Salesforce
Enterprise Software · San Francisco, United States · #217 globally
0.15%
Spawner rate
103
Funded founders
70,960
Alumni tracked
$7.0B
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on Enterprise Software. Founders spawned from Salesforce pick it 1.8× more often than the global founder population.
Enterprise Software
1.8×
AI / Machine Learning
1.4×
Cybersecurity
1.3×
Health Tech
1.0×
EdTech
1.0×
Fintech
0.7×
Consumer Internet
0.7×
Biotech / Pharma
0.4×
← under · 1× market average · over →
The Salesforce network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from Salesforce | Role at Salesforce | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SierraAI / Machine Learning | Bret Taylor(2023) | Co-CEO | 2023 | $1.6B |
AirtablespawnerEnterprise Software | Howie Liu(2012) | Products | 2013 | $1.4B |
SigmaEnterprise Software | Rob Woollen(2013) | SVP, Platform Product Management | 2014 | $765M |
RecursiveAI / Machine Learning | Caiming Xiong(2026) | SVP, AI Research & Applied Research | 2025 | $650M |
ZipEnterprise Software | Felix M(2021) | Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Programs | 2020 | $380M |
CartesiaAI / Machine Learning | Karan Goel(2022) | Machine Learning Researcher, Salesforce AI Research | 2023 | $191M |
LingoAceEdTech | Hugh Yao(2018) | Director Industry Strategy - Media & Communications | 2017 | $180M |
FundGuardFintech | Yaniv Zecharya(2018) | Sr. Director of Software Engineering, Data Science | 2018 | $156M |
ProfluentBiotech / Pharma | Ali Madani(2022) | Senior Research Scientist | 2022 | $150M |
Mad MobileEnterprise Software | Ryan Kelly(2010) | Territory Manager | 2010 | $150M |
ArteraAIHealth Tech | Andre Esteva(2021) | Head of Medical AI | 2021 | $121M |
OdasevaEnterprise Software | Sovan Bin(2012) | Lead Technical Architect | 2012 | $93M |
CyoloCybersecurity | Eran Shmuely(2020) | Sr. Security Engineer | 2020 | $85M |
ZyloEnterprise Software | Ben Pippenger(2016)Cory Wheeler(2016) | Senior Director, Product ManagementDirector, Procurement | 2016 | $72M |
Airkit.aiEnterprise Software | Stephen Ehikian(2017) | VP of Product | 2017 | $69M |
BrightEdgeEnterprise Software | Jim Yu(2007) | Director, Product Management | 2007 | $62M |
OleriaCybersecurity | Jim Alkove(2022) | Advisor | 2022 | $60M |
KetchAI / Machine Learning | Anton Winter(2019)Maxwell Anderson(2019) | Senior Director, Software EngineeringDirector, Product Management | 2018 | $59M |
GranicaOther | Edgar Wu(2017)Sumit Rawat(2018)Zhen Wang(2013) | Enterprise ArchitectEnterprise ArchitectSenior Architect | 2019 | $45M |
LEO1Fintech | Debi Prasad Baral(2018) | Principal Technical Architect | 2017 | $44M |
IronVestFintech | Yaron Dror(2022) | Senior Director of Product Management | 2022 | $39M |
FarosAI / Machine Learning | Aria Brown(2019)Matthew Tovbin(2019)Shubha Nabar(2019)Vitaly Gordon(2019) | Software Engineering Architect, EinsteinSoftware Engineering Architect, EinsteinSenior Director, Data Science and Engineering, Salesforce EinsteinVP, Data Science and Engineering, Einstein | 2019 | $36M |
GRUBBRR®AI / Machine Learning | Bhavin Asher(2023) | Solutions Architect | 2019 | $35M |
Ramani.ioFintech | Iain Usiri(2019) | Product Manager | 2020 | $33M |
SliceEnterprise Software | Yoel Amir(2022) | VP, Product Management, Einstein | 2023 | $32M |