GoKawiilSalesforce to acquire defense logistics startup Rune Technologies for $375M
Salesforce has agreed to buy Rune Technologies, a startup whose AI software helps the U.S. military forecast supply needs and manage field logistics, for $375 million in cash and stock, according to Resilience Media. Rune, founded in 2024, had raised $30 million from backers including Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 Ventures and IQT, and was last valued at $127 million.
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The deal would fold battlefield logistics data into Missionforce, Salesforce's defense-focused unit, which the company says has grown 80% year over year and recently landed a 10-year, $5.6 billion Army contract. Combined with recent purchases of Fin, Qualified and Listen Labs, the move suggests Salesforce is using acquisitions to expand both its AI agent capabilities and its footprint in government and defense markets.
- Salesforce is paying $375M in cash and stock for Rune Technologies, a military logistics AI startup.
- The acquisition would expand Missionforce, Salesforce's national security unit, into frontline battlefield operations.
- Rune's deal is part of a broader 2025 acquisition spree by Salesforce that also includes Fin, Qualified and Listen Labs.
Source: techcrunch.com — Marina Temkin, 2026-10-30
Published there as: “Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune”
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