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Salesforce Ventures — 2015 Investments

10 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Twiliotwilio.comin𝕏NYSE: TWLOJul 2015

Twilio provides a cloud-based communications platform that enables businesses to integrate voice, messaging, and video into applications using APIs.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jeff Lawson(Founder)inEvan Cooke(Founder)John Wolthuis(Founder)inLee Kirkpatrick(Chief Financial Officer)inRoy Ng(Executive Officer)inKaryn Smith(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors500 GlobalBessemer Venture PartnersCraft VenturesDraper AssociatesFounders Circle CapitalFounders Fund+21 more

Donate Nowclassy.org𝕏Jun 2015acquired by GoFundMe

Classy, acquired by GoFundMe, provides fundraising software for nonprofits that combines donation management tools with the GoFundMe platform to help organizations reach donors and increase charitable giving.

FintechSaaSSan Diego, US

Patrick Walsh(Director, Promoter)Scot Chisholm(Founder)Joe Callahan(Founder)inPat Walsh(Founder)

BoardHoward Deshong(Director)Adam Garone(Director)

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalHinge CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersRethink ImpactThirty Five Ventures (35V)Western Technology Investment+2 more

MapAnythingmapanything.comDec 2015 · $7.3M

Salesforce Maps (formerly MapAnything) offers location intelligence solutions leveraging mapping and optimization to boost sales and service productivity.

Co-investorsGPO FundGray VenturesGreycroftLighter CapitalNelstone VenturesClick Ventures+1 more

Mulesoftmulesoft.comMay 2015Acquired

MuleSoft is a San Francisco enterprise software company providing integration, API management and automation via its Anypoint Platform.

San Francisco, US

Ross Mason(Founder)inGregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Robert Horton(Executive Officer)Michael DiFilippo(Executive Officer)Brent Haywardin

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesCanvas VenturesCategory VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture Partners+13 more

Optimizelyoptimizely.cominSeries C · Sep 2015Acquired

Optimizely develops an AI-powered marketing operating system used by over 10,000 businesses to manage campaigns and conduct experiments.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Pete Koomen(Founder)inDan Siroker(CEO)inAlexander Atzberger(Chief Executive Officer of combined Optimizely)inShafqat IslaminAndrew Davies(Founder)Edward Barrow(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAshton KutcherBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesBridge Bank+28 more

PersistIQpersistiq.cominJul 2015 · $1.7MAcquired

PersistIQ is a sales engagement platform that helps small teams find prospects, automate personalized outreach via email and calls, and track campaign performance.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Pouyan Salehi(CEO)inCyrus Karbassiyoon(CTO)inDaniel Ahmadizadeh(CEO)Luciano Arango(CTO)inKrystal Smith(Head of Talent)

Co-investorsFundersClubPoint NineY Combinator10x GroupDisrupt.comFlorence Venture Capital+1 more

Quipquip.comin𝕏Oct 2015Acquired

Quip is Salesforce's productivity platform that combines documents, spreadsheets, and chat in one place inside Salesforce, letting teams collaborate on sales documents with live Salesforce data and real-time messaging.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Bret Taylor(Founder)Kevin Gibbs(Founder)Bill May(Founder)Simon Enever(Founder)

BoardJohn Lilly(Board Member / Venture Partner, Greylock Partners (led Quip investment))in

Co-investorsBenchmarkBlue Scorpion InvestmentsFelicis VenturesGreylock PartnersMarc BenioffRanch Ventures+4 more

Viridis Learningviridislearning.comNov 2015

Viridis Learning is a New York-based SaaS platform using data analytics to match middle-skill students with employers.

New York, US

Felix Ortiz III(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChong Sup Park(Director)William Bennett(Director)Mark Ferrell(Director)Carlos Gutierrez(Director)

Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalComcast VenturesThayer Ventures

株式会社ヤプリyappli.co.jpSep 2015

Yappli is a Japanese company describing itself as a "digital experience company" that uses technology to make digital tools easier to use and improve everyday life.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Yasubumi Ihara(Founder)inMasafumi Sano(Founder)Masumi Kuroda(Founder)

Co-investorsGlobisGlobis Capital PartnersZ Venture CapitalItochu Technology Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.