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Sales Force Ventures logoCorporate / CVC

Sales Force Ventures

Invest in enterprise cloud companies that extend the Salesforce ecosystem

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Ticket size$5M – $50M
StagesSeries A · Series B
Sectors2 focus areas
01, Snapshot

At a glance

Key signals founders use to decide if this investor is worth a conversation.

Ticket size
$5M – $50M
Stages
Series A · Series B
Sectors
2 focus areas
Themes
7 mapped
02, Focus

Where they invest

Stages and sectors this investor typically backs.

Sector focus

AI / MLSaaS / Enterprise
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Lead / invest stages

Series ASeries B
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03, Thesis

Investment thesis

Themes this investor is mapped to across the VC Dekho directory.

Invest in enterprise cloud companies that extend the Salesforce ecosystem

Founder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatGrowth & scale-upsSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLSeries A / PMF capital
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04, Portfolio

Portfolio companies

1 company mapped to this fund.

Rocket
AI/App Development
$15M · Seed
23 Sept 2025
05, Story

About Sales Force Ventures

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Salesforce Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Salesforce, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. It invests globally in cloud and SaaS businesses, with a clear strategic lens: portfolio companies should extend, complement, or integrate meaningfully with the Salesforce platform and ecosystem. For Indian founders, this is a significant opportunity given the maturation of India's enterprise SaaS sector and the growing global demand for India-built B2B software. Salesforce Ventures typically writes cheques in the range of $5M to $50M, making it most relevant for founders raising Series A and beyond who have demonstrated product-market fit and initial enterprise traction. Beyond capital, the firm offers access to Salesforce's vast enterprise customer base, go-to-market partnerships, and AppExchange distribution, which can meaningfully accelerate revenue for the right portfolio company. Founders building in areas such as AI-powered CRM, sales intelligence, customer success, revenue operations, or enterprise workflow automation are likely to find strong strategic alignment. Given the corporate VC structure, expect a due diligence process that evaluates both financial potential and strategic fit with Salesforce's broader product direction and customer ecosystem.

It invests globally in cloud and SaaS businesses, with a clear strategic lens: portfolio companies should extend, complement, or integrate meaningfully with the Salesforce platform and ecosystem.

Notes

Salesforce's corporate VC arm; global portfolio; invested in India enterprise cos

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06, Investors

Investors at Sales Force Ventures

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

Investor & Board Observer

Kartik Gupta

Sales Force Ventures

Managing Partner

Paul Drews

Sales Force Ventures

President

John Somorjai

Sales Force Ventures

Partner & Head of Japan

Ken Asada

Sales Force Ventures

Partner

Claudine Emeott

Sales Force Ventures

Partner

Nowi Kallen

Sales Force Ventures

07, Nearby

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Series ASeries B
AI / MLSaaS / Enterprise
Founder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatGrowth & scale-upsSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLSeries A / PMF capital
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