Salesforce - About the company
Salesforce is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Dave Moellenhoff and . It operates as a Cloud based CRM and social collaboration solutions for enterprises. Salesforce has raised $52M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Credit Suisse and Emergence Capital. The company has 2321 active competitors, including 100 funded and 56 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like HubSpot, Freshworks and SugarCRM.
Company Details
Cloud based CRM and social collaboration solutions for enterprises. The platform offers an enterprise cloud computing company that provides business software on a subscription basis. It offers products catering to the sales, service, and marketing needs of enterprises through the cloud and mobile app. In addition to CRM tools, it also offers analytics, and forecasting, collaboration tools. It provides collaboration services such as sharing knowledge, task management, and connecting employees with files and data.
- Website
- Social
- Email ID
- @salesforce.com
- Phone Number
- +1
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
in 15 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among
Annual Revenue
as on Jan 31, 2024
Employee Count
as on Jan 31, 2025
Investment & Acquisitions
Similar Companies
HubSpot &
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Salesforce
Salesforce is associated with 8 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN: 26026678 Czech Republic, Active | Aug 11, 2000 | - | 409 (as on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
CIN: 07755996 Czech Republic, Active | Jan 02, 2019 | - | - | - |
CIN: 06553371 Czech Republic, Active | Oct 25, 2017 | - | - | - |
CIN: 40103499166 Latvia, Active | Jan 09, 2012 | $80.2K (as on Dec 31, 2023) | 2 (as on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
Nov 14, 2018 | $13.2K (as on Nov 30, 2019) | 1 (as on Dec 01, 2021) | ||
CIN: 943320693 United States, Deadpooled | $34.9B (as on Jan 31, 2024) | 76453 (as on Jan 31, 2025) | - | |
$1.1B (as on Mar 31, 2024) | 13390 (as on Dec 31, 2024) | |||
CIN: 464397210 United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 51 (as on Dec 31, 2015) | - |
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Salesforce's funding and investors
Salesforce has raised a total funding of $52M over 15 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 06, 1999.
Salesforce has 33 institutional investors including New Enterprise Associates, Credit Suisse and Emergence Capital. Igor Sill and 1 other are Angel Investors in Salesforce.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Salesforce:
Date of funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post money valuation | Revenue multiple | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 2023 | Undisclosed | Post IPO | 4533026 | 3637940 | - |
Mar 08, 2020 | $83K | Post IPO | 8972049 | 8114709 | |
Aug 20, 2018 | $317M | Post IPO | 9899704 | 5360514 | - |
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Salesforce's founders and board of directors
The founders of Salesforce are Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Dave Moellenhoff and . Marc Benioff is the CEO of Salesforce.
Here are the details of Salesforce's key team members:
- Marc Benioff: Co-Founder & CEO of Salesforce and founder of 6 other companies, including Efficient Capacity, TIME Ventures and SalesForce. They are also an angel investor in 103 startups.Contact Info:
- Parker Harris: Co-Founder & CTO of Salesforce and founder of 2 other companies, SalesForce and . They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.Contact Info:
- Dave Moellenhoff: Former Co-Founder of Salesforce. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- : Former Co-Founder of Salesforce.
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Salesforce's employee count trend
Salesforce has 76,453 employees as of Jan 25. The total employee count is 5.0% more than what it was in Jan 24. Here is Salesforce's employee count trend over the years:
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Salesforce's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Salesforce include HubSpot, Freshworks and SugarCRM. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Salesforce, ranked by 秘密研究所 score:
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | 秘密研究所 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  HubSpot 2005, Cambridge (United States), Public | Provider of AI-powered customer relationship management software | $101M | Cross Creek, Fidelity Investments听&补尘辫;听 | 88/100 |
2nd | Salesforce 1999, San Francisco (United States), Public | Cloud based CRM and social collaboration solutions for enterprises | $52M | Elliott Management, Credit Suisse听&补尘辫;听 | 87/100 |
3rd |  Freshworks 2010, San Mateo (United States), Public | Cloud-based business process management suite solutions | $499M | HTIF, WestBridge Capital听&补尘辫;听 | 78/100 |
4th |  SugarCRM 2004, Cupertino (United States), Acquired | AI-based open-source CRM software | $152M | 76/100 | |
5th | Provider of cloud based business software suite | - | - | 70/100 | |
6th | Platform offering CRM for businesses with a visual sales pipeline tool | $90.3M | 66/100 | ||
7th |  EasyRewardz 2011, Gurugram (India), Series B | Loyalty management and customer engagement software for enterprises | $15.3M | Flipkart, IIFL Finance听&补尘辫;听 | 64/100 |
8th |  CallidusCloud 1996, Pleasanton (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based sales, marketing and pipeline management solutions | $89.2M | Goldman Sachs, Vedanta Capital听&补尘辫;听 | 64/100 |
9th |  ChapsVision 2019, Suresnes (France), Series C | Platform offering CRM software for enterprises | $284M | Tikehau Capital, Bpifrance听&补尘辫;听 | 63/100 |
10th |  ForceManager 2011, Barcelona (Spain), Acquired | Platform offering Mobile CRM and field sales management software | $12M | 63/100 |
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Salesforce's Investments and acquisitions
Salesforce has made 71 investments in companies including Ellipsis Health and Trupeer. Salesforce has also acquired 64 companies including Moonhub and Informatica. Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2025 | Investments | 2017 | San Francisco, United States | |
Jun 02, 2025 | Acquisition | 2021 | San Francisco, United States | |
May 27, 2025 | Acquisition | 1993 | Redwood City, United States |
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