8 Enterprise Startups Founded By Ex-Salesforce Employees
Sep 26, 2014, 06:13 IST
Flickr/Kevin KrejciSalesforce.com CEO Marc BenioffSalesforce.com is arguably one of the most influential enterprise tech companies in the world.
Founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com is best known for its customer relationship management (CRM) software.
It posted a little over $4 billion in revenue last year, and has a market cap of $34.6 billion. With roughly 10,000 employees, it's the largest tech employer in San Francisco. Salesforce.com was also named #1 on Forbes' "Most Innovative Companies" list for four consecutive years.
But for all of its success over the years, Salesforce.com employees have only founded a handful of startups. We're not sure why this is the case, but it might be because not many employees leave there, as it's repeatedly ranked one of the best companies to work for.
We've put together 8 of the more interesting startups launched by ex-Salesforce.com employees through the years.