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Revenue
$41.5B
As of Jan 31, 2026Value Add VC entity registry
Company Snapshot
Salesforce is based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded 1999 by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Dave Moellenhoff, Frank Dominguez. Market cap $213.34B (As of Sep 4, 2026, companiesmarketcap.com).
Recent changes
- Sep 9, 2026Sep 9, 2026Listen Labs Ditches Term Sheet For Salesforce Deal Pulse story
- Sep 4, 2026Sep 4, 2026First reported market cap: $213.34B companiesmarketcap.com
- Sep 4, 2026Sep 4, 2026Salesforce Leads $166M Into HiBob at $3.2B Pulse story
- Aug 31, 2026Aug 31, 2026Salesforce's $5.1B Anthropic Stake Prices Strategic AI Bets Pulse story
- Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 2026Salesforce's Agentforce ARR Tops $1.5B as Benioff Silences Bears Pulse story
Earlier changes (8)
- Aug 27, 2026Aug 27, 2026Salesforce Jumps 22% on Earnings, Anthropic Tie-Up Pulse story
- Aug 27, 2026Aug 27, 2026Salesforce Jumps 22.6% and Ships Claudeforce With Anthropic Pulse story
- Aug 23, 2026Aug 23, 2026Nvidia and Salesforce Earnings Take the Spotlight Pulse story
- Jul 24, 2026Jul 24, 2026VA Signs $1.6B Deal for Salesforce AI Agents Pulse story
- Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Chamath's 8090 Raises $135M Led by Salesforce Pulse story
- Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026Chamath's 8090 Labs Raises $135M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures Pulse story
- Jan 31, 2026Jan 31, 2026Revenue rose from $37.9B to $41.5B entity-registry reconciliation
- Jan 31, 2025Jan 31, 2025First reported revenue: $37.9B Salesforce
Latest Pulse
- Sep 11, 2026Salesforce Quietly Retreats From Agentforce BrandingSalesforce is removing the Agentforce name from some of its top products ahead of Dreamforce, reversing a strategy that folded its entire cloud portfolio under the AI-agent brand.→
- Sep 10, 2026Salesforce Bundles Agent Governance Into One AI HarnessSalesforce introduced a Trusted Enterprise AI Harness combining six governance capabilities with a new AI Control Plane to register, govern and observe both Salesforce and third-party AI agents, though full rollout isn't scheduled until early fiscal 2028.→
- Sep 9, 2026Lightfield raises $47M to build CRM for the agent eraLightfield raised a $47 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz to build an AI-native CRM that automatically structures customer data from email, calendar, calls and Slack, positioning itself against Salesforce and HubSpot.→
- Sep 9, 2026Listen Labs Ditches Term Sheet For Salesforce DealListen Labs walked away from a signed $125 million Series C term sheet at a $1.5 billion valuation to pursue acquisition talks with Salesforce reportedly worth around $2 billion.→
- Sep 4, 2026Salesforce Leads $166M Into HiBob at $3.2BThe HR platform crossed $400 million in annualized revenue before raising the largest round in its history, with Salesforce supplying most of the capital and Farallon returning.→
- Sep 3, 2026Wonderful Doubles Valuation to $5B in Six MonthsThe enterprise AI operating system startup raised $550 million led by Insight Partners with Salesforce joining as a new investor, more than doubling its valuation from $2 billion just six months after its last round.→
- Aug 31, 2026Salesforce's $5.1B Anthropic Stake Prices Strategic AI BetsSalesforce's stock jumped as much as 23% on its own earnings this week, and its Anthropic stake gained $2.6 billion in the process -- the clearest market-priced signal yet of what a strategic bet on a frontier lab is actually worth.→
- Aug 30, 2026AI Earnings Season Just Split Into Winners and LosersSalesforce and CrowdStrike jumped more than 20% on AI-driven earnings beats this week, while Marvell fell 6% on a beat of its own -- proof the market is now pricing AI software monetization and AI hardware capacity on opposite curves.→
- Aug 28, 2026New Fed Chair Warsh Rattles Markets on InflationKevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair to warn that underlying inflation trends haven't improved, pulling stocks off their Nvidia- and Salesforce-fueled rally.→
- Aug 28, 2026Salesforce's Agentforce ARR Tops $1.5B as Benioff Silences BearsSalesforce posted $11.35 billion in quarterly revenue and said Agentforce annual recurring revenue passed $1.5 billion, up more than 240%, undercutting the argument that AI agents would erode seat-based software.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 11, 2026AISalesforce Quietly Retreats From Agentforce Branding→
