Salesforce Ventures

Corporate venture arm
San Francisco, CAVenture arm of Salesforce

Strategy

Stages
Series ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EnterpriseSaaSAI
Geographies
USASan Francisco, CA
Check size
$5M-$100M

Portfolio

5 total

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
4 · 80%
Developer tools
1 · 20%

Co-Investors

12

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  1. Hugging Face Reportedly in Talks to Sell for $13BHugging 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.
  2. Muon Space Raises $250M to Build 500 Satellites a YearSatellite 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.
  3. Chamath's 8090 Labs Raises $135M Series A Led by Salesforce Ventures8090, 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.
  4. Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role8090 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.
  5. Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Takes CEO Role8090 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.
  6. Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M for AI Coding Startup 8090 Labs, Returns as CEOChamath 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.
  7. Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for 8090 Labs, Takes the CEO Role8090 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.

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