Salesforce

Salesforce is a global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) software and enterprise cloud computing solutions, founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Dave Moellenhoff, and Frank Dominguez. The company pioneered the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, revolutionizing how businesses access and utilize enterprise software by delivering applications entirely through the cloud. Salesforce's comprehensive platform enables organizations to manage customer relationships, sales pipelines, marketing campaigns, customer service operations, and business analytics from a unified, cloud-based ecosystem. The company has grown exponentially through both organic innovation and strategic acquisitions, including notable purchases of Tableau (2019), MuleSoft (2018), Slack (2021), and numerous other companies that have expanded its capabilities in analytics, integration, collaboration, and artificial intelligence. Salesforce serves over 150,000 customers across industries including financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and technology, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises. The company's Customer 360 platform integrates sales, service, marketing, commerce, and IT teams on a single platform, enabling businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale. With a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility through its 1-1-1 philanthropic model (donating 1% of equity, product, and employee time), Salesforce has established itself not only as a technology leader but also as a pioneer in stakeholder capitalism. The company continues to innovate with AI-powered solutions like Einstein AI, industry-specific clouds, and low-code development tools, maintaining its position as the world's #1 CRM platform with a significant market share in the enterprise software industry.