Ventures In 2009, Salesforce began investing in startups. These investments became Salesforce Ventures, headed by John Somorjai In September 2014, SFV set up Salesforce1 Fund, aimed at start-ups creating applications primarily for mobile phones. In December 2018, Salesforce Ventures announced the launch of the Japan Trailblazer Fund, focused on Japanese startups. In August 2018, Salesforce Ventures reported investments totaling over $1 billion in 275 companies, including CloudCraze (e-commerce), Figure Eight (artificial intelligence), Forter (online fraud prevention), and FinancialForce (automation software). In 2019, SFV's five largest investments—Domo (data-visualization software), SurveyMonkey (online survey software), Twilio (cloud-communication), Dropbox (cloud storage), and DocuSign (secure e-signature company)—accounted for nearly half of its portfolio. In 2021, Salesforce announced that its investments had resulted in $2.17 billion annual gain. See also Salesforce Tower Salesforce Tower Indianapolis Salesforce Marketing Cloud SalesforceIQ Slack Notes References External links 2004 initial public offerings Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Customer relationship management software companies Customer relationship management software Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Companies based in San Francisco Software companies established in 1999 Cloud applications Cloud computing providers 1999 establishments in California American companies established in 1999 Software companies of the United States