Paul Drews

We're proud to congratulate the 1️⃣7️⃣ companies from our portfolio named to the #ForbesAI50 this year 🎉 @AnthropicAI @bfl_ml @cohere @CrusoeAI @databricks @ElevenLabs @fal @glean @WeAreLegora @Lovable @MistralAI @NotionHQ @physical_int @runwayml @SkildAI @togethercompute @theworldlabs Grateful for the depth of talent we get to partner with 🤝 forbes.com/lists/ai50/

Salesforce Ventures is proud to invest in @resolveai 🚀 Monitoring tools tell you something is broken. They can't tell you why — and they can't fix it. Resolve AI can. 60% reduction in MTTR, 70% faster alert triage, 10-minute diagnoses on issues that take hours. The next era of enterprise AI is about how software is run. Cheers @spirosx and the entire Resolve AI team 🤝salesforceventures.com/perspectives/a…

We just raised a $45M Series B at a $500M valuation led by @a16z and @SalesforceVC to build the knowledge infrastructure for AI

Announcing our investment in @upwindsecurity🤝 Upwind uses eBPF for runtime-first cloud security — proving which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable in production and filtering out 95% of alert noise. Proud to partner on their Series B. salesforceventures.com/perspectives/t…

Our 2025 Year in Review is live 🚀 ✅ 44 new investments ✅ 30 follow-on investments ✅ 20+ M&A exits ✅ $1B AI Fund fully deployed ✅ New focus areas in robotics, defense, & energy Explore our full Year in Review: salesforceventures.com/sfv-2025/

X turned into a blogging platform and I caved. In my defense, @AnthropicAI 's Series G and crossing $14B in run-rate revenue felt worth more than 280 characters, so it's for a good cause 😎 A lot of people don’t know this but @SalesforceVC has been an investor in Anthropic since the Series C back in early 2023 and we’ve doubled down every single round including this most recent one. Many may think investing at the Series C was a no-brainer, but this was before neolabs raising at multi-billion valuations was a common occurrence. Anthropic is THE canonical success story that has paved the way for this archetype of startup journey, going from research to successful commercial products that can capture billions of dollars of value. In honor of their fundraise, today we published a deep dive on our journey with Anthropic. My article with @pdrews unpacks the behind-the-scenes around how we made the decision to double down every single round.

Announcing our investment in Fundamental 🚀 Most enterprise data lives in spreadsheets — a format AI couldn't crack. Until now. Fundamental built Large Tabular Models: accurate predictions with one line of code. 🔗Read more about our investment: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/b…

“SFV has been amazing in helping us navigate scaling our team, figuring out which roles to fill, who would be good candidates for particular positions … you were also instrumental in helping collaborate with Salesforce as a customer.” – Russ d'Sa, CEO, @livekit

We’ve invested in @livekit 🚀 The next generation of AI doesn’t just read and write — it sees, hears, speaks, & acts in real time. LiveKit is building the nervous system for multimodal AI, enabling devs to build and operate real-time agents at scale. salesforceventures.com/perspectives/w…

This #GivingTuesday, we’re spotlighting @G2dotcom, a company turning values into impact 🤝 After joining @PledgeOne, G2 committed 1% of company equity to expand STEM education. To date they've raised $1M+ & contributed thousands of volunteer hours. salesforceventures.com/perspectives/b…

We’re thrilled to back @CrusoeAI, tackling one of AI’s biggest challenges: the energy bottleneck ⚡️ By securing stranded energy and building compute infrastructure around it, Crusoe is redefining sustainable AI infra. Cheers @ChaseLochmiller and team 🙌 salesforceventures.com/perspectives/w…

The final day of #DF25 promises to be our busiest yet 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ You can find our team all day at the Agentic Theater in Moscone West for the following portfolio company sessions: 🤖 "How Generative AI is Transforming Work" with @RichardSocher of You.com alongside Salesforce's Adam Evans and @oliviergodement of @OpenAI. ⛅ "Rethinking Cloud Infrastructure for Engineers" with Alon Arvatz of @PointFive_Inc in conversation with @TIME's @byayeshajaved. ♻️ "The Resilient Enterprise for a New Era of Trade" with Evan Smith of @Altana_AI in conversation with Amy Chang of Procter & Gamble. ✊ "Openness Fuels AI Democratization" with @percyliang of @togethercompute and Salesforce's @JotyShafiq. 🛜 "The Agentic Web Powered by Vercel" with Guillermo Rauch and Jeanne DeWitt Grosser of @vercel. As usual, @Spyzguyz will be sharing live SFV updates from the conference, and download Salesforce Ventures' Guide to Dreamforce for curated content recommendations and advice for navigating #DF25: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/s… Let's close the week out strong 💪

