When was Salesforce founded?

Salesforce was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Salesforce located?

Salesforce is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

Who is the current CEO of Salesforce?

Marc Benioff of Salesforce. They have also founded 4 companies and are angel investors in 102 startups, including Efficient Capacity and TIME Ventures.

How many employees does Salesforce have?

As of Jan 31, 2025, the latest employee count at Salesforce is 76453.

Is Salesforce a funded company?

Salesforce is a funded company, having raised a total of $52M across 15 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Dec 06, 1999.

When was the latest funding round of Salesforce?

Salesforce's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on May 23, 2023, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Salesforce?

Annual revenue of Salesforce is $41.5B as on Jan 31, 2026.

Where does Salesforce rank among its competitors?

Salesforce ranks 2nd amongst 2320 active competitors, of which 110 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Brevo, which secured $583M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Salesforce?

Salesforce's top competitors include HubSpot, Freshworks and Zoho. Among them, Brevo secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Salesforce - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Salesforce is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, Simon Chan, Dave Moellenhoff and Frank Dominguez. It operates as a Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions. Salesforce has raised $52M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, UBS and Emergence Capital. The company has 2320 active competitors, including 110 funded and 66 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like HubSpot, Freshworks and Zoho.

Company Details

Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions. The platform offers applications and tools for sales, service, marketing, commerce, and information technology. It enables businesses to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize customer interactions. The platform’s features include artificial intelligence, data integration, and application development capabilities.

Website: www.salesforce.com/?bc=OTH
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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

$52M in 15 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, May 23, 2023, $*****

Investors

New Enterprise Associates & 35 more

Ranked

2^nd among 2320 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$41.5B as on Jan 31, 2026

Employee Count

76,453 as on Jan 31, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Spread & 149 more

Similar Companies

HubSpot & 2761 more

Exit Details

Public

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Salesforce is associated with 8 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SALESFORCE.COM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2005PTC037330 , India, Active	Sep 26, 2005	$1.58B (As on Mar 31, 2025)	18277 (As on Dec 31, 2017)
ThinkCloud s.r.o. CIN: 06553371 , Czech Republic, Active	Oct 25, 2017	-	-
CRM FINANCIAL CONSULTING LTD CIN: 11680157 , United Kingdom, Active	Nov 14, 2018	$13.2K (As on Nov 30, 2019)	1 (As on Dec 01, 2021)
Business Field Management, s.r.o. CIN: 26026678 , Czech Republic, Active	Aug 11, 2000	-	409 (As on Dec 31, 2023)
Powerful advantage s.r.o. CIN: 07755996 , Czech Republic, Active	Jan 02, 2019	-	-
Salesforce, Inc. CIN: 943320693 , United States, Active		$41.5B (As on Jan 31, 2026)	36537 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
SteelBrick Inc CIN: 464397210 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	26 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-
Sales management CIN: 40103499166 , Latvia, Active	Jan 09, 2012	$76.8K (As on Dec 31, 2024)	2 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Salesforce got listed on Jun 23, 2004.

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Salesforce has raised a total funding of $52M over 15 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 06, 1999. Salesforce has 34 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Salesforce:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 23, 2023	9193444	Post IPO	8648241	1641177	9829121	1027865
Mar 08, 2020	6068658	Post IPO	3159438	8781318	7624422	Solstein Capital
Aug 20, 2018	4327526	Post IPO	4282757	2358005	5542944	3876846

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The founders of Salesforce are Marc Benioff, Simon Chan, Dave Moellenhoff and Frank Dominguez. Marc Benioff and Marco Hernansanz are the CEOs 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 102 startups.
Contact Info: 6 email addresses
Simon Chan: Former Co-Founder of Salesforce. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups.
Dave Moellenhoff: Former Co-Founder of Salesforce. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Frank Dominguez: 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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Top competitors of Salesforce include HubSpot, Freshworks and Zoho. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Salesforce, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	HubSpot 2005, Cambridge (United States), Public	Provider of a platform offering marketing, sales, and customer service software	$101M	Cross Creek, Salesforce Ventures & 22 others	88/100
2nd	Salesforce 1999, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions	$52M	Meritech, Glynn Capital & 34 others	87/100
3rd	Freshworks 2010, Chennai (India), Public	Provider of IT service management and customer support solutions	$400M	Accel, Tiger Global Management & 9 others	84/100
4th	Zoho 1996, Chennai (India), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-based business software suite for diverse operational requirements	-	-	76/100
5th	SugarCRM 2004, Cupertino (United States), Acquired	AI-based open-source CRM software	$152M	New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs ... & 13 others	73/100
6th	Dev Rev 2020, Palo Alto (United States), Series A	Provider of conversational AI solutions for managing business operations	$158M	Khosla Ventures, Mayfield & 9 others	68/100
7th	Brevo 2012, Paris (France), Series C	Provider of an customer engagement and marketing automation	$780M	BlackRock, Partech Partners & 8 others	67/100
8th	Creatio 2002, Boston (United States), Series D	Cloud based platform offering CRM and low code business process automation	$273M	Sapphire Ventures, Volition Capital & 2 others	67/100
9th	Verb Technology 2012, Newport Beach (United States), Public	Platform offering CRM software to enterprises	-	Kingsway Capital, tvm.ventures & 23 others	67/100
10th	Attio 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Cloud based platform offering CRM software to enterprises	$141M	Balderton Capital, Point Nine & 44 others	66/100

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Salesforce has made 76 investments in companies including Spread and Figure. Salesforce has also acquired 74 companies including Momentum and Cimulate.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Apr 29, 2026	Investments	Spread	2017	Berlin (Germany)
Feb 18, 2026	Acquisition	Momentum	2020	San Francisco (United States)
Feb 12, 2026	Acquisition	Cimulate	2023	Boston (United States)