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Alex Kayyal - SVP & Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures

Alex Kayyal - SVP & Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures

  • Last Updated: 08/18/2021
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Alex currently serves as the leader and managing partner of Salesforce Ventures, the strategic investment arm for Salesforce. In this role, Alex oversees Salesforce Ventures’ portfolio which has invested over $3 billion in over 400 leading enterprise technology companies to date.

Since joining Salesforce in 2015, Alex has led investments in leading software companies, including NewVoiceMedia (sold to Vonage), RedKix (sold to Facebook), SessionM (sold to Mastercard), Algolia, Bringg, Contentful, GoCardless, Gong, Hopin, NS1, Onfido, PerimeterX, Privitar, Snyk, Unbabel, WeFox, WhiteHat and Zoomin. Salesforce Ventures invests from Series A to pre-IPO growth rounds and focus on enterprise entrepreneurs.

Prior to Salesforce, Alex helped launch Hermes Growth Partners, a venture growth firm investing in enterprise SaaS and fintech companies across the US and Europe. While there, Alex led the company’s Series B investment and served on the Board of TheTradeDesk (Nasdaq: TTD), which is now valued at over $10 billion. He was also able to support the firm’s investments in RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) and Fuze (acquired by ThinkingPhones).

Previously Alex worked at Merrill Lynch in the CFO’s office and within investment banking leading IPOs and M&A deals. Alex is a HBS and Boston University graduate. He was born in Switzerland and speaks five languages.