Perspective Type: Portfolio

Data Engineering is Making Relying on Gut Decisions A Thing of the Past

Salesforce Ventures places another bet on the continued, massive growth of data and invests in data observability startup Monte Carlo.

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by Paul Drews

The Secret to Creating the Next Big Thing on the Web, Fast: Vercel

Salesforce Ventures announces its investment in Vercel, a platform that makes it easier for front-end developers to build better, faster, more flexible online experiences.

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by Paul Drews

Monday is our Favorite Day: Salesforce Ventures Invests in the New, More Flexible Workspace

As part of its strategy to support companies reinventing the future of work and help them scale, Salesforce Ventures has made a $75 million private placement investment concurrent with monday.com's IPO.

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by Alex Kayyal, Nowi Kallen, and Alexandra Quie

Class is in Session

Announcing our investment in Class Technologies which provides much-needed solutions for teachers and students in virtual and hybrid classrooms.

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by Paul Drews and Laura Rowson

STORD Delivers the Goods

Our investment in STORD, a cloud-based platform that helps bring visibility and resilience to corporate supply chains.

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by Katie Schwartz Thiry

Hopin and The Coming of Age of European Tech

Earlier today, Hopin announced its $400M Series C at a $5.65BN valuation, just over a year after closing its Series A, bringing its total funding to over $550M.

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by Alex Kayyal and Nowi Kallen

The Coach is In.

Salesforce Ventures invests in BetterUp, a coaching and mobile learning platform that helps companies support their employees’ personal and professional growth via online sessions.

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by Katie Schwartz Thiry
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When COVID-19 Forced the World to Go Remote, it Put the Agility and Resiliency of Global Supply Chains to the Test

Propel helped product leaders remain in control by making it possible to roll out product updates, enforce quality controls — and even onboard new suppliers — entirely in the cloud.

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by Salesforce Ventures

Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder & CEO of Flutterwave, on his Quest to Unite Africa through Payments

Transforming Tomorrow is a series where we share lessons learned from the leaders of the enterprise technology companies shaping the future. Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, shares his plans for transforming payments in Africa, and the rest of the world.

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by Claudine Emeott

Transforming Tomorrow by Salesforce Ventures: Co-founder and President of Snyk, Guy Podjarny

Transforming Tomorrow is a series where we share lessons learned from the leaders of the enterprise technology companies shaping the future. Co-founder and President of Snyk, Guy Podjarny, shares lessons on his journey as a second-time founder, most recently at Snyk, a $2.6BN security company.

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by Alex Kayyal
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Guild Education: Getting a Degree in “Resilience”

Digital Transformation is making it possible for organizations of all sizes to reinvent themselves to meet the changing times. Guild Education is helping companies staff up to meet the moment, while also doing the same for workers.

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by Salesforce Ventures

Ureeka Empowers Minority-Owned Businesses to Accelerate COVID-19 Recovery

Established in 2018, the Ureeka platform connects and strengthens a community of entrepreneurs, mentors, coaches, corporate partners, and investors to help small businesses grow.

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by Salesforce Ventures