Salesforce has expanded into many industries and tech areas like AI, data analytics, marketing tools, and cloud services through strategic acquisitions. These acquisitions have helped Salesforce improve its products, add new technologies, and stay innovative. By doing this, Salesforce can better meet its customers’ needs and provide advanced solutions that keep up with the fast changes in technology.
How many patents were acquired by Salesforce?
Salesforce has acquired many patents through its various company acquisitions, especially in areas like cloud computing, data integration, and AI. Notable deals like Mulesoft, Tableau, and Vlocity have added valuable intellectual property to Salesforce’s portfolio. These patents help Salesforce enhance its products and stay competitive in the tech industry.
Some Notable Acquisitions of Salesforce
- Spiff (December 19, 2023) – Sales commission and revenue operations software.
- Clicksoftware Technologies (August 8, 2019) – Field service management software.
- Tableau (June 10, 2019) – Data visualization and analytics.
- Datorama (July 17, 2018) – Marketing analytics and business intelligence.
- Mulesoft (March 20, 2018) – Data integration and connectivity software.
- Vlocity (February 25, 2020) – Industry-specific cloud solutions (telecom, healthcare, etc.).
- Slack (December 1, 2020) – Workplace communication and collaboration.
- Demandware (June 1, 2016) – E-commerce and online retail solutions.
- Heroku (December 8, 2010) – Cloud platform for building and deploying apps (PaaS).
- ExactTarget (June 4, 2013) – Marketing automation and customer engagement.
List of Salesforce Acquisitions
| S. No. | Acquiree Name | Announced Date | Price |
| 1 | Zoomin | Sep 24, 2024 | $450M |
| 2 | Own Company | Sep 05, 2024 | $1.9B |
| 3 | Tenyx | Sep 03, 2024 | – |
| 4 | Predictspring | Aug 01, 2024 | – |
| 5 | Spiff | Dec 19, 2023 | $374M |
| 6 | Airkit | Sep 21, 2023 | – |
| 7 | Phennecs | Apr 06, 2022 | – |
| 8 | Troops | Mar 09, 2022 | – |
| 9 | Atonit | Feb 02, 2022 | – |
| 10 | Leveljump | Sep 24, 2021 | – |
| 11 | Slack | Dec 01, 2020 | $27.7B |
| 12 | Acumen Solutions | Dec 01, 2020 | – |
| 13 | Mobify | Sep 06, 2020 | $60M |
| 14 | The Cmo Club | Mar 02, 2020 | – |
| 15 | Vlocity | Feb 25, 2020 | $1.3B |
| 16 | Evergage | Feb 03, 2020 | – |
| 17 | Clicksoftware Technologies | Aug 08, 2019 | $1.4B |
| 18 | Tableau | Jun 10, 2019 | $15.7B |
| 19 | Bonobo Ai | May 06, 2019 | – |
| 20 | Mapanything | Apr 17, 2019 | $213M |
| 21 | Salesforce Foundation | Apr 16, 2019 | $300M |
| 22 | Griddable | Jan 28, 2019 | – |
| 23 | Diffeo | Jan 01, 2019 | – |
| 24 | Rebel | Oct 05, 2018 | – |
| 25 | Datorama | Jul 17, 2018 | $800M |
| 26 | Mulesoft | Mar 20, 2018 | $6.5B |
| 27 | Cloudcraze | Mar 13, 2018 | – |
| 28 | Attic Labs | Jan 08, 2018 | – |
| 29 | Sequence | Jan 25, 2017 | – |
| 30 | Twin Prime | Dec 14, 2016 | – |
| 31 | Krux | Oct 03, 2016 | $800M |
| 32 | Gravitytank | Sep 30, 2016 | – |
| 33 | Heywire | Sep 07, 2016 | – |
| 34 | Beyondcore | Aug 15, 2016 | $110M |
| 35 | Quip | Aug 01, 2016 | $750M |
| 36 | Coolan | Jul 21, 2016 | – |
| 37 | Demandware | Jun 01, 2016 | $2.8B |
