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 Impact Investing

Ellevest

Series B in 2022
Ellevest, Inc. is an investment management firm based in New York City, established in 2014, that focuses on providing tailored financial services specifically for women clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a top-down approach to manage diverse, client-focused portfolios across various global asset classes. Ellevest has developed a digital investment platform that incorporates a proprietary algorithm, taking into account factors such as women's salary peaks and financial goals to create customized investment plans. This approach aims to empower female investors by offering an engaging user experience and a thoughtful selection of investments, ensuring that their financial aspirations are prioritized and met effectively.

Measurabl

Series C in 2021
Measurabl, Inc. is a software company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations manage and report sustainability data. Founded in 2013 and based in San Diego, California, Measurabl enables clients to collect various types of non-financial data, including utility, waste, and travel information. The platform automates the creation of investment-grade sustainability reports and allows users to benchmark performance and identify opportunities for improvement across environmental, social, and governance programs. With its tools, Measurabl serves over 6 billion square feet of commercial property in 67 countries, facilitating more effective analysis and reporting of sustainability performance.

ReadyFor

Venture Round in 2021
ReadyFor Inc. is a Tokyo-based crowdfunding platform established in 2014. It specializes in facilitating funding for projects within the service sector, allowing investors to discover and support various initiatives. The platform enables clients to generate pre-sales and gather feedback from early adopters through short-term fundraising campaigns. This approach supports both charitable endeavors and startup initiatives, streamlining the process of soliciting and raising funds for diverse projects under a single platform.

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.

Xica

Series D in 2020
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.

Socialsuite

Seed Round in 2020
Socialsuite Pty Ltd is a Melbourne-based company that develops impact management software tailored for a variety of organizations, including government agencies, philanthropic foundations, corporate funders, not-for-profits, and community service organizations. Founded in 2014, Socialsuite offers a software as a service platform that facilitates the design of outcomes, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Its tools enable clients to effectively monitor and assess the impact of their social investments on the community and the environment. By providing automated data collection and management, along with customizable reporting features, Socialsuite helps organizations review their service delivery and communicate their impact to stakeholders, thereby supporting their efforts to secure additional funding. The company serves a diverse clientele across Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.

Enterprise for Youth

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

ReadyFor

Series A in 2019
ReadyFor Inc. is a Tokyo-based crowdfunding platform established in 2014. It specializes in facilitating funding for projects within the service sector, allowing investors to discover and support various initiatives. The platform enables clients to generate pre-sales and gather feedback from early adopters through short-term fundraising campaigns. This approach supports both charitable endeavors and startup initiatives, streamlining the process of soliciting and raising funds for diverse projects under a single platform.

Ellevest

Series A in 2019
Ellevest, Inc. is an investment management firm based in New York City, established in 2014, that focuses on providing tailored financial services specifically for women clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a top-down approach to manage diverse, client-focused portfolios across various global asset classes. Ellevest has developed a digital investment platform that incorporates a proprietary algorithm, taking into account factors such as women's salary peaks and financial goals to create customized investment plans. This approach aims to empower female investors by offering an engaging user experience and a thoughtful selection of investments, ensuring that their financial aspirations are prioritized and met effectively.

Socialsuite

Seed Round in 2019
Socialsuite Pty Ltd is a Melbourne-based company that develops impact management software tailored for a variety of organizations, including government agencies, philanthropic foundations, corporate funders, not-for-profits, and community service organizations. Founded in 2014, Socialsuite offers a software as a service platform that facilitates the design of outcomes, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Its tools enable clients to effectively monitor and assess the impact of their social investments on the community and the environment. By providing automated data collection and management, along with customizable reporting features, Socialsuite helps organizations review their service delivery and communicate their impact to stakeholders, thereby supporting their efforts to secure additional funding. The company serves a diverse clientele across Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.

Measurabl

Series B in 2019
Measurabl, Inc. is a software company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations manage and report sustainability data. Founded in 2013 and based in San Diego, California, Measurabl enables clients to collect various types of non-financial data, including utility, waste, and travel information. The platform automates the creation of investment-grade sustainability reports and allows users to benchmark performance and identify opportunities for improvement across environmental, social, and governance programs. With its tools, Measurabl serves over 6 billion square feet of commercial property in 67 countries, facilitating more effective analysis and reporting of sustainability performance.

Measurabl

Series A in 2018
Measurabl, Inc. is a software company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations manage and report sustainability data. Founded in 2013 and based in San Diego, California, Measurabl enables clients to collect various types of non-financial data, including utility, waste, and travel information. The platform automates the creation of investment-grade sustainability reports and allows users to benchmark performance and identify opportunities for improvement across environmental, social, and governance programs. With its tools, Measurabl serves over 6 billion square feet of commercial property in 67 countries, facilitating more effective analysis and reporting of sustainability performance.

Socialsuite

Grant in 2018
Socialsuite Pty Ltd is a Melbourne-based company that develops impact management software tailored for a variety of organizations, including government agencies, philanthropic foundations, corporate funders, not-for-profits, and community service organizations. Founded in 2014, Socialsuite offers a software as a service platform that facilitates the design of outcomes, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Its tools enable clients to effectively monitor and assess the impact of their social investments on the community and the environment. By providing automated data collection and management, along with customizable reporting features, Socialsuite helps organizations review their service delivery and communicate their impact to stakeholders, thereby supporting their efforts to secure additional funding. The company serves a diverse clientele across Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.