- Sep 10, 2026AISalesforce Bundles Agent Governance Into One AI Harness→
- Sep 9, 2026FUNDINGLightfield raises $47M to build CRM for the agent era$47M Series A→
- Sep 9, 2026FUNDINGListen Labs Ditches Term Sheet For Salesforce Deal$2B acquisition talks→
- Sep 4, 2026FUNDINGSalesforce Leads $166M Into HiBob at $3.2B$166M growth round→
- Sep 3, 2026FUNDINGWonderful Doubles Valuation to $5B in Six Months$550M Series C→
- Aug 31, 2026IPOSalesforce's $5.1B Anthropic Stake Prices Strategic AI Bets$5.1B stake value→
- Aug 30, 2026BIG TECHAI Earnings Season Just Split Into Winners and Losers→
- Aug 28, 2026IPONew Fed Chair Warsh Rattles Markets on Inflation→
- Aug 28, 2026IPOSalesforce's Agentforce ARR Tops $1.5B as Benioff Silences Bears$1.5B Agentforce ARR→
- Aug 27, 2026BIG TECHSalesforce Jumps 22.6% and Ships Claudeforce With Anthropic$11.35B quarterly revenue→
- Aug 27, 2026BIG TECHSalesforce Jumps 22% on Earnings, Anthropic Tie-Up+22% stock→
- Aug 26, 2026AISalesforce Puts Its Entire CRM Inside Claude→
- Aug 24, 2026FUNDINGHugging Face Reportedly in Talks to Sell for $13B$13B+→
- Aug 24, 2026AIMeta Preps 'Hatch' AI Agent Platform Launch→
- Aug 23, 2026IPONvidia and Salesforce Earnings Take the Spotlight→
- Aug 20, 2026FUNDINGMuon Space Raises $250M to Build 500 Satellites a Year$250M Series C→
- Aug 19, 2026IPOServiceNow's $7.75B Armis Deal Bucks 'Saaspocalypse' Fears$7.75B acquisition→
- Jul 24, 2026FUNDINGVA Signs $1.6B Deal for Salesforce AI Agents$1.6B Contract→
- Jul 19, 2026AICurrent AI's Bid to Build a Public Alternative to Big Tech→
- Jul 8, 2026FUNDINGChamath's 8090 Raises $135M Led by Salesforce$135M Series A→
- Jun 30, 2026FUNDINGChamath's 8090 Labs Raises $135M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures$135M Series A→
- Jun 29, 2026FUNDINGChamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role$135M→
- Jun 29, 2026FUNDINGChamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role$135M→
- Jun 29, 2026FUNDINGChamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Returns as CEO$135M Series A→
- Jun 29, 2026FUNDINGChamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes the CEO Role$135M→
- Jun 18, 2026FUNDINGGradial Raises $65M at $675M to Build an 'Operating System for Marketing'$65M→
- Jun 17, 2026FUNDINGSierra Raises $350M at $10B -- Bret Taylor's Agent Company Triples in a Year$350M→
- Jun 16, 2026BIG TECHSalesforce Buys Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6B to Supercharge Agentforce$3.6B→
All Coverage
AI
Salesforce Quietly Retreats From Agentforce Branding
Salesforce is removing the Agentforce name from some of its top products ahead of Dreamforce, reversing a strategy that folded its entire cloud portfolio under the AI-agent brand.
DEEP DIVE
AI
Salesforce Bundles Agent Governance Into One AI Harness
AI
Salesforce Bundles Agent Governance Into One AI Harness
Salesforce introduced a Trusted Enterprise AI Harness combining six governance capabilities with a new AI Control Plane to register, govern and observe both Salesforce and third-party AI agents, though full rollout isn't scheduled until early fiscal 2028.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Lightfield raises $47M to build CRM for the agent era
FUNDING$47M Series A
Lightfield raises $47M to build CRM for the agent era
Lightfield raised a $47 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz to build an AI-native CRM that automatically structures customer data from email, calendar, calls and Slack, positioning itself against Salesforce and HubSpot.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Listen Labs Ditches Term Sheet For Salesforce Deal
FUNDING$2B acquisition talks
Listen Labs Ditches Term Sheet For Salesforce Deal
Listen Labs walked away from a signed $125 million Series C term sheet at a $1.5 billion valuation to pursue acquisition talks with Salesforce reportedly worth around $2 billion.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Salesforce Leads $166M Into HiBob at $3.2B
FUNDING$166M growth round
Salesforce Leads $166M Into HiBob at $3.2B
The HR platform crossed $400 million in annualized revenue before raising the largest round in its history, with Salesforce supplying most of the capital and Farallon returning.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Wonderful Doubles Valuation to $5B in Six Months
FUNDING$550M Series C
Wonderful Doubles Valuation to $5B in Six Months
The enterprise AI operating system startup raised $550 million led by Insight Partners with Salesforce joining as a new investor, more than doubling its valuation from $2 billion just six months after its last round.
