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 104 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 3209 active competitors, of which 109 are funded. It stands 7th 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, Dave Moellenhoff, Brian Dunphy, Frank Dominguez, Sabrina An, Ann Gaudard Weeby and Joel De La Fuente. 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 3209 active competitors, including 109 funded and 68 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 & 42 more

Ranked

1^st among 3209 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026

Employee Count

76,453 as on Jan 31, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Mercor & 164 more

Similar Companies

HubSpot & 3732 more

Exit Details

Public

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Salesforce is associated with 10 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Salesforce, Inc. CIN: 1108524 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Jan 31, 2026)	-	-
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	-	-
ThinkCloud s.r.o. CIN: 06553371 , Czech Republic, Active	Oct 25, 2017	-	-
Sales management CIN: 40103499166 , Latvia, Active	Jan 09, 2012	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	2 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
CRM FINANCIAL CONSULTING LTD CIN: 11680157 , United Kingdom, Deadpooled	Nov 14, 2018	£0 - £1M (As on Nov 30, 2019)	1 (As on Dec 01, 2021)
Salesforce, Inc. CIN: 943320693 , United States, Active		-	36537 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
VLOCITY CLOUD APPLICATIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2015FTC079354 , India, Dissolved under section 59(8)	Mar 19, 2015	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2020)	-
SteelBrick Inc CIN: 464397210 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	26 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-
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)

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 41 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	4137319	Post IPO	8274592	7521530	7097930	8231464
Mar 08, 2020	6810435	Post IPO	7387468	1697608	1233011	Solstein Capital
Aug 20, 2018	3844652	Post IPO	1281020	2535183	1336693	4409304

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The founders of Salesforce are Marc Benioff, Dave Moellenhoff, Brian Dunphy, Frank Dominguez, Sabrina An, Ann Gaudard Weeby and Joel De La Fuente. 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 104 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 & 41 others	88/100
2nd	HubSpot 2005, Cambridge (United States), Public	Provider of a platform offering marketing, sales, and customer service software	$101M	Cross Creek, Salesforce Ventures & 24 others	88/100
3rd	Freshworks 2010, Chennai (India), Public	Provider of IT service management and customer support solutions	$400M	Accel, Tiger Global Management & 10 others	84/100
4th	Zoho 1996, Chennai (India), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-based business software suite for diverse operational requirements	-	-	76/100
5th	Attio 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Cloud based platform offering CRM software to enterprises	$141M	Redpoint Ventures, Balderton Capital & 44 others	73/100
6th	SugarCRM 2004, Cupertino (United States), Acquired	AI-based open-source CRM software	$152M	New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs ... & 14 others	72/100
7th	Creatio 2014, Boston (United States), Series D	AI CRM and workflow platform where people and AI agents work together — with no limits on users, agents, or scale	$278M	Sapphire Ventures, Volition Capital & 3 others	70/100
8th	Brevo 2012, Paris (France), Series C	Provider of an customer engagement and marketing automation	$780M	BlackRock, Bpifrance & 9 others	69/100
9th	Easyrewardz 2011, Gurugram (India), Series B	Cloud-based CRM and loyalty platform solutions for managing customer relationships, loyalty programs, and sales interactions	$14.3M	Flipkart, IIFL Finance & 79 others	65/100
10th	Drip 2013, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired	Cloud based software for multi channel personalization and user retention	$6M	Foundry, Arthur Ventures & 1 others	62/100

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Salesforce has made 81 investments in companies including Mercor and Wonderful. Salesforce has also acquired 84 companies including Cresta and Rune Technologies.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Nov 10, 2026	Investments	Mercor	2023	San Francisco (United States)
Nov 02, 2026	Acquisition	Cresta	2017	San Francisco (United States)
Oct 29, 2026	Acquisition	Rune Technologies	2024	Arlington (United States)