Fundraising Fox

Marc Benioff

Co-founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce

San Francisco, CA

Writes $10K – $500K checks Β· typically $100K

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.

Experience

  1. SalesforceChair & CEOcurrent1999 β€” present
  2. Oracle CorporationSenior Vice President1986 β€” 1999
  3. Apple ComputerIntern, Macintosh 68000 Development System1984

Education

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaB.S.B.A., Entrepreneurship1982 β€” 1986

Books by Marc Benioff

Behind the Cloud cover
Behind the Cloud
Jossey-Bass, 2009
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Network10

Bill GatesScout
Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
Dylan FieldScout
Co-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma
Andrew MillerScout
Investor at Generate Capital
Anne WojcickiScout
Investor at 23andMe
Anthony GoldbloomScout
Investment Partner at AIX Ventures
Cody NystromScout
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Dan LevitanScout
Co-Founder and General Partner at Maveron
Dan MoskowitzScout
Investor at Third Point Ventures
Deepak KamraScout
General Partner at Canaan Partners
Eli CasdinScout
Chief Investment Officer and Founder at Casdin Capital

Investors connected to Marc in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

What check size does Marc Benioff write?
Marc Benioff typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.

Paths to reach Marc

People who overlapped with Marc at the same organization β€” a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.

Together at SalesforceMarc: Chair & CEO

Mark Suster2007Managing Partner at Upfront VenturesUC San Diego Β· University of ChicagoParker Harris1999–2026Co-founder of SalesforceMiddlebury CollegeViviana Faga2004–2010General Partner at Felicis VenturesSanta Clara UniversityJob Simon2016–2017Venture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalNational Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Β· University of Rhode IslandWesley Barrow2010–2012Partner at Correlation VenturesAlex Bard2011–2014Managing Director at Redpoint VenturesStony Brook University

Together at Apple ComputerMarc: Intern, Macintosh 68000 Development System

Steve Wozniak1984Co-founder of AppleUniversity of California, Berkeley Β· University of Colorado Boulder

Together at Oracle CorporationMarc: Senior Vice President

Mark Siegel1990–1994Partner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesMassachusetts Institute of Technology Β· Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMark Nelson1997–1999Venture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignGeorge Roberts1990–1999Investor at OpenView Venture PartnersUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonAriel Tseitlin1999Partner at Scale Venture PartnersThe Wharton School Β· University of California, BerkeleyJamie Watson1996–1999GTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersSan JosΓ© State UniversityKaren White1993–1999Investment Team at 8VC

Founder mafias

University of Southern California mafia136

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Gabriel PereyraBachelor's degreeFounded HarveyKent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Matt MichelsonPh.D.Founded Evid Science +1Jinal JhaveriMaster of ScienceFounded SchoolMint +1Danny WenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Crowdmade +1Kyle MichelsonPolitical ScienceFounded Getlabs +1

+ 129 more

Same school

Also attended University of Southern California476

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

+ 470 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Salesforce243

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesParker HarrisCo-founder of SalesforceViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

+ 237 more

Also worked at Oracle Corporation373

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupMark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 367 more

Also worked at Apple Computer462

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of Apple

+ 456 more