Perspective Type: Impact Fund

Expanding Our Focus on Impact Investing with a New $100M Fund

I’m excited to announce that this morning Salesforce Ventures launched a new $100M Impact Fund to support innovative companies driving positive social change. In 2017, we launched our first $50M Impact Fund and today we’re expanding our commitment. At Salesforce we’ve been committed to doing good as part of our business model since our founding. Over the last decade,

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by Claudine Emeott

Ureeka Empowers Minority-Owned Businesses to Accelerate COVID-19 Recovery

Established in 2018, the Ureeka platform connects and strengthens a community of entrepreneurs, mentors, coaches, corporate partners, and investors to help small businesses grow.

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by Salesforce Ventures

Samasource: A Tribute to Leila Janah, and Why We Invested

On Friday, January 24 I received the devastating news that Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource, had died after a brief but hard-fought battle with a rare cancer. In the last week and a half, I’ve talked with many people who knew Leila, and I’ve uncovered a common thread of not only grief but also

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by Claudine Emeott