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Salesforce

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518 people in our graph share verified history with the Salesforce team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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This is Salesforce's corporate sustainability page describing the company's environmental commitments, including net-zero and nature-positive goals, sustainable AI initiatives, carbon markets participation, and reforestation efforts. It also highlights how Salesforce's products, such as AI agents, help customers pursue their own environmental goals.

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Founders & leadership

PHParker Harris
Parker Harrisin𝕏Founder · Chief Technology OfficerCo-founder of Salesforce
AEAmy E. Weaver
Amy E. WeaverinCustomer Success Manager
BTBret Taylor
Bret TaylorExecutive
CRCindy Robbins
Cindy RobbinsExecutive
GHGeorge Hu
George HuExecutive
BN
Burke NortonExecutive
MMMaria Martinez
Maria MartinezinSuccess Guide
ADAlexandre Dayon
Alexandre DayonExecutive
JAJoe Allanson
Joe AllansonExecutive
KBKeith Block
Keith BlockExecutive

Board

JV
John V. RoosBoard director
CP
Colin PowellBoard director

Investors · 3

Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1Mvia Steve Anderson · inferred
Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10Mvia Gordon Ritter · led
Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$2.4B disclosed across 8 rounds · 2014–2019

▶$666.2MraisedOct 2019 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Susan WojcickiDirector
  • Keith BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • Marc BenioffExecutive Officer, Director
  • Joe AllansonExecutive Officer
  • Alexandre DayonExecutive Officer
  • Maynard WebbDirector
  • Parker HarrisExecutive Officer, Director
  • Mark HawkinsExecutive Officer
  • Srinivas TallapragadaExecutive Officer
  • Brent HyderExecutive Officer
  • Bret TaylorExecutive Officer
  • Amy E. WeaverExecutive Officer
  • Craig ConwayDirector
  • Alan HassenfeldDirector
  • Neelie KroesDirector
  • Colin PowellDirector
  • Sanford RobertsonDirector
  • John V. RoosDirector
  • Bernard TysonDirector
  • Robin WashingtonDirector
Offering amount
$666.2M
Amount sold
$666.2M
First sale
Oct 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$317.2MraisedAug 2018 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Sanford RobertsonDirector
  • Susan WojcickiDirector
  • Srinivas TallapragadaExecutive Officer
  • Craig ConwayDirector
  • Amy E. WeaverExecutive Officer
  • Alan HassenfeldDirector
  • Keith BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • John V. RoosDirector
  • Robin WashingtonDirector
  • Colin PowellDirector
  • Parker HarrisExecutive Officer, Director
  • Neelie KroesDirector
  • Bret TaylorExecutive Officer
  • Cindy RobbinsExecutive Officer
  • Mark HawkinsExecutive Officer
  • Maynard WebbDirector
  • Marc BenioffExecutive Officer, Director
  • Joe AllansonExecutive Officer
  • Bernard TysonDirector
  • Alexandre DayonExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$317.2M
Amount sold
$317.2M
First sale
Aug 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$11.3MraisedJan 2018 · 18 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Amy E. WeaverExecutive Officer
  • John V. RoosDirector
  • Colin PowellDirector
  • Bernard J. TysonDirector
  • Neelie KroesDirector
  • Parker HarrisExecutive Officer
  • Maynard WebbDirector
  • Bret TaylorExecutive Officer
  • Sanford R. RobertsonDirector
  • Robin L. WashingtonDirector
  • Cindy RobbinsExecutive Officer
  • Susan WojcickiDirector
  • Alexandre DayonExecutive Officer
  • Keith BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • Craig ConwayDirector
  • Mark J. HawkinsExecutive Officer
  • Joe AllansonExecutive Officer
  • Marc BenioffExecutive Officer, Director
  • Maria MartinezExecutive Officer
  • Alan HassenfeldDirector
Offering amount
$11.3M
Amount sold
$11.3M
First sale
Jan 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$348.2MraisedNov 2016 · 67 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(c)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • PARKER HARRISExecutive Officer
  • MARIA MARTINEZExecutive Officer
  • JOE ALLANSONExecutive Officer
  • KEITH BLOCKExecutive Officer, Director
  • MARK J. HAWKINSExecutive Officer
  • CINDY ROBBINSExecutive Officer
  • ROBIN L. WASHINGTONDirector
  • LAWRENCE TOMLINSONDirector
  • CRAIG CONWAYDirector
  • MAYNARD WEBBDirector
  • JOHN V. ROOSDirector
  • MARC BENIOFFExecutive Officer, Director
  • ALEXANDRE DAYONExecutive Officer
  • AMY WEAVERExecutive Officer
  • SANFORD R. ROBERTSONDirector
  • BURKE NORTONExecutive Officer
  • SUSAN WOJCICKIDirector
  • COLIN POWELLDirector
  • ALAN HASSENFELDDirector
  • NEELIE KROESDirector
Offering amount
$348.2M
Amount sold
$348.2M
First sale
Nov 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06c
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$26.3MraisedSep 2016 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(c)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • MARIA MARTINEZExecutive Officer
  • JOHN V. ROOSDirector
  • LAWRENCE TOMLINSONDirector
  • CINDY ROBBINSExecutive Officer
  • JOE ALLANSONExecutive Officer
  • MAYNARD WEBBDirector
  • KEITH BLOCKExecutive Officer, Director
  • ROBIN L. WASHINGTONDirector
  • MARK J. HAWKINSExecutive Officer
  • SANFORD R. ROBERTSONDirector
  • BURKE NORTONExecutive Officer
  • NEELIE KROESDirector
  • SUSAN WOJCICKIDirector
  • CRAIG CONWAYDirector
  • MARC BENIOFFExecutive Officer, Director
  • ALEXANDRE DAYONExecutive Officer
  • ALAN HASSENFELDDirector
  • PARKER HARRISExecutive Officer
  • AMY WEAVERExecutive Officer
  • COLIN POWELLDirector
Offering amount
$26.3M
Amount sold
$26.3M
First sale
Sep 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06c
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$582MraisedSep 2016 · 34 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(c)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • ALEXANDRE DAYONExecutive Officer
  • LAWRENCE TOMLINSONDirector
  • JOE ALLANSONExecutive Officer
  • ALAN HASSENFELDDirector
  • NEELIE KROESDirector
  • BURKE NORTONExecutive Officer
  • MARC BENIOFFExecutive Officer, Director
  • JOHN V. ROOSDirector
  • PARKER HARRISExecutive Officer
  • MAYNARD WEBBDirector
  • MARIA MARTINEZExecutive Officer
  • AMY WEAVERExecutive Officer
  • ROBIN L. WASHINGTONDirector
  • SANFORD R. ROBERTSONDirector
  • CINDY ROBBINSExecutive Officer
  • MARK J. HAWKINSExecutive Officer
  • KEITH BLOCKExecutive Officer, Director
  • COLIN POWELLDirector
  • CRAIG CONWAYDirector
  • SUSAN WOJCICKIDirector
Offering amount
$582M
Amount sold
$582M
First sale
Aug 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06c
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$93.3MraisedSep 2016 · 41 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • John V. RoosDirector
  • Maynard WebbDirector
  • Parker HarrisExecutive Officer
  • Colin PowellDirector
  • Alexandre DayonExecutive Officer
  • Robin L. WashingtonDirector
  • Lawrence TomlinsonDirector
  • Burke NortonExecutive Officer
  • Maria MartinezExecutive Officer
  • Marc BenioffExecutive Officer, Director
  • Neelie KroesDirector
  • Amy E. WeaverExecutive Officer
  • Susan WojcickiDirector
  • Alan HassenfeldDirector
  • Mark J. HawkinsExecutive Officer
  • Joe AllansonExecutive Officer
  • Cindy RobbinsExecutive Officer
  • Craig ConwayDirector
  • Keith BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • Sanford R. RobertsonDirector
Offering amount
$93.3M
Amount sold
$93.3M
First sale
Sep 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$392.1MraisedAug 2014 · 98 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • George HuExecutive Officer
  • Lawrence TomlinsonDirector
  • Colin PowellDirector
  • Craig RamseyDirector
  • Sanford R. RobertsonDirector
  • Burke NortonExecutive Officer
  • Maria MartinezExecutive Officer
  • Alexandre DayonExecutive Officer
  • Joe AllansonExecutive Officer
  • John V. RoosDirector
  • Parker HarrisExecutive Officer
  • Keith BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • Robin WashingtonDirector
  • Mark J. HawkinsExecutive Officer
  • Craig ConwayDirector
  • Alan HassenfeldDirector
  • Maynard WebbDirector
  • Marc BenioffExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$392.1M
Amount sold
$392.1M
First sale
Aug 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

