Salesforce

Salesforce is a leading cloud-based software company that specializes in customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. It offers a suite of applications designed to help businesses manage their sales, customer service, marketing, e-commerce, and analytics. The company's flagship Customer 360 platform integrates customer data from various systems and devices, providing a unified view that enhances decision-making and operational efficiency. Salesforce's offerings include Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing, and Commerce Cloud for e-commerce solutions, among others. Additionally, Salesforce Ventures, the company's investment arm, supports emerging enterprise software companies, providing them with funding, resources, and access to a vast network in the cloud ecosystem. Through its innovative solutions and strategic investments, Salesforce enables organizations to connect with their customers more effectively and drive business growth.

Ken Asada

Partner, Head of Japan

Craig Butters

Director, Customer Success

Robert DeSisto

SVP, GM B2B and B2C Commerce

Christopher Dean

GM and Vice President, Media Cloud, Salesforce Industries

Suzanne DiBianca

EVP Corporate Relations and Chief Impact Officer

Paul Drews

Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures

Claudine Emeott

Senior Director, Impact Investing

Dan Farber

SVP Strategic Communications

Takuya Hosomura

Principal

Achyut Jajoo

SVP and GM, Manufacturing and Automotive

Kenneth I. Juster

EVP, Law, Policy and Corporate Strategy

Nowi Kallen

Managing Director

Alex Kayyal

SVP and Managing Partner

David Kellenberger

Principal

Rohit Mahna

SVP and General Manager

Sherrick Murdoff

Vice President, Partner Investments and M&A

Fatima Paruk MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer

Bill Patterson

EVP and GM, CRM Applications

Katie Schwartz

Principal, Salesforce Ventures

John Somorjai

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

Jim Steele

President, Global Strategic Customers

Past deals in Open Source

Chainguard

Series D in 2025
Chainguard specializes in supply chain security by providing hardened, minimal container images that are continuously rebuilt from source in secure environments. These images are designed to eliminate known vulnerabilities and ensure end-to-end integrity, featuring built-in cryptographic signatures, Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) provenance. In addition to its container images, Chainguard offers a catalog of guarded Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries, which are also built securely from source in SLSA-certified infrastructure. The company emphasizes its commitment to the open source community by contributing to and maintaining several widely used open source projects. By applying zero-trust principles and utilizing compliant-build systems, Chainguard enables businesses to effectively manage their supply chain security risks throughout the software lifecycle.

Hugging Face

Venture Round in 2024
Hugging Face, Inc. is an open-source platform provider specializing in machine learning technologies, founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York City. The company focuses on democratizing machine learning by facilitating collaboration on models, datasets, and applications within a community-driven environment. Hugging Face offers tools and services that allow users to create, discover, and collaborate on machine learning projects. In addition to its community platform, the company provides paid computing and enterprise solutions aimed at accelerating development processes. Through its commitment to open-source practices, Hugging Face supports users in advancing the field of machine learning.

Together AI

Series A in 2024
Together AI is a cloud-based platform designed for constructing open-source generative AI and infrastructure for developing AI models. The company contributes cutting-edge open-source research, models, and datasets to push the boundaries of AI forward. Through its decentralized cloud services, developers and researchers at organizations of various scales are empowered to train, refine, and deploy generative AI models.

Mistral AI_

Convertible Note in 2023
Mistral AI is a company focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence solutions, particularly in the realm of open-source models. It specializes in creating customizable and compute-efficient large language models that facilitate a range of applications, including natural language processing and complex problem-solving. Mistral AI aims to foster safe artificial general intelligence that benefits all users, allowing businesses and organizations to harness AI technology without the burden of building and maintaining their own models. Through a community-driven development approach, Mistral AI seeks to enhance efficiency, innovation, and decision-making for its clients.

Mistral AI_

Series A in 2023
Mistral AI is a company focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence solutions, particularly in the realm of open-source models. It specializes in creating customizable and compute-efficient large language models that facilitate a range of applications, including natural language processing and complex problem-solving. Mistral AI aims to foster safe artificial general intelligence that benefits all users, allowing businesses and organizations to harness AI technology without the burden of building and maintaining their own models. Through a community-driven development approach, Mistral AI seeks to enhance efficiency, innovation, and decision-making for its clients.

Hugging Face

Series D in 2023
Hugging Face, Inc. is an open-source platform provider specializing in machine learning technologies, founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York City. The company focuses on democratizing machine learning by facilitating collaboration on models, datasets, and applications within a community-driven environment. Hugging Face offers tools and services that allow users to create, discover, and collaborate on machine learning projects. In addition to its community platform, the company provides paid computing and enterprise solutions aimed at accelerating development processes. Through its commitment to open-source practices, Hugging Face supports users in advancing the field of machine learning.