Angaza

Series B in 2017
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.

Ellevest

Series A in 2017
Ellevest, Inc. is an investment management firm based in New York City, established in 2014, that focuses on providing tailored financial services specifically for women clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a top-down approach to manage diverse, client-focused portfolios across various global asset classes. Ellevest has developed a digital investment platform that incorporates a proprietary algorithm, taking into account factors such as women's salary peaks and financial goals to create customized investment plans. This approach aims to empower female investors by offering an engaging user experience and a thoughtful selection of investments, ensuring that their financial aspirations are prioritized and met effectively.

Invoca

Series D in 2016
Invoca, Inc. is a company that specializes in AI-powered call tracking and analytics, offering a platform designed to enhance inbound phone marketing. The platform enables marketers to obtain campaign attribution and actionable insights from phone calls, allowing them to understand customer motivations, gather real-time intelligence about callers, and analyze conversation content. Invoca's suite of tools includes call and voice analytics, a real-time engagement engine for automating customer interactions, and an integration hub that connects call intelligence with marketing and sales applications. Its products are tailored for performance marketers and include features such as conversation intelligence and reporting. Invoca also provides solutions compatible with various platforms, including AdWords, Facebook, and Salesforce, catering to consumer and business-to-business marketers as well as agencies. Founded in 2007 and based in Santa Barbara, California, Invoca was previously known as RingRevenue and rebranded in 2013. The company also maintains offices in San Francisco and Denver.

MinHash

Acquisition in 2015
MinHash, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2014 and operating as a subsidiary of Salesforce. The company has developed a demand data platform that aggregates and organizes demand signals from various internal and external sources. Its flagship product, AILA, leverages artificial intelligence to identify emerging trends across thousands of media outlets. By analyzing diverse data formats, including text, images, hashtags, and URLs, AILA enables marketers and merchandisers to respond swiftly to trending topics. The platform effectively acts as a virtual assistant, automatically crafting campaigns with relevant themes, unique messaging, and targeted audiences, thereby enhancing marketing strategies and execution.

Alchemist Accelerator

Venture Round in 2015
Alchemist Accelerator is a San Francisco-based accelerator that specializes in nurturing seed-stage startups focused primarily on enterprise solutions. Founded in 2013, it runs six-month programs that accept 13 startups every four months, providing seed funding typically around $36,000. The accelerator emphasizes teams with distinctive technical co-founders and offers a structured pathway for startups to gain traction, secure additional funding, and benefit from mentorship and community support. Alchemist Accelerator is known for its strong backing from prominent corporate and venture capital firms, including Cisco and Khosla Ventures, and it aims to accelerate around 75 enterprise-focused ventures each year. Notable alumni include companies like LaunchDarkly and Rigetti Quantum Computing.

Xica

Series A in 2014
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.

Xica

Series A in 2014
Xica provides a specialized needs-based analysis application that utilizes the results of statistics and consulting. The company aims to send suggestions to all data and deliver happiness to all.

Invoca

Series C in 2014
Invoca, Inc. is a company that specializes in AI-powered call tracking and analytics, offering a platform designed to enhance inbound phone marketing. The platform enables marketers to obtain campaign attribution and actionable insights from phone calls, allowing them to understand customer motivations, gather real-time intelligence about callers, and analyze conversation content. Invoca's suite of tools includes call and voice analytics, a real-time engagement engine for automating customer interactions, and an integration hub that connects call intelligence with marketing and sales applications. Its products are tailored for performance marketers and include features such as conversation intelligence and reporting. Invoca also provides solutions compatible with various platforms, including AdWords, Facebook, and Salesforce, catering to consumer and business-to-business marketers as well as agencies. Founded in 2007 and based in Santa Barbara, California, Invoca was previously known as RingRevenue and rebranded in 2013. The company also maintains offices in San Francisco and Denver.

Alchemist Accelerator

Venture Round in 2013
Alchemist Accelerator is a San Francisco-based accelerator that specializes in nurturing seed-stage startups focused primarily on enterprise solutions. Founded in 2013, it runs six-month programs that accept 13 startups every four months, providing seed funding typically around $36,000. The accelerator emphasizes teams with distinctive technical co-founders and offers a structured pathway for startups to gain traction, secure additional funding, and benefit from mentorship and community support. Alchemist Accelerator is known for its strong backing from prominent corporate and venture capital firms, including Cisco and Khosla Ventures, and it aims to accelerate around 75 enterprise-focused ventures each year. Notable alumni include companies like LaunchDarkly and Rigetti Quantum Computing.

Heavybit

Seed Round in 2013
Heavybit is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2012 that focuses on investing in software companies, particularly those involved in developer tools, cloud-native infrastructure, and the open-source sector. The firm operates a venture fund and a structured nine-month accelerator program designed to assist seed and Series A companies in scaling their go-to-market strategies. Heavybit combines tailored strategic and operational planning with weekly mentorship from domain experts, providing differentiated capital to support founders in achieving significant growth and success.
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