Alex Kayyal is the SVP and Managing Partner at Salesforce Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Alex Kayyal is the SVP and Managing Partner at Salesforce Ventures, where he established and leads the firm’s $100M European enterprise cloud fund after joining Salesforce in 2015 to build its Europe presence. His investment thesis targets enterprise software startups from Series A to pre-IPO growth stages, focusing on cloud software, artificial intelligence, and solutions that enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and drive automation. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed for his personal activity, Salesforce Ventures generally invests $3M–$20M with a sweet spot around $15M, and Kayyal has led investments in numerous companies. Notable portfolio companies under his oversight include Gong, Miro, Monday, Snyk, Onfido, Carto, and DigitalGenius. Kayyal emphasizes that ideas alone are insufficient; he prioritizes tangible metrics like growth, retention, and customer satisfaction, urging founders to build granular data from day one. He brings over a decade of experience as both an investor and entrepreneur, having previously founded TableZest and led investments at Hermes Growth Partners including T
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