NetBox Labs

Series A in 2023
NetBox Labs makes the management of complex networks easier for operators by delivering open and composable products. The company's product NetBox Cloud offers an enterprise-grade, SaaS version of open-source NetBox.

Aiven

Series D in 2022
Aiven is a technology company that specializes in managing open-source data infrastructure in the cloud. Headquartered in Helsinki, with additional offices in Berlin, Sydney, Toronto, and Boston, Aiven offers a range of managed open-source data technologies, including PostgreSQL, Kafka, and M3, across all major cloud platforms. The company provides solutions that facilitate the hosting and management of databases and messaging systems, allowing organizations of all sizes to address complex database challenges. By simplifying data infrastructure management, Aiven enables its customers to focus on developing their applications and driving business results through the effective use of open-source technology.

dbt Labs

Series D in 2022
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool aimed at empowering data analysts to create and share organizational knowledge. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company provides a platform that enables users with SQL expertise to develop data transformation workflows efficiently. Its transformation workflow tool supports collaborative deployment of analytics code, adhering to software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and thorough documentation. By facilitating data modeling, Dbt Labs helps teams streamline their analytics processes and enhance their data-driven decision-making capabilities.

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 automates the creation of data pipelines using both pre-built and custom connectors, allowing businesses to efficiently gather analytics from all users, including those employing ad-blocking tools. With a focus on simplifying data integration, Airbyte empowers organizations to streamline their data processes and enhance their analytical capabilities.

Salto

Series B in 2021
Salto is the leading solution for business application configuration. By adapting and applying software development concepts and best practices to the business operations world, Salto provides an Open Source and an Enterprise SaaS product that re-imagines multi-application configuration in the modern company. Salto's solution automatically extracts the configurations of different business applications - including Salesforce, NetSuite and HubSpot - and translates them to a new declarative representation called NaCl (“Not Another Configuration Language”). Using NaCl with Git, all applications’ configurations can be collaboratively edited and deployed back to the live business applications, or to a staging environment for testing. With Salto, configuration changes to multiple business applications can be easily tested, tracked or even rolled back if needed. Salto was founded in 2019 by veteran Israeli entrepreneurs Rami Tamir, Benny Schnaider and Gil Hoffer and is their latest startup, after successes with previous companies - Pentacom (acquired by Cisco), Qumranet (acquired by Red Hat) and Ravello Systems (acquired by Oracle). It is backed by leading investors such as Bessmer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures and has offices in Tel Aviv and San Francisco.

Aiven

Series C in 2021
Aiven is a technology company that specializes in managing open-source data infrastructure in the cloud. Headquartered in Helsinki, with additional offices in Berlin, Sydney, Toronto, and Boston, Aiven offers a range of managed open-source data technologies, including PostgreSQL, Kafka, and M3, across all major cloud platforms. The company provides solutions that facilitate the hosting and management of databases and messaging systems, allowing organizations of all sizes to address complex database challenges. By simplifying data infrastructure management, Aiven enables its customers to focus on developing their applications and driving business results through the effective use of open-source technology.

Salto

Series A in 2020
Salto is the leading solution for business application configuration. By adapting and applying software development concepts and best practices to the business operations world, Salto provides an Open Source and an Enterprise SaaS product that re-imagines multi-application configuration in the modern company. Salto's solution automatically extracts the configurations of different business applications - including Salesforce, NetSuite and HubSpot - and translates them to a new declarative representation called NaCl (“Not Another Configuration Language”). Using NaCl with Git, all applications’ configurations can be collaboratively edited and deployed back to the live business applications, or to a staging environment for testing. With Salto, configuration changes to multiple business applications can be easily tested, tracked or even rolled back if needed. Salto was founded in 2019 by veteran Israeli entrepreneurs Rami Tamir, Benny Schnaider and Gil Hoffer and is their latest startup, after successes with previous companies - Pentacom (acquired by Cisco), Qumranet (acquired by Red Hat) and Ravello Systems (acquired by Oracle). It is backed by leading investors such as Bessmer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures and has offices in Tel Aviv and San Francisco.

Automattic

Series D in 2019
Automattic Inc. is a technology company founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in developing web-based solutions that enhance online presence and functionality. The company is best known for its flagship product, WordPress.com, which allows users to create and manage websites easily. In addition to WordPress.com, Automattic offers a variety of products including WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security, and other tools designed to support web hosting, security, and enterprise infrastructure. By focusing on open-source content management systems, Automattic aims to democratize publishing and commerce, enabling users to share their stories and content across various platforms, regardless of their background or location. The company serves both non-profit and open-source projects in the United States and internationally.