The Salesforce mafia →

175 people who came through Salesforce went on to found or lead other companies.

Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContentfulFounded Contentful +6Andre Esteva, PhDHead of Medical AIFounded Cresta +2Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1John DillonCEOFounded Hyperion Solutions +1Tal BrownProduct ManagerFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1Richard SocherChief Scientist, EVPFounded Aixventures +1Dave KelloggSVP/GM of Service CloudFounded Marklogic +1Paul HsiaoInvestorFounded PipeDreams +1Howie LiuProductsFounded Etacts +1Mehul NariyawalaMarketing ManagerFounded Matic Robots +1Evan BeardSenior Member of Technical Staff, Software EngineeringFounded Standard Bots +1Matthew RastovacDirector, Product - AgentforceFounded Atmos +1

+ 163 more

Acquisitions · 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
DimDim

Web conferencing company; acquired by Salesforce.com.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Salesforce do?
This is Salesforce's corporate sustainability page describing the company's environmental commitments, including net-zero and nature-positive goals, sustainable AI initiatives, carbon markets participation, and reforestation efforts. It also highlights how Salesforce's products, such as AI agents, help customers pursue their own environmental goals.
Who founded Salesforce?
Salesforce was founded by Parker Harris.
Who are Salesforce's investors?
Salesforce's investors include Baseline Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners.
How much funding has Salesforce raised?
Salesforce has disclosed $2.4B raised across 8 rounds.
Where is Salesforce headquartered?
Salesforce is headquartered in San Francisco, US.