| 38 | Implisit | May 09, 2016 | – |
| 39 | Metamind | Apr 04, 2016 | $32.8M |
| 40 | Predictionio | Feb 19, 2016 | – |
| 41 | Your Sl | Jan 22, 2016 | – |
| 42 | Steelbrick | Dec 23, 2015 | $360M |
| 43 | Minhash | Dec 14, 2015 | – |
| 44 | Akta | Sep 02, 2015 | – |
| 45 | Kerensen Consulting | Jul 31, 2015 | $24.2M |
| 46 | Tempo Ai | May 29, 2015 | – |
| 47 | Toopher | Apr 01, 2015 | – |
| 48 | Relateiq | Jul 11, 2014 | $390M |
| 49 | Cloud Connect | Nov 18, 2013 | – |
| 50 | Edgespring | Jun 07, 2013 | – |
| 51 | Exacttarget | Jun 04, 2013 | $2.5B |
| 52 | Clipboard | May 10, 2013 | $20M |
| 53 | Entropysoft | Feb 06, 2013 | – |
| 54 | Prior Knowledge | Nov 23, 2012 | – |
| 55 | Goinstant | Jul 09, 2012 | $70M |
| 56 | Thinkfuse | Jun 25, 2012 | – |
| 57 | Choicepass | Jun 18, 2012 | – |
| 58 | Buddy Media | Jun 04, 2012 | $649M |
| 59 | Stypi | May 01, 2012 | – |
| 60 | Work.Com | Dec 15, 2011 | – |
| 61 | Model Metrics | Nov 14, 2011 | – |
| 62 | Desk.Com | Sep 21, 2011 | – |
| 63 | Navajo Systems | Aug 26, 2011 | – |
| 64 | Zorap | May 01, 2011 | – |
| 65 | Radian6 | Mar 30, 2011 | $326M |
| 66 | Manymoon | Feb 01, 2011 | – |
| 67 | Dimdim | Jan 06, 2011 | – |
| 68 | Etacts | Dec 21, 2010 | – |
| 69 | Heroku | Dec 08, 2010 | – |
| 70 | Activa Live | Sep 24, 2010 | – |
| 71 | Sitemasher | May 28, 2010 | – |
| 72 | Jigsaw | Apr 21, 2010 | – |
| 73 | Informavores | Dec 31, 2009 | – |
| 74 | Groupswim | Dec 11, 2009 | $7M |
| 75 | Instranet | Aug 19, 2008 | $31.5M |
| 76 | Koral Technologies | Apr 10, 2007 | – |
| 77 | Kieden | Aug 22, 2006 | – |
| 78 | Sendia | Apr 11, 2006 | – |
List of Salesforce Subsidiaries
The table contains the 100 subsidiaries of Salesforce –
| S. No. | Company | Country |
| 1 | 450 Mission Llc | United States |
| 2 | Acumen Solutions Inc | United States |
| 3 | Airkit Llc | United States |
| 4 | Beyondcore Llc | United States |
| 5 | Clicksoftware Inc | United States |
| 6 | Computable Insights Llc | United States |
| 7 | Demandware Llc | United States |
| 8 | Exacttarget Brazil Holding Company Llc | United States |
| 9 | Exacttarget Llc | United States |
| 10 | Heroku Inc | United States |
| 11 | Krux Digital Llc | United States |
| 12 | Little Ohana Llc | United States |
| 13 | Mulesoft International Llc | United States |
| 14 | Mulesoft Llc | United States |
| 15 | Narrative Science Llc | United States |
| 16 | Phennecs Llc | United States |
| 17 | Quip Llc | United States |
| 18 | Rimeto Inc | United States |
| 19 | Salesforce Communications Llc | United States |
| 20 | Salesforce Holdings Llc | United States |
| 21 | Salesforce Investments Llc | United States |
| 22 | Salesforce Ventures Llc | United States |
| 23 | Salesforcecom Llc | United States |
| 24 | Salesforceorg Llc | United States |
| 25 | Sfdc 50 Fremont Llc | United States |
| 26 | Sfdc Holding Co | United States |
| 27 | Sfdc Worldwide Holdings Inc | United States |
| 28 | Slack Fund Llc | United States |
| 29 | Tableau Software Llc | United States |
| 30 | Tomax Llc | United States |
| 31 | Troops Llc | United States |
| 32 | Twin Prime Inc | United States |
| 33 | Vlocity Llc | United States |
| 34 | Tableau (China) Co Ltd | China |
