Our 9th annual Forbes Cloud 100 list is live! AI led the way this year, with OpenAI back at No. 1 and 3 other AI-focused businesses in the top 10. Figma, freshly unacquired, is back -- along with a bunch of promising newcomers, from Clio to Ramp. forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…

Each year, the Cloud 100 is produced by Forbes in partnership with @bessemer and @salesforceVC to recognize the world’s top private cloud computing companies. We are proud to see so many Pledge 1% members on this year's list! 🙌 Read more: buff.ly/3WOZAjA

How to embed #GenerativeAI in your product… 🖥️ Run hackathons to identify use cases 💨 Move quickly to beta ⚙️ Avoid commoditized features 🧑‍🔬Expand teams beyond engineers 👶Track user adoption h/t Adam Evans & Cai GoGwilt. Read more on our website: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/t…

Loved this deep dive into the tactics for how to build #genAI features into your product that we led for our Salesforce Ventures founders with learnings from Adam Evans and Cai GoGwilt. Our key takeaways here 👇: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/t…

Startups’ ability to close enterprise sales deals depend on positive macroeconomic factors & internal advocates. 35% of respondents in our Startup Enterprise GTM Report cited changes in the economy as the main reason a deal fell apart. Read our report: salesforceventures.com/the-startup-en…

We're launching the ElevenLabs Impact Program to help 1 million people reclaim their voice. We’re partnering with nonprofits to provide free licenses to enhance accessibility, advance education, and improve shared cultural experiences. Our first initiative, made possible through

How to use #GenAI for #BizOps, per leaders from Reejig, Mews, & Miro: 🛠️ Think of tasks AI can replace, not jobs ⚖️ Re-evaluate resource allocation accordingly ⏳ Reduce information silos across org Read more in our latest blog post: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/a…

Thinking about how make your company's operations 🛠️ more effective with AI ✨? Check out how @salesforceVC portfolio companies like Michael Rommel Александр Новиков and Celtic1947🆘 are doing about it here 👇: salesforceventures.com/perspectives/a…

70% of respondents to our Startup Enterprise GTM Report said they worked with 4-9 stakeholders per enterprise deal — and a majority of procurement periods took 3-5 months. Download our report to learn more about the current enterprise sales environment: salesforceventures.com/the-startup-en…

Introducing the Together Rerank API: A new serverless endpoint for enterprise search and RAG systems. We're excited to be the exclusive launch partner for Salesforce Salesforce AI Research LlamaRank – a new reranker model that outperforms Cohere Rerank in document and code ranking tasks.

Security is the biggest barrier to adopting AI for enterprise sales, according to nearly half of respondents to our Startup Enterprise GTM Report. Learn more about AI’s impact on enterprise sales: salesforceventures.com/the-startup-en…

🎉Exciting news: We’re thrilled to introduce the newest #VCUniversity scholarship recipients! Get to know the C17 scholarship class: ventureforward.org/meet-the-schol…

AI unlocks endless possibilities for businesses. At a recent Salesforce workshop, Salesforce Ventures and Cai GoGwilt shared insights on leveraging AI in prod dev: move fast, host hackathons, avoid commoditized AI, and measure success by adoption. salesforceventures.com/perspectives/t…

40% of enterprise sales reps' compensation plans includes base salary plus commission, while 25% are paid based on quota attainment 🤝 Read more about enterprise sales trends in our Startup Enterprise GTM Report: salesforceventures.com/the-startup-en…

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