What check size does Marc Benioff write?

Marc Benioff typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.

Where did Marc Benioff go to school?

Marc Benioff studied at University of Southern California (B.S.B.A., Entrepreneurship).

Marc Benioff

Co-founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce

San Francisco, CA

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

Find your path to Marc

501 people in our graph share verified history with Marc — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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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.

Experience

SalesforceChair & CEOcurrent1999 — present
Oracle CorporationSenior Vice President1986 — 1999
Apple ComputerIntern, Macintosh 68000 Development System1984

Books by Marc Benioff

Behind the Cloud

Jossey-Bass, 2009

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Marc Benioff

Marc 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

Network11

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

Christian ReberScout

Berlin product founder behind Wunderlist, Pitch and Superlist; founding partner of Interface Capital.

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 — a warm-intro map.

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