That's a wrap on #DF25 Day 2️⃣ Today our portfolio leaders hosted engaging sessions on the future of robotics, CEO leadership, and enterprise AI. Some threads that connected it all: ♾️𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 — Whether you're @thygesen_allan reimagining how @Docusign works, @DarioAmodei building AI that transforms code production, or @Lindon_Gao and @pathak2206 scaling robotic intelligence, the message is the same: Groundbreaking companies are rethinking how work gets done with the help of AI. ❤️ 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 — Every conversation today touched on building trust with customers. While AI disrupts business models, it's pivotal for companies to stay true to their identity so they can effectively guide their customers into the future. Innovation without trust simply doesn't last. ⚙️ 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 — AI is here to handle routine work to help workers focus on tougher challenges that can only be understood through subject-matter expertise, first-hand experience, and nuance. We're poised for a future where AI makes workers more valuable, not less, by enabling them to focus on what they do best. After a long day of conferencing, we ended in grand fashion at the Chase Center, where Benson Boone and Metallica lit up the stage at this year's Dreamfest 🎶 Always nice to be able to put our pens down and connect with the team. See you tomorrow for Day 3 👋

Day 2 of #DF25 loading 📊 Here's where you can find our team today: 🤖 "Scaling Towards General Intelligence in Robotics" with portfolio founders @Lindon_Gao (@DynaRobotics) and @pathak2206 (@SkildAI) at the Agentic Theater. 🗣️ "TIME 100 Talks: The Modern CEO Playbook" with portfolio CEO @thygesen_allan (@Docusign) as well as TIME CEO Jessica Sibley at the Agentic Theater. 🚀 "A Conversation With @DarioAmodei and Marc Benioff" featuring the @AnthropicAI CEO at the Yerba Buena Theater. 🎸 Plus we'll be celebrating later with Benson Boone and Metallica at Dreamfest! Follow along again with @Spyzguyz for live SFV updates from the conference, and download Salesforce Ventures' Guide to Dreamforce for curated content recommendations and advice for navigating hashtag #DF25: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/s… Excited for more great conversations today!

#DF25 is live 🙌 Excited to be on-site for the next three days with our portfolio companies sharing the latest goings-on. Here's where you can find us today: 🌍 "Powering the Next AI Frontier" with CEOs @vsiv (Emerald AI), @ChaseLochmiller (@CrusoeAI), and @JLopas (Base Power) at the Agentic Theater. ✍ "Rewriting the Enterprise Playbook With AI" with CEOs @matiii (@elevenlabs) and @may_habib (@Get_Writer) at the Agentic Theater. Follow along with @Spyzguyz for live SFV updates from the conference, and download Salesforce Ventures' Guide to Dreamforce for curated content recommendations and advice for navigating #DF25: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/s… Here's to a great Day 1 at Dreamforce 🚀

Follow @Spyzguyz this week for all things SFV at #dreamforce2025 🚀 To know where to find Matt, download our 2025 Dreamforce Guide: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/s…

We’re thrilled to back @UseCentralize_ — AI agents for relationship selling 🤝 Their first agent, Centra, helps enterprise teams map stakeholders, identify champions & orchestrate complex deals with accuracy. Congrats Rachit, Will, and the entire team! salesforceventures.com/perspectives/w…

2⃣1⃣5⃣ That's the number of SFVC portfolio companies that've taken the @PledgeOne, donating their time, product, profit, or equity for social good. We talked to our portfolio company @airwallex about why they took the pledge & the impact they've driven. salesforceventures.com/perspectives/b…

We’ve invested in @vercel’s $300M Series F 🚀 Vercel is powering the next wave of AI-native apps with AI Cloud — enabling devs to go from idea → production in minutes. 10M+ developers already trust Vercel. Thrilled to deepen our partnership w/ @rauchg. salesforceventures.com/perspectives/d…