Salesforce Ventures
About Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures provides venture capital funding and growth support for enterprise software companies. The firm invests globally across a range of sectors including cloud infrastructure, security, AI, data and infrastructure platforms, and industry-specific applications. It supports companies from seed stage through growth rounds, offering financial backing along with connections to enterprise customers and integration opportunities within a wider cloud ecosystem. Salesforce Ventures also aims to help its portfolio firms through strategic introductions, feedback, and access to network resources to support development and market entry. Per Crunchbase, Salesforce Ventures has made 981 investments, 196 as lead investor across 656 portfolio companies, with 231 exits including 30 IPOs.
Salesforce Ventures is a corporate investor headquartered in San Francisco, US. Its AI deals are recorded on the Lounge deals desk, where the firm is listed as leading several rounds and acquisitions.
Deals on the Lounge deals desk show the firm backing AI companies at several stages. Mistral AI received a $640M Series B in 2024-06 and a $3.58B Series D in 2026-09. Emerald AI raised a $25M seed in 2026-02 and a $150M Series A in 2026-08. Legora closed a $550M Series E in 2026-10. The desk also lists acquisition deals led by the firm, including Fin (formerly Intercom) at $3.6B in 2026-06 and Listen Labs at $2B in 2026-10.
The firm's focus tags are Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+. Rounds on the deals desk range from a $10M seed for Kotoba Technologies in 2026-06 to growth rounds such as Upwind Security's $300M in 2026-09 and acquisitions.
- Mistral AI: Series D of $3.58B (2026-09) and Series B of $640M (2024-06)
- Legora: Series E of $550M (2026-10)
- Fin (formerly Intercom): acquisition of $3.6B (2026-06), led by the firm
- Listen Labs: acquisition of $2B (2026-10), led by the firm
- Braze: customer engagement software, acquisition of $5.66B (2026-10), led by the firm
- Informatica: data management software, acquisition of $8B (2025-05), led by the firm
- Upwind Security: cloud security, growth round of $300M (2026-09)
- 8090 Solutions: Series A of $135M (2026-07), led by the firm
- Code Metal: Series B of $125M (2026-02), led by the firm
- Fundamental: Series A of $255M (2026-02)
- Emerald AI: Series A of $150M (2026-08)
- Arena: Series B of $200M (2026-10)
Investing activity
Salesforce Ventures has made 981 investments according to Crunchbase across 656 portfolio companies, and has led 196 rounds and seen 231 exits, 30 of them by IPO.
Salesforce Ventures appears in 17 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $25.6B, and led 7 of them. The rounds are mostly Series B, Series A and Seed, with a median round size of $255M and the largest at $3.58B. The most recent are Upwind Security (Series C, $400M, Oct 2026), Legora (Series E, $550M, Oct 2026) and Braze (Acquisition, $5.66B, Oct 2026).
Salesforce Ventures most often invests alongside Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia and Cyberstarts, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, AI cloud security and Legal AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Salesforce Ventures
Does Salesforce Ventures invest in AI startups?
Yes. The Lounge deals desk lists AI rounds for companies such as Mistral AI, Legora and Emerald AI, with the most recent entries dated October 2026.
What stages does Salesforce Ventures invest in?
The firm's focus tags are Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+. Deals on the desk range from a $10M seed to a $3.58B Series D.
Which AI companies are in the Salesforce Ventures portfolio?
Examples on the Lounge deals desk include Mistral AI, Legora, Upwind Security, Code Metal and Fundamental. The list covers rounds and acquisitions.
Where is Salesforce Ventures based?
The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, US. It operates as the corporate venture investor of Salesforce.
Where can founders find Salesforce Ventures on LinkedIn?
Its company page is at linkedin.com/company/salesforce-ventures. The firm's website is salesforceventures.com.
What AI companies has Salesforce Ventures invested in?
Salesforce Ventures's AI investments include Upwind Security, Legora, Arena, Mistral AI, Emerald AI, 8090 Solutions, Kotoba Technologies and Code Metal. The 17 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Salesforce Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Salesforce Ventures has invested at Series B, Series A, Seed and Series C, with a median round of $255M. Salesforce Ventures led 7 of those rounds.
Who does Salesforce Ventures co-invest with?
Salesforce Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Bessemer Venture Partners (3 deals), Andreessen Horowitz (3 deals), Nvidia (3 deals), Cyberstarts (2 deals) and Craft Ventures (2 deals).
How can founders reach Salesforce Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Salesforce Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Salesforce Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.