaboration. This approach enables faster market delivery while enhancing customer satisfaction and meeting global compliance requirements. PropelPLM operates on the Salesforce platform, leveraging its modern cloud infrastructure to ensure a scalable and future-ready solution for businesses seeking to streamline their product development processes.

Quid

Series E in 2018
Quid, Inc. is a technology company that has developed a platform designed to search, analyze, and visualize collective intelligence to address strategic questions. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and London, Quid's platform specializes in analyzing text-based data using artificial intelligence and Natural Language Processing. It processes large datasets, including patents, news articles, and blog posts, to identify patterns and insights, facilitating informed decision-making for users in various sectors such as marketing, consulting, technology, healthcare, and financial services. The platform allows non-technical users to independently access valuable information and generate unique insights. In January 2020, Quid merged with NetBase Solutions, combining their strengths under the name Netbase Quid.

RevUp.

Series A in 2018
RevUp Software specializes in providing advanced predictive data analytics tailored for fundraising efforts within non-profits, academic institutions, and political organizations. The company's platform enhances the abilities of fundraisers by offering innovative methods to identify, target, and engage their networks. By integrating seamlessly with existing software, RevUp empowers organizations to leverage data analytics and social media effectively, enabling them to achieve and surpass their fundraising objectives.

Narvar

Series C in 2018
Narvar is a customer experience platform that focuses on enhancing post-purchase interactions for retailers, aiming to foster long-term customer loyalty. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company serves over 500 retailers, including prominent brands like Sephora, Patagonia, Home Depot, Gap, and Bose. Narvar's solutions streamline the post-purchase journey by offering features such as effortless order tracking, proactive communications, and easy returns. By leveraging machine learning to analyze billions of customer interactions, Narvar simplifies the shopping experience, helping retailers engage and retain customers effectively.

RaiseMe

Series B in 2018
RaiseMe is a financial aid information and networking platform aimed at improving access to higher education by providing scholarship opportunities. The platform allows students to earn "micro-Scholarships" throughout their high school years, based on individual achievements both in and outside the classroom. This approach addresses the limitations of traditional financial aid systems, which typically award assistance at the end of high school, often too late to influence students' college decisions. By enabling students to accumulate financial aid early, RaiseMe has facilitated the earning of over $2 billion in micro-scholarships from its university partners. This innovative model seeks to enhance educational pathways and support students in their academic pursuits.

Rootstock Software

Convertible Note in 2018
Rootstock Software is a developer of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software designed for manufacturers, distributors, and supply chains. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, the company provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes sales order management, purchase order management, production engineering, inventory control, and material requirements planning. These solutions help mid-market to large organizations enhance operational performance while effectively managing costs, thereby enabling them to operate more efficiently and achieve growth.
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