John Somorjai
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EVP Corporate Development and Salesforce Ventures @salesforce, @salesforcevc
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2009
Welcome #Dreamforce 2025! đ #1 Global Tech Conference đşď¸ #1 AI Conference đ¤ #1 SF Conference đ Delivering $150M to our city â with heart, innovation & community. â¤ď¸ Salesforce is doubling down on SF & Oakland with $15B to build a greater, safer city â the largest employer &
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Excited that Salesforce is acquiring @Informatica for ~$8Bâuniting the #1 AI CRM with the #1 AI MDM & ETL to power Agentforce, Data Cloud, Tableau, MuleSoft & Customer 360. Together, CLAIRE and Einstein forge the ultimate AI-data platform: trusted, explainable & built to scale.
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The challenge: Build an agent with Agentforce to solve a real-world business problem. The twist: They only had a halftime to do it. đ⥠See how fast it is to create your first AI agent on @Trailhead: https://t.co/iH3T4euW8G
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff joined Sara Eisen on CNBC to give her a rundown on the launch of Agentforce 2.0 and discuss how humans working with autonomous AI agents are redefining the future of work as we know it. Tune into their full conversation below!
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Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, joins CNBC's Sara Eisen to discuss Salesforce's new AI feature Agentforce 2.0, how the feature is used, and more.
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Q3 Results Salesforce Growth: FY25 $38.0B (guidance) FY24 $34.9B FY23 $31.4B FY22 $26.5B FY21 $21.3B FY20 $17.1B FY19 $13.3B FY18 $10.5B FY17 $8.4B FY16 $6.7B FY15 $5.4B FY14 $4.1B Salesforce Margin: FY25 32.9% (guidance) FY24 30.5% FY23 22.5% FY22 18.7% FY21 17.7% FY20
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Over 15 years of @SalesforceVC đˇweâve accomplished so much: 630+ startups, $6B invested, 39 team members, 35 IPOs and 175 exits. In honor of this milestone, we've shared some reflections on our journey to date and our hopes for the future: https://t.co/9XuNA3z0q3
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Playing the long game alongside the most enterprising founders.
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In 2024, with a stagnant human labor force growth, exceptional productivity driven by digital agents is crucial for GDP growth. Digital agents amplify human labor, driving innovation and efficiency. AI-fueled productivity rose 2.2% in Q3, enabling higher-value tasks. By
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Today, @Salesforce announced its Agentforce platform is now available to businesses worldwide, "redefining what's possible" says @techradar, and declaring the next generation of AI is here. Learn more about this exciting chapter at
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Agentforce is "what AI was meant to be", Salesforce says
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We're excited to welcome Own to the Salesforce family. Built by former executives, Own is a great company with a product that customers love for extending their Salesforce platform. Data security is more critical than ever, and Ownâs expertise will strengthen our ability to
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Proud to see @Salesforce named among @Ethisphereâs 2024 #WorldsMostEthicalCompanies for the 15th year! Learn more about our commitment to upholding a culture built on #ethics and #trust:
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The Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and measuring corporate ethical standards of business practices, has again recognized Salesforce as
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In our new AI-driven era, trust is the cornerstone. It's the path forward as we embrace groundbreaking innovation. Ethical AI is our commitmentâit safeguards and elevates humanity. Let's cross this bridge together, building a future where technology uplifts every life it touches.
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Thank you @ClaraShih for having me on @salesforce's #AskMoreOfAI podcast. Check out our conversation on investing in Runway, @SalesforceVC generative AI fund, and what's next for the company. Check it out:
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Get ready for an electrifying experience at Dreamforce 2024! Thrilled to share the news that Dreamforce, the worlds largest enterprise tech conference, will be returning to San Francisco, the stunning city by the bayâand now the AI capital of the world in 2024! In partnership
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Wonderful to see @ClaudineEmeott from @SalesforceVC present the Pledge 1% impact award to Checkr @cloud100 and highlight the thousands of companies that have joined @PledgeOne to give back to their communities.
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Values Bring Value. 25 years ago, @Salesforce created the Pledge 1% model. Now, it's a global movement that has inspired over 18,000 companies in 100 countries to commit 1% of their equity, product, time, or profit to giving back. When we commit to our values, âBusiness is the
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Iâm excited to announce https://t.co/sKg6epwwgC has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by @Salesforce - @sehikian and I couldnât be more proud of the Airkit team - thank you to all of our customers, partners and supporters!
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Editor's Note: Salesforce completed its acquisition of Airkit.ai on October 16, 2023. Weâre excited to welcome the incredible Airkit.ai team to the
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Built with trust top of mind, @Salesforce today launched Einstein Copilotâa new #generativeAI assistant that will integrate natively across all of its CRM and all supported apps. Learn more in @VentureBeat: https://t.co/CmGGAFYvAS
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A new generative AI conversational assistant that Salesforce is bringing natively into its CRM and all supported apps, allowing it to help...
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.@Salesforce's CEO of AI @clarashih spoke with @benpimentel about how @Dreamforce will be the world's largest AI event, and how every company must take a trusted & ethical approach when developing and using AI:
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Salesforce will highlight techâs hottest trend this year.
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It was great to join @clarashih to speak with Kia @Axios' Pro Rata newsletter about @Salesforce's 10+ years in AI, its latest generative AI offerings, and how AI investments from Salesforce Ventures plays into the company's broader strategy.
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Dan Primackâs briefing on VC, PE & M&A for dealmakers.
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