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What Will You Learn?
Investment by Acquisition
Disclosed deals only
01
Heroku
$212M
The leading Ruby platform-as-a-service, Heroku gave Salesforce a foothold in cloud
application development. The acquisition allowed Salesforce to support the next generation of Java and
Ruby app developers at scale.
application development. The acquisition allowed Salesforce to support the next generation of Java and
Ruby app developers at scale.
02
ExactTarget
$2.5B
A cloud marketing platform trusted by Coca-Cola, Gap, and Nike, ExactTarget helped
Salesforce become the #1 CRM by connecting sales, service, and marketing across email, social, mobile,
and the web.
Salesforce become the #1 CRM by connecting sales, service, and marketing across email, social, mobile,
and the web.
03
Quip
$750M
Co-founded by Bret Taylor (later Co-CEO of Salesforce), Quip’s cloud-based word
processing capabilities helped Salesforce extend its Customer Success Platform with next-generation
productivity tools.
processing capabilities helped Salesforce extend its Customer Success Platform with next-generation
productivity tools.
04
Demandware
$2.8B
A leading cloud-based commerce platform trusted by top global brands, Demandware
became the foundation for Salesforce Commerce Cloud — powering online, mobile, and in-store shopping
experiences.
became the foundation for Salesforce Commerce Cloud — powering online, mobile, and in-store shopping
experiences.
05
MuleSoft
$6.5B
MuleSoft’s application network platform enabled Salesforce to build its Integration
Cloud — connecting enterprise apps, data, and devices across any cloud to drive truly personalized
customer experiences.
Cloud — connecting enterprise apps, data, and devices across any cloud to drive truly personalized
customer experiences.
06
Datorama
$800M
An AI-powered marketing intelligence platform for enterprises and agencies, Datorama
bolstered Salesforce Marketing Cloud with deeper integration and intelligence across marketing channels
and data sources.
bolstered Salesforce Marketing Cloud with deeper integration and intelligence across marketing channels
and data sources.
07
ClickSoftware
$1.35B
A leader in field service solutions, ClickSoftware accelerated Salesforce’s ability to
manage on-site work with intelligent scheduling, dispatch, and real-time field operations management.
manage on-site work with intelligent scheduling, dispatch, and real-time field operations management.
08
Evergage
$100M
Evergage’s customer data platform and personalization engine, combined with Salesforce
Marketing Cloud, accelerated the CRM giant’s ability to deliver truly individualized customer
experiences.
Marketing Cloud, accelerated the CRM giant’s ability to deliver truly individualized customer
experiences.
09
Vlocity
$1.33B
Industry-specific cloud and mobile software for communications, insurance, media,
health, and government sectors. Combined with Customer 360, Vlocity delivered the most advanced
industries platform for digital transformation.
health, and government sectors. Combined with Customer 360, Vlocity delivered the most advanced
industries platform for digital transformation.
10
Acumen Solutions
$570M
A leading professional services firm specializing in public sector and manufacturing,
Acumen became part of Salesforce Professional Services to help customers accelerate Customer 360 value.
Acumen became part of Salesforce Professional Services to help customers accelerate Customer 360 value.
11
Slack
$27.7B
Salesforce’s biggest deal ever. Slack’s workplace messaging platform became the
digital HQ enabling companies worldwide to deliver customer and employee success from anywhere.
digital HQ enabling companies worldwide to deliver customer and employee success from anywhere.
“Personally, I believe this is the most strategic combination in the history of software, and I can’t
wait to get going.”
Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO & Co-Founder
12
LevelJump
Undisclosed
A sales enablement tool integrated into Sales Cloud, LevelJump helped sales teams
learn faster, coach better, and build high-performing teams through outcome-based peer learning.
learn faster, coach better, and build high-performing teams through outcome-based peer learning.
13
Phennecs
Undisclosed
A data management, privacy, and compliance solutions provider built on the Salesforce
Platform. After a long OEM partnership, bringing Phennecs in-house gave customers built-in compliance
and security.
Platform. After a long OEM partnership, bringing Phennecs in-house gave customers built-in compliance
and security.
14
Troops.ai
Undisclosed
A revenue communications platform now part of Slack, Troops.ai delivers real-time
Salesforce insights to teams through Slack, improving sales forecasting, collaboration, and overall
productivity.
Salesforce insights to teams through Slack, improving sales forecasting, collaboration, and overall
productivity.
15
Airkit.ai
Undisclosed
Creator of AI-powered customer service applications, Airkit.ai joined Service Cloud to
help businesses build smarter, omni-channel engagement and AI-driven service experiences.
help businesses build smarter, omni-channel engagement and AI-driven service experiences.