Griddable

Acquisition in 2019
Griddable Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Jose, California, develops a SaaS platform known as griddable.io, which facilitates synchronized data integration across various environments, including cloud and data platforms. The platform is designed to allow users to create policies and topologies without the need for coding, making it accessible for organizations looking to streamline their data management processes. Griddable's technology leverages foundational elements from the Databus open-source project, which was initially developed at LinkedIn. The company has secured funding from notable investors such as August Capital and Artiman Ventures. As of early 2019, Griddable operates as a subsidiary of Salesforce. The vision behind griddable.io was conceived by Rajeev Bharadhwaj, who assembled a skilled team, including key figures from the Databus project, to bring this innovative product to market.

Splice Machine

Series B in 2017
Splice Machine, Inc. is a data platform company based in San Francisco, California, that develops a hybrid relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to seamlessly integrate streaming, analytics, and transactions. This platform leverages Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark to execute both operational and analytical workloads, allowing for real-time updates and the development of scalable applications without the need for application rewrites. Splice Machine's RDBMS is particularly beneficial for industries requiring digital marketing, ETL acceleration, operational data lakes, and Internet of Things applications. Additionally, the company offers Livewire, an open-source operational AI platform aimed at enhancing industrial IoT use cases by providing alerts to plant operators regarding outages or performance issues. Founded in 2012, Splice Machine aims to disrupt the traditional database market by enabling clients to reduce latency, costs, and complexity associated with legacy systems.

Appiphony

Venture Round in 2017
Appiphony, LLC, based in Chicago, specializes in designing and developing Salesforce ISV applications. Founded in 2006, the company focuses on building custom applications for technology companies looking to enhance their presence on the Salesforce platform. Appiphony is recognized for its deep expertise in Salesforce, which encompasses both technical skills and insights into the challenges that independent software vendors (ISVs) face when launching and supporting their applications. The company provides various tools and mentorship to the development community, including Strike, an open-source set of components for accelerating Salesforce Lightning development, and ISV Quick Start, a workshop aimed at teaching the fundamentals of building ISV applications. Appiphony's clientele includes well-known companies such as Salesforce, Slack, and DocuSign, reflecting its established reputation in the industry.

PredictionIO

Acquisition in 2016
PredictionIO is an open-source machine learning server designed for software developers and data engineers to create predictive features, including personalization, recommendations, and content discovery. The platform simplifies the integration of these features into web and mobile applications through a straightforward set of APIs. This allows developers to implement functionalities similar to product recommendations seen on platforms like Amazon or news recommendations akin to those on Flipboard with minimal coding effort. By providing these capabilities, PredictionIO enables the development of more intelligent applications that enhance user experience through tailored content.

Sauce Labs

Series B in 2012
Sauce Labs Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based testing solutions for mobile and web applications, headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a data center in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 2008, the company offers a comprehensive testing platform that includes automated browser testing, mobile testing, and various testing services for different programming environments. Its flagship product, the Sauce Continuous Testing Cloud, has facilitated over 3 billion tests, enabling businesses to ensure their applications perform optimally across various browsers, operating systems, and devices. By delivering insights into the user experience, Sauce Labs helps organizations enhance software quality, protect their brand reputation, and speed up product delivery. Co-founded by the original creator of Selenium, Sauce Labs maintains strong ties to the open-source community, providing a unique blend of expertise and customer support in the automated testing space.

Flotype

Seed Round in 2012
Flotype Inc. is a venture-backed company building a suite of enterprise technology for real-time messaging. Flotype takes a unique approach by building developer-friendly technologies focused on ease-of-use and simplicity, while still exceeding enterprise-grade performance expectations. Flotype licenses enterprise-grade middleware, Bridge, to customers ranging from social web and software enterprises to financial and fleet management groups. Other offerings include NowJS, a free, open-source framework, for developers seeking real-time interactivity on Node.js and JavaScript browsers. NowCluster is available for companies seeking scalability and reliability for NowJS applications. Established in 2010 and based in Berkeley, California, Flotype is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, InterWest Partners, and Salesforce.com.

Dimdim

Acquisition in 2011
Dimdim provides a browser-based web conferencing service that enables users to host and attend meetings without the need for software downloads. Built on an open source platform, it allows users to download the code for installation on their own servers. The service facilitates various forms of interaction, including desktop sharing, slide presentations, audio communication, and video broadcasting, as well as chat functionality. Dimdim's offerings include Dimdim Pro and Dimdim Enterprise, which support content sharing and management, web collaboration, and real-time communication among participants.
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