Salesforce to buy defense tech firm Rune in military business push
Missionforce’s defense business is growing 80% year over year as Salesforce adds software for frontline logistics when communications fail.
- On Thursday, Salesforce agreed to acquire Rune Technologies for $375 million to expand its Missionforce business, enhancing logistical capabilities for the U.S. military.
- Missionforce's defense business has grown 80 per cent year-on-year, addressing the challenge of denied, degraded, intermittent, or limited network environments where frontline units lose connectivity.
- Founded in 2024 by former Anduril leaders David Tuttle and Peter Goldsborough, Rune provides AI-powered software already deployed with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.
- The acquisition completes Salesforce's three-layer defense strategy, positioning the CRM provider to compete directly with established defense AI firm Palantir for military contracts.
- Salesforce expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2027, following recent agreements to buy Braze for about $5.66 billion and AI agent platform Fin for $3.6 billion.
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Salesforce announced on the 29th (local time) that it is acquiring Rune Technologies, a defense artificial intelligence (AI) software startup. This move is interpreted as an effort to expand its business targeting the U.S. military and government agencies. Rune is a company that develops AI-based software to support the military's supply demand forecasting and logistics management. Rune's software, when network connectivity is limited or
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Salesforce: Salesforce to buy defense tech firm Rune in military business push
Business software maker Salesforce said on Thursday it would buy defense technology company Rune Technologies to expand its Missionforce business, which serves the US military and government agencies.
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Salesforce to buy defense tech firm Rune in military business push
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