DEEP DIVE
IPO
Salesforce's $5.1B Anthropic Stake Prices Strategic AI Bets
IPO$5.1B stake value
Salesforce's $5.1B Anthropic Stake Prices Strategic AI Bets
Salesforce's stock jumped as much as 23% on its own earnings this week, and its Anthropic stake gained $2.6 billion in the process -- the clearest market-priced signal yet of what a strategic bet on a frontier lab is actually worth.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
AI Earnings Season Just Split Into Winners and Losers
BIG TECH
AI Earnings Season Just Split Into Winners and Losers
Salesforce and CrowdStrike jumped more than 20% on AI-driven earnings beats this week, while Marvell fell 6% on a beat of its own -- proof the market is now pricing AI software monetization and AI hardware capacity on opposite curves.
DEEP DIVE
IPO
New Fed Chair Warsh Rattles Markets on Inflation
IPO
New Fed Chair Warsh Rattles Markets on Inflation
Kevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair to warn that underlying inflation trends haven't improved, pulling stocks off their Nvidia- and Salesforce-fueled rally.
DEEP DIVE
IPO
Salesforce's Agentforce ARR Tops $1.5B as Benioff Silences Bears
IPO$1.5B Agentforce ARR
Salesforce's Agentforce ARR Tops $1.5B as Benioff Silences Bears
Salesforce posted $11.35 billion in quarterly revenue and said Agentforce annual recurring revenue passed $1.5 billion, up more than 240%, undercutting the argument that AI agents would erode seat-based software.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Salesforce Jumps 22.6% and Ships Claudeforce With Anthropic
BIG TECH$11.35B quarterly revenue
Salesforce Jumps 22.6% and Ships Claudeforce With Anthropic
Salesforce beat second-quarter estimates and raised full-year guidance, while unveiling Claudeforce, a joint product with Anthropic that layers Claude's reasoning onto Salesforce's data and workflows.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Salesforce Jumps 22% on Earnings, Anthropic Tie-Up
BIG TECH+22% stock
Salesforce Jumps 22% on Earnings, Anthropic Tie-Up
Salesforce shares had their second-best trading day ever after beating Q2 revenue and EPS estimates and unveiling a deeper Anthropic partnership that embeds Claude directly into its sales tools.
FOLLOW-UP
AI
Salesforce Puts Its Entire CRM Inside Claude
AI
Salesforce Puts Its Entire CRM Inside Claude
Salesforce and Anthropic launched Claudeforce, a Claude Cowork plugin with 37 pre-built sales skills that lets sellers query, update and act on live CRM data without opening Salesforce, part of a stock-boosting earnings beat.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Hugging Face Reportedly in Talks to Sell for $13B
FUNDING$13B+
Hugging Face Reportedly in Talks to Sell for $13B
Hugging Face, the open-source AI model-hosting hub, is reportedly in acquisition talks at a $13 billion-plus price, nearly triple the $4.5 billion valuation it carried after its 2023 Salesforce Ventures-led round.
DEEP DIVE
AI
Meta Preps 'Hatch' AI Agent Platform Launch
AI
Meta Preps 'Hatch' AI Agent Platform Launch
Meta plans to launch an AI agent platform called Hatch within the coming weeks, entering a category OpenAI, Anthropic and Salesforce are all racing to own.
DEEP DIVE
IPO
Nvidia and Salesforce Earnings Take the Spotlight
IPO
Nvidia and Salesforce Earnings Take the Spotlight
Nvidia and Salesforce report into a market that has grown skeptical of AI capex, making guidance more consequential than the quarters themselves.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Muon Space Raises $250M to Build 500 Satellites a Year
FUNDING$250M Series C
Muon Space Raises $250M to Build 500 Satellites a Year
Satellite maker Muon Space raised a $250M Series C at a $1.5B valuation led by Eclipse, with Google and Salesforce Ventures joining, to scale production toward 500 satellites a year by 2027.