| 35 | Tableau (China) Co Ltd Beijing Branch | China |
| 36 | Tableau (China) Co Ltd Guangzhou Branch | China |
| 37 | Salesforce Argentina Srl | Argentina |
| 38 | Vlocity Ar Srl | Argentina |
| 39 | Clicksoftware Australia Pty Ltd | Australia |
| 40 | Datorama Australia Pty Ltd | Australia |
| 41 | Exacttarget Pty Ltd | Australia |
| 42 | Sfdc Australia Pty Ltd | Australia |
| 43 | Sfdc Austria Gmbh | Austria |
| 44 | Sfdc Netherlands Bv Belgium Branch | Belgium |
| 45 | Atonit Tecnologia Da Informação Ltda | Brazil |
| 46 | Salesforce Tecnologia Ltda | Brazil |
| 47 | Acumen Solutions Consulting Canada Inc | Canada |
| 48 | Mobify Research And Development Inc | Canada |
| 49 | Salesforcecom Canada Corporation | Canada |
| 50 | Tableau Canada Co | Canada |
| 51 | Traction Enterprise Co | Canada |
| 52 | Salesforce Chile Spa | Chile |
| 53 | Sfdc Colombia Sas | Colombia |
| 54 | Sfdc Sweden Ab Suomen Sivuliike | Finland |
| 55 | Salesforcecom France Sas | France |
| 56 | Sfdc France Data Centre Sárl | France |
| 57 | Clicksoftware Central Europe Gmbh | Germany |
| 58 | Datorama Gmbh | Germany |
| 59 | Exacttarget Gmbh (In Liquidation) | Germany |
| 60 | Salesforcecom Germany Gmbh | Germany |
| 61 | Sfdc Germany Data Centre Gmbh | Germany |
| 62 | Salesforcecom Hong Kong Limited | Hong Kong |
| 63 | Clicksoftware India Private Limited | India |
| 64 | Salesforcecom India Private Limited | India |
| 65 | Slack Technologies India Llp | India |
| 66 | Tableau Software India Pvt Ltd | India |
| 67 | Traction On Demand India Private Limited | India |
| 68 | Pt Salesforce Solutions Indonesia | Indonesia |
| 69 | Sfdc Ireland Limited | Ireland |
| 70 | Slack Technologies Limited | Ireland |
| 71 | Tableau International Unlimited Company | Ireland |
| 72 | Bonobot Technologies Ltd | Israel |
| 73 | Clicksoftware Technologies Ltd | Israel |
| 74 | Datorama Technologies Ltd | Israel |
| 75 | Salesforcecom Israel Ltd | Israel |
| 76 | Vlocity Cloud Computing Israel Ltd | Israel |
| 77 | Salesforcecom Italy Srl | Italy |
| 78 | Datorama Japan Inc | Japan |
| 79 | Salesforce Japan Co Ltd | Japan |
| 80 | Salesforce Korea Limited | Korea (South) |
| 81 | Salesforce Technologies Morocco | Morocco |
| 82 | Sfdc International Holding Bv | Netherlands |
| 83 | Sfdc Netherlands Bv | Netherlands |
| 84 | Sfdc Australia Pty Ltd New Zealand Branch | New Zealand |
| 85 | Sfdc Norway As | Norway |
| 86 | Sfdc Portugal Unipessoal Lda | Portugal |
| 87 | Datorama Singapore Pte Ltd | Singapore |
| 88 | Salesforcecom Singapore Pte Ltd | Singapore |
| 89 | Sfdc South Africa (Pty) Limited | South Africa |
| 90 | Salesforce Systems Spain Sl | Spain |
| 91 | Sfdc Sweden Ab | Sweden |
| 92 | Salesforce Gfo Sarl | Switzerland |
| 93 | Salesforcecom Sarl | Switzerland |
| 94 | Salesforcecom Taiwan Limited | Taiwan |
| 95 | Salesforcecom (Thailand) Co Ltd | Thailand |
| 96 | Clicksoftware Europe Limited | United Kingdom |
| 97 | Datorama Uk Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 98 | Salesforce Uk Limited | United Kingdom |
| 99 | Salesforceorg Emea Limited | United Kingdom |
| 100 | Sfdc Emea Data Centre Limited | United Kingdom |