“The future of customer engagement will be powered by a new set of AI-driven customer experiences.”
Bill Patterson, EVP & GM, Customer 360 Applications at Salesforce
16
Zoomin
Undisclosed
A provider of unstructured data management, Zoomin enhanced Salesforce Data Cloud —
making AI agents smarter and more personalized by delivering real-time customer insights at scale.
making AI agents smarter and more personalized by delivering real-time customer insights at scale.
17
Own Company
$1.9B
A leading data protection and management solutions provider, Own Company helps
organizations secure, manage, and extract insights from their critical data — making data security a
first-class Salesforce capability.
organizations secure, manage, and extract insights from their critical data — making data security a
first-class Salesforce capability.
18
Tenyx
Undisclosed
Developer of AI-powered voice agents, Tenyx enhanced Salesforce’s Agentforce Service
Agent with natural, engaging voice AI for customer service — ushering in the era of conversational AI at
scale.
Agent with natural, engaging voice AI for customer service — ushering in the era of conversational AI at
scale.
19
Informatica
$8B
A leader in AI-powered cloud data management, Informatica strengthened Salesforce’s
data foundation to make AI agents smarter across modern business operations.
data foundation to make AI agents smarter across modern business operations.
“This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible, and deeply
integrated with the world’s data.”
Marc Benioff, Chair & CEO, Salesforce
20
Convergence.ai
Undisclosed
An AI agent company specializing in complex operations, Convergence.ai plays a major
role in advancing Agentforce — Salesforce’s key AI pillar for the next wave of customer and employee
productivity.
role in advancing Agentforce — Salesforce’s key AI pillar for the next wave of customer and employee
productivity.
21
Bluebirds
Undisclosed
An AI-powered lead intelligence and data enrichment platform, Bluebirds drives deep
efficiency in sales data and agentic systems — helping sales teams unlock high-potential opportunities
faster.
efficiency in sales data and agentic systems — helping sales teams unlock high-potential opportunities
faster.
22
Waii
Undisclosed
An enterprise-grade platform that converts natural language into production-ready SQL
queries, Waii integrates into Data Cloud to power agentic workflows and AI-driven insights across the
Salesforce ecosystem.
queries, Waii integrates into Data Cloud to power agentic workflows and AI-driven insights across the
Salesforce ecosystem.
23
Regrello
Undisclosed
An AI-native solution that streamlines and automates complex operations, Regrello
turns business data into actionable, agile, autonomous workflows — advancing Salesforce’s agentic
process automation vision.
turns business data into actionable, agile, autonomous workflows — advancing Salesforce’s agentic
process automation vision.
24
Apromore
Undisclosed
A top provider of process intelligence software, Apromore brings advanced process
mining, simulation, and root-cause analysis into Salesforce — enabling complete insight and agentic
automation across business operations.
mining, simulation, and root-cause analysis into Salesforce — enabling complete insight and agentic
automation across business operations.
25
Spindle AI
Undisclosed
The leading agentic analytics platform, Spindle AI merges neuro-symbolic AI agents
with AI-native data systems for enterprise-scale insights — bridging the gap between data abundance and
actionable intelligence.
with AI-native data systems for enterprise-scale insights — bridging the gap between data abundance and
actionable intelligence.
26
Doti
Undisclosed
An agentic enterprise search company, Doti joins Salesforce’s AI R&D hub in Israel
to build a unified, AI-powered search experience — making enterprise knowledge instantly accessible
through Slack.
to build a unified, AI-powered search experience — making enterprise knowledge instantly accessible
through Slack.
“Since day one, our mission has been to transform how knowledge workers interact with information,
making enterprise data instantly accessible and actionable.”
Matan Cohen, Co-Founder & CEO, Doti
27
Qualified
Undisclosed
A leading agentic AI marketing solutions provider, Qualified’s “always-on” AI agents
engage, qualify, and nurture inbound buyers on websites — enabling autonomous pipeline generation at
scale within Agentforce.
engage, qualify, and nurture inbound buyers on websites — enabling autonomous pipeline generation at
scale within Agentforce.
By the end of this guide, you’ll understand how to:
- Use Custom Metadata in Salesforce
- Retrieve metadata records dynamically
- Build a dynamic and interactive UI with LWC
- Move UI components on-screen using JavaScript and CSS
Prerequisite
- Knowledge of the metadata
- Knowledge of LWC
- Knowledge of JavaScript events
Let’s Create the Metadata first
Step 1: To create the Metadata, first click on the gear icon that is on the top right, and then click on setup.
Step 2: Now, in the Quick find, search for custom metadata and then click on it; then click on the “New Custom Metadata Types” button.