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10 Salesforce Ventures investors
These ten current and former Salesforce Ventures investors have held investing roles at the fund. A reader can learn how investors at Salesforce Ventures approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Quie
LinkedInExperience: Principal · Salesforce Ventures
Principal at Salesforce Ventures since 2021, based in London. Earlier roles include a B2B SaaS Investor at K1 Investment Management (2019–2021) and Vice President, Business Development at Canyon Partners (2015–2019). Current affiliations also include Innovation Fellow at Grow London and membership in Global Women in VC.
Dom Pusateri
LinkedInExperience: Investor · Salesforce Ventures
Investor at Salesforce Ventures since 2024, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dom Pusateri was earlier a Growth Investor at the fund (2021–2023), then Co-Founder of Charm (2023–2024) before returning. Before Salesforce Ventures, the listing shows Investment Banking Analyst at Citi (2020–2021).
Emily Zhao
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Salesforce Ventures
Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures since 2026, based in San Francisco, after serving at the fund as Investor (2022–2024) and Principal (2024–2026). Emily Zhao was earlier an Investor at Avenir (2020–2022) and a Private Equity Associate at Blackstone (2018–2020).
Katie Thiry
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Salesforce Ventures
Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures since 2020, based in San Francisco; the headline reads Managing Director - Salesforce Ventures. Before the fund, Katie Thiry was a Venture Capital Investor at Sapphire Ventures (2020), a Growth Product Manager at Chime (2019) and a Private Equity Investor at Vista Equity Partners (2019).
Ken Asada
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Head of Japan, Salesforce Ventures · Salesforce Ventures
Partner and Head of Japan at Salesforce Ventures since 2020, based in the Greater Tokyo Area. The profile shows the role at partner level within general management, and the headline reads Japan Head, Partner, Salesforce Ventures. It is the only role shown in Ken Asada's listing.
Kevin W.
LinkedInExperience: Investor · Salesforce Ventures
Investor at Salesforce Ventures since 2023, based in New York. The profile mentions "co-leading the defense & cybersecurity practice at Salesforce Ventures." Kevin W. also lists board observer roles at Code Metal, Second Front, Forterra and Sixfold, listed from 2024 on.
Nowi Kallen
LinkedInExperience: Partner · Salesforce Ventures
Partner at Salesforce Ventures since 2022, based in London, after serving as a Principal at the fund (2019–2022). The profile lists investor roles at Black Forest Labs, including a Board Observer seat, as well as at Lovable and Chainguard, with those investor roles listed from 2025.
Paul Drews
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures · Salesforce
Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures at Salesforce since 2020, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; the headline reads Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures. Paul Drews was earlier a Partner at Tenaya Capital (2016–2020) and a Portfolio Consultant at First Round Capital (2013–2014).
Robert Keith
LinkedInExperience: Partner · Salesforce Ventures
Partner at Salesforce Ventures since 2024, based in San Diego, a role the profile lists at partner level in general management, after serving at the fund as Managing Director (2022–2024), Managing Director - Head of Australia (2020–2022), Principal - Head of Australia (2019–2020) and Principal (2018–2019).
Spencer Chavez
LinkedInExperience: Principal · Salesforce Ventures
Former Principal at Salesforce Ventures (2019–2020) in San Francisco; the profile describes an enterprise software investor at the fund, previously at JMI Equity. Spencer Chavez later was Principal, KKR Growth (2020–2023) and Director, KKR Growth (2024–2025) and is now an Advisor there, and earlier worked in investment banking at Citigroup and Needham & Company.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a corporate venture investor source, evaluate and win a deal?
- 02How do partners and investors at a corporate venture fund divide work across regions and practices?
- 03What does a corporate venture investor do for a company after the investment closes?
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