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Marc Benioff
InvestorFounderCo-founder, Chair and CEO at Salesforce
San Francisco, CA
Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $100K
FoundedSalesforce
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About
Marc Benioff founded Salesforce in 1999 with the No Software slogan, effectively inventing the enterprise SaaS category and the subscription model that replaced perpetual licensing across the industry. He spent thirteen years at Oracle beforehand under Larry Ellison, who was an early Salesforce investor. He pioneered the 1-1-1 philanthropic model and bought Time magazine in 2018.
Co-founder, Chair and CEO at Salesforce
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Co-founders at Salesforce
Experience
- SalesforceChair & CEOcurrent1999 — present
- Oracle CorporationSenior Vice President1986 — 1999
- Apple ComputerIntern, Macintosh 68000 Development System1984
Investments
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Books by Marc Benioff
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Marc BenioffMarc Benioff | All-In Summit 2024
All-In Podcast
Marc Benioff on Agentforce & the Future of AI Agents in Slack | Matt Berman Podcast
Salesforce
One on One with Marc Benioff
Matthew Berman
Marc Benioff Predicts Half of Conversations Will be With AI Agents Next Year
The Logan Bartlett Show
AI, M&A, and the Future of SaaS: Lessons from Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO, Co-Founder and Chair
SaaStr AI
A Conversation with Marc Benioff
Worth Media
Network14
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marc Benioff?
- Marc Benioff founded Salesforce in 1999 with the No Software slogan, effectively inventing the enterprise SaaS category and the subscription model that replaced perpetual licensing across the industry. He spent thirteen years at Oracle beforehand under Larry Ellison, who was an early Salesforce investor. He pioneered the 1-1-1 philanthropic model and bought Time magazine in 2018.
- Where does Marc Benioff work?
- Marc Benioff is Co-founder, Chair and CEO of Salesforce.
- What check size does Marc Benioff write?
- Marc Benioff typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
- What companies did Marc Benioff found?
- Marc Benioff founded Salesforce.
- What companies has Marc Benioff invested in?
- Investments tracked here include ArchForm, Armory, Athelas, AtoB, Cairns Health, Clara Labs, Deel, Mixpanel, North, OrderAhead, Scuba, Sift.
- Where did Marc Benioff go to school?
- Marc Benioff studied at University of Southern California (B.S.B.A., Entrepreneurship).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Marc Benioff?
- Tracked appearances include "Marc Benioff | All-In Summit 2024", "Marc Benioff on Agentforce & the Future of AI Agents in Slack | Matt Berman Podcast", "One on One with Marc Benioff", and 3 more.
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University of Southern California mafia440
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Oracle mafia378
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Shared employers
Also worked at Salesforce479
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Also worked at Oracle Corporation855
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Also worked at Apple Computer831
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