John Somorjai

John Somorjai

President atSalesforce VenturesFirm active Oct 9San Francisco, CA

John Somorjai is President of Salesforce Ventures, which he helped found in 2009. He also leads Salesforce's strategic transactions as EVP of Corporate Development.

What John can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Salesforce Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Salesforce · EVP of Corporate Development
    Now
  2. Salesforce Ventures · President
    Now

Companies founded

Salesforce Ventures

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

venture capitalcorporate developmentmergers and acquisitionsstrategic transactions

Education

Dartmouth College, B.A.University of California at Berkeley, J.D.

Also at Salesforce Ventures

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Questions

Who is John Somorjai?

John Somorjai is President of Salesforce Ventures, which he helped found in 2009. He also leads Salesforce's strategic transactions as EVP of Corporate Development.

How much does John Somorjai invest?

John Somorjai invests through Salesforce Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch John Somorjai?

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