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Welcome, Anthropic!
Our investment in Anthropic, an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund Report: Annual Results and Outlook
A retrospective on what our impact team and portfolio experienced in 2022 & encouraging results from our annual impact report.

Salesforce Ventures Launches $250M Generative AI Fund
Announcing the launch of our new $250 million generative AI fund to bolster the startup ecosystem and spark the development of responsible generative AI.

FY23 Year-in-Review
At Salesforce Ventures, we are enthusiastic about the long-term, positive impact of enterprise technology. In recent years, we all have experienced a myriad of changes, some of which are proving to be enduring.

Q&A with Propel Founder & CEO Jimmy Chen
A Q&A with Jimmy Chen, founder and CEO of Propel, and Enki Toto, Investor at Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund

How Oyster HR Drives Success by Leading With Impact
What happens when two business leaders motivated by providing opportunities for others, come together to create a company? An industry-leading technology business, centering impact is born.

Forget Leadership Tips: Stay True to You
Recap of Uplift, a leadership event to support female-identifying and non-binary leaders.

Strengthening the Enterprise Ecosystem: Welcome to the Salesforce Ventures Innovation Advisory Board
Introducing the Salesforce Ventures Innovation Advisory Board, a consortium of executives and technical leaders from leading public and private companies looking to solve their biggest technology pain points and enhance their digital transformations.

Welcome, WeaveGrid!
Our investment in WeaveGrid, the ecosystem enabler for an electric mobility future.

Transforming Tomorrow: The Business of Belonging with Jasmine Shells of Five to Nine
Employees who work after-hours to build community at their jobs are greatly appreciated by their peers, but rarely well-rewarded by their employers. That’s about to change.

Cloud 100 Values
The most successful cloud companies in the world lead with purpose and align their values with all their stakeholders. On this year’s Cloud 100 list, we are proud to see so many top-performing companies that are intentional about their impact on their customers, their employees and the world, and are leading the way toward a more equitable future.

CEO Survival Guide: Cloud 100 CEO’s on Leading in a Downturn
Cloud 100 leaders share their stories from the trenches as they offer both strategic and tactical advice to founders on building enduring businesses.