Salesforce - pioneer of cloud-based CRM

Salesforce was founded in San Francisco in 1999 and is widely credited with pioneering on-demand, subscription-based customer relationship management delivered over the internet. The company popularized the enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) model and helped catalyze the city’s cloud software sector. Salesforce’s global headquarters is located in Salesforce Tower, which anchors downtown San Francisco’s Mission Street corridor.