DEEP DIVE
IPO
ServiceNow's $7.75B Armis Deal Bucks 'Saaspocalypse' Fears
IPO$7.75B acquisition
ServiceNow's $7.75B Armis Deal Bucks 'Saaspocalypse' Fears
ServiceNow's stock fell 42% in early 2026 on fears AI agents would make enterprise software obsolete, but its $7.75B acquisition of cybersecurity startup Armis helped drive a 41% May rally and outperformance versus Salesforce and Workday.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
VA Signs $1.6B Deal for Salesforce AI Agents
FUNDING$1.6B Contract
VA Signs $1.6B Deal for Salesforce AI Agents
The Department of Veterans Affairs signed a three-year, $1.6 billion Agentic Enterprise License Agreement with Salesforce to deploy AI agents across veteran care and administrative workflows.
AI
Current AI's Bid to Build a Public Alternative to Big Tech
AI
Current AI's Bid to Build a Public Alternative to Big Tech
Current AI, a nonprofit with $400 million in committed funding from France's government, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, DeepMind and Salesforce, is building open AI infrastructure -- starting with an offline device serving 22 Indian languages.
FUNDING
Chamath's 8090 Raises $135M Led by Salesforce
FUNDING$135M Series A
Chamath's 8090 Raises $135M Led by Salesforce
8090, the enterprise AI-agent software company founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce, with Palihapitiya stepping down from the board to become full-time CEO.
FUNDING
Chamath's 8090 Labs Raises $135M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures
FUNDING$135M Series A
Chamath's 8090 Labs Raises $135M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures
8090, the AI-native 'software factory' co-founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Palihapitiya stepping down from the board to become full-time CEO the same week the round closed.
FUNDING
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role
FUNDING$135M
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role
8090 Labs, the enterprise AI-coding startup Chamath Palihapitiya founded in January 2024, raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Palihapitiya stepping in as full-time CEO for the first time since leaving Facebook. The company's Software Factory product helps corporate engineering teams use AI to build production-grade software with the audit trails and controls large enterprises require, rather than the vibe-coded prototypes most AI coding tools produce.
FUNDING
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role
FUNDING$135M
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role
8090 Labs, the enterprise AI coding startup founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures on June 29, with Chamath stepping into the CEO seat — his first full-time operating role since leaving Facebook. The company's Software Factory product helps corporate engineering teams ship production-quality software with AI agents rather than vibe-coded prototypes.
FUNDING
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Returns as CEO
FUNDING$135M Series A
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Returns as CEO
Chamath Palihapitiya's 8090 Labs raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Palihapitiya taking the CEO role -- his first full-time operating job since leaving Facebook -- to scale Software Factory, an AI coding platform built for regulated industries including healthcare, insurance, aerospace and government, TechCrunch reported June 29.
FUNDING
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes the CEO Role
FUNDING$135M
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes the CEO Role
8090 Labs, the enterprise AI coding startup Chamath Palihapitiya founded in early 2024, raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures -- and Palihapitiya announced he will run it as CEO rather than just chairing the board. Its flagship product, Software Factory, aims to move corporate engineering teams from AI prototypes to production-grade applications with enterprise controls like audit trails.
FUNDING
Gradial Raises $65M at $675M to Build an 'Operating System for Marketing'
FUNDING$65M
Gradial Raises $65M at $675M to Build an 'Operating System for Marketing'
Gradial, a Seattle startup building agents that automate marketing work across tools like Adobe, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Databricks, raised $65 million at a $675 million valuation led by Insight Partners. It's a bet that agentic automation with measurable ROI -- not generic AI features -- is what enterprises will pay up for.
FUNDING
Sierra Raises $350M at $10B -- Bret Taylor's Agent Company Triples in a Year
FUNDING$350M
Sierra Raises $350M at $10B -- Bret Taylor's Agent Company Triples in a Year
Sierra, the customer-service AI agent company from ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, raised $350M at a $10B valuation -- roughly 3x its mark from a year ago. Enterprises are paying for agents that actually resolve tickets, and Sierra is the clearest commercial proof that vertical agents, not chatbots, are where the money is.
BIG TECH
Salesforce Buys Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6B to Supercharge Agentforce
BIG TECH$3.6B
Salesforce Buys Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6B to Supercharge Agentforce
Salesforce agreed to acquire Fin -- the AI customer-service agent business formerly known as Intercom -- for $3.6B, folding it into its Agentforce platform. It's a direct bid to own the AI customer-service category before vertical agent startups like Sierra run away with it.
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