The bridge from enterprising to enduring

It feels like the world moves faster and faster with each passing year. As investors, it’s our job to help drive innovation forward.

Looking back on 2025, we’re struck by the relentless pace of innovation.

From agents and robotics to novel energy sources and defense tech, AI is reshaping our world faster than we ever thought possible. At Salesforce Ventures, we remain driven by our mission to nurture these world-changing ideas and teams — and we bring decades of collective experience to that mission.

From the breakout SaaS companies of the early 2010s to the most revolutionary startups of the cloud computing era, and now the unbounded potential of AI, Salesforce Ventures' focus has always been identifying and investing in these profound technological shifts. We help bring them to the forefront with patient capital, coveted community, and unique access.

In the AI age, these waves of innovation are happening faster than ever. Since our first investment in Anthropic in March of 2023, we've explored how enterprises could leverage AI, and now we're wondering if there's any corner of the global market AI won't touch. We feel a deep sense of humility and gratitude to have a front-row seat to what’s clearly the most profound technological shift of our lifetime, as well as an imperative to ensure these technologies and teams meet their lofty expectations and deliver broad societal benefit.

To our founders and friends: thank you for continuing to accelerate and push the boundaries of what’s possible. The world will undoubtedly continue to move faster in 2026. As it does, we look forward to meeting that pace alongside you—not just as investors, but as long-term partners in your vision.

Sincerely,