Alex Kayyal

BIO

I joined Salesforce in 2015. Im currently a VP on the Corporate Development team where I run Salesforce Ventures International across EMEA APAC and LATAM as a partner. I have led investments in many leading software companies including NewVoiceMedia sold to Vonage RedKix sold to Facebook SessionM sold to Mastercard Algolia Bringg Contentful GoCardless Gong Hopin NS1 Onfido PerimeterX Privitar Snyk Unbabel WeFox WhiteHat and Zoomin. We invest from Series A to pre-IPO growth rounds and are looking to back the best enterprise entrepreneurs. My path to VC followed a short stint as the founder of TableZest a Boston-based company in the data analytics and customer loyalty space. Prior to Salesforce I helped launch Hermes Growth Partners a venture growth firm investing in enterprise SaaS and fintech companies across the US and Europe. While there I led our Series B investment and served on the Board of TheTradeDesk Nasdaq TTD which is now valued at over 10 billion. I was also fortunate to support our investments in RingCentral NYSE RNG and Fuze acquired by ThinkingPhones. Previously I worked at Merrill Lynch in the CFO s office and within investment banking leading IPOs and MA deals. HBS and Boston University graduate. Born in Switzerland speak 5 languages.