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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.
Behind the Scenes of Cloud 100: Lessons Learned for Virtual Events
Like many planners and agencies over the last six months, our team has learned so much about producing, marketing, and hosting virtual events. Invites, hosting options, production standards, and best practices have evolved so much since we made the quick pivot in March. Not to mention, audiences are more distracted than ever before, and the
Data is the Linchpin of Digital Transformation 2.0
Salesforce Ventures is doubling down on its position in Snowflake with another $250 million investment while continuing to invest in data-centric companies that are fueling the next generation of digital transformation.
The Rise of the Cloud: The 2020 Forbes Cloud 100
This morning, for the fifth year in a row, in partnership with Forbes and Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures is excited to reveal the 2020 Cloud 100, the definitive list of the world’s top 100 private cloud companies and the 20 rising stars poised to join their ranks.
Signs of Resilience: Three Takeaways for Enterprise SaaS
Key Takeaway: The more profoundly you understand what your customers are going through, the more you can help them solve their problems.
Startups Are Supporting Those in Need With Special Access to Products During COVID-19
We’ve provided a roundup of resources being offered by Salesforce Ventures portfolio companies.
Enterprise Tech CEOs Share How They Are Responding to COVID-19
Salesforce Ventures surveyed its portfolio of enterprise technology startups to learn how CEOs are leading their teams through these uncertain times.
How Enterprise Tech Startups are Adapting Go-to-Market Plans in the Face of COVID-19
We surveyed our portfolio companies to ask about the state of their business and the changes they’re making across their organizations to prepare for both short- and long-term market shifts.
How to Reach Out and Help Those in Need: Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
Even though we can’t all get together in person right now, we can still pitch in to support our communities.
Lessons in SaaS from the 2008 downturn — what can we expect?
We are all facing the same existential threat right now — and it’s profoundly more challenging than anything else most of us have experienced. At Salesforce, our priority has been on making sure our employees, families, and communities are safe and healthy. We’ve also maintained our focus on customer success and Salesforce has shared a number
Investing in Clarity: Our Investment in Snowflake
The cloud boom has led to an explosion in productivity, but many potential gains remain untapped due to challenges in managing all the resulting data. Salesforce Ventures announces its intention to support companies that make sense of it all, including a new investment in Snowflake.
Samasource: A Tribute to Leila Janah, and Why We Invested
On Friday, January 24 I received the devastating news that Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource, had died after a brief but hard-fought battle with a rare cancer. In the last week and a half, I’ve talked with many people who knew Leila, and I’ve uncovered a common thread of not only grief but also
