Salesforce

Salesforce is a leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform that helps businesses manage sales, service, marketing, and more. It pioneered the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and is known for its extensive ecosystem of apps and integrations through the AppExchange.

• Founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff and Parker Harris.
• Headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• Offers products like Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Commerce Cloud.
• Acquired Slack in 2021 for $27.7 billion.
• Known for its annual Dreamforce conference and philanthropic 1-1-1 model (1% equity, 1% product, 1% employee time).

Salesforce is an American cloud-based software company best known for pioneering SaaS-delivered customer relationship management (CRM). Founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff and others, it has grown into one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world, offering a broad suite of sales, service, marketing, and analytics tools.

• Founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Dave Moellenhoff, and Frank Dominguez in San Francisco.
• Its flagship product is the Salesforce CRM, with major clouds including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Commerce Cloud.
• Acquired major companies including Tableau (2019), MuleSoft (2018), and Slack (2021).
• Trades on the NYSE under the ticker CRM and has been part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2020.
• Operates the Trailhead learning platform and hosts the annual Dreamforce conference.