Salesforce Startup Summit: Building the Agentic Enterprise

AI agents aren't just a buzzword — they're fundamentally changing how startups build, sell, and scale. Whether you're a founder navigating your next growth phase or a GTM leader looking to stay ahead, this on-demand summit is your front-row seat to the conversations shaping the agentic era.

Recorded live at Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, this session brings together founders, operators, and technology leaders from Anthropic, Vercel, Salesforce, Slack, and some of today's fastest-growing AI-native startups to share real playbooks, honest perspectives, and practical takeaways.

What you'll learn:

• How AI agents are replacing manual workflows across GTM, sales, and operations — and what that means for your team
• How leading founders are building durable distribution advantages with lean teams and AI-powered content
• What it looks like to operationalize an agentic enterprise with Salesforce and Slack as the operating layer
• What's new on AgentExchange and how startups can leverage the Salesforce ecosystem to accelerate growth

This summit was hosted by Salesforce Launchpad , a program helping venture-backed startups of all stages grow faster with proven GTM strategies, AI, and digital labor.

Speakers include:

• Kate Jensen, Head of Americas, Anthropic
• Kris Billmaier, EVP & GM Agentforce Sales, Salesforce
• Amelia Lerutte, Chief AI Officer, SaaStr
• Jevan Soo Lenox, Chief People Officer, Writer
• Kyle Norton, CRO, Owner
• Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, COO, Vercel
• Rob Seaman, EVP & GM, Slack
• Amanda Zhu, Co-Founder & COO, Recall.ai
• Tim Glaser, Co-Founder & CEO, PostHog
• Kristin Pierce, SMB CMO & SVP of Global SMB and Growth Marketing, Salesforce
• Tyler Carlson SVP, AppExchange & Ecosystem, Salesforce
• Meredith Flynn-Ripley, SVP & GM, Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice, Salesforce
• Khushboo Patel, VP and COO, Salesforce Ventures
• Mara Larson-Richard, Head of Startups & VC Team, Salesforce