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Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture

Salesforce, Inc. · 2026-10-31 · Importance 53 · Surprise 60

Salesforce announced its acquisition of Rune Technologies, a defense AI software startup, for a reported $375 million. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Missionforce, Salesforce’s business serving the U.S. military and government agencies. Rune’s AI-based military supply forecasting and logistics software is already in use by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The report says Salesforce’s defense business has grown 80% since Missionforce launched and has secured all six branches of the U.S. military as customers.

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