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 more than $1B as on Jan 31, 2026

Where does Salesforce rank among its competitors?

Salesforce ranks 1st amongst 4548 active competitors, of which 299 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Salesforce, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Salesforce?

Salesforce's top competitors include HubSpot, Freshworks and Zoho. Among them, Salesforce secured the most recent funding round in May, 2023.

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

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 & 38 more

Ranked

1^st among 4548 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026

Employee Count

76,453 as on Jan 31, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Wonderful & 158 more

Similar Companies

HubSpot & 3015 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	₹1,000+ Cr (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	£0 - £1M (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		$1B+ (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	€0 - €1M (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 37 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	9194197	Post IPO	1240325	1452384	3513184	4819123
Mar 08, 2020	8536350	Post IPO	5830821	3581312	2077921	Solstein Capital
Aug 20, 2018	9502778	Post IPO	2568279	8010240	3508573	8754906

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The founders of Salesforce are Marc Benioff, Dave Moellenhoff, Brian Dunphy, Frank Dominguez, Sabrina An, Joel De La Fuente and Ann Gaudard Weeby. Marc Benioff, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Bob Vanstraelen 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
Dave Moellenhoff: Former Co-Founder of Salesforce. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Brian Dunphy: Co-founder / User Experience Team Lead of Salesforce and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Frank Dominguez: Former Co-Founder of Salesforce.
Sabrina An: Vice President & Co-founder of the Salesforce Student User Group at Berkeley 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	Salesforce 1999, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions	$52M	Meritech, Glynn Capital & 37 others	87/100
2nd	HubSpot 2005, Cambridge (United States), Public	Provider of a platform offering marketing, sales, and customer service software	$101M	Cross Creek, Salesforce Ventures & 22 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	CallidusCloud 1996, Pleasanton (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based sales, marketing and pipeline management solutions	$89.3M	Crosspoint Venture Partners, Crescendo Ventures ... & 6 others	74/100
6th	Outreach 2014, Seattle (United States), Series G	Provider of an AI revenue workflow platform for sales teams	$489M	Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine Capital & 38 others	74/100
7th	Pipedrive 2010, Tallinn (Estonia), Acquired	Provider of customer relationship management software and sales pipeline tools	$91.1M	Storm Ventures, Atomico & 25 others	73/100
8th	SugarCRM 2004, Cupertino (United States), Acquired	AI-based open-source CRM software	$152M	New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs ... & 13 others	72/100
9th	Gong 2016, Israel, Series E	Platform offering revenue intelligence solutions	$584M	Norwest, Franklin Templeton Investments & 19 others	70/100
10th	LeadSquared 2011, Bengaluru (India), Series C	Developer of a platform providing sales, marketing, field, and service solutions	$204M	JI Company, A K Holdings LLC & 103 others	70/100

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Salesforce has made 81 investments in companies including Wonderful and Bob. Salesforce has also acquired 78 companies including Fin and m3ter.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 02, 2026	Investments	Wonderful	2025	Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Sep 01, 2026	Investments	Bob	2015	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Jul 27, 2026	Investments	Callimacus	2024	Milan (Italy)