--- title: Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M... description: Salesforce has agreed to acquire defense tech startup Rune Technologies for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a Resilience Media report. Rune builds... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-s-m-a-spree-continues-with-a-reported-375m-deal-for-defense-tech-startup-rune-oy01ttuko twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune | daily.dev og:description: Salesforce has agreed to acquire defense tech startup Rune Technologies for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a Resilience Media report. 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The deal will extend Salesforce's Missionforce defense unit beyond back-office planning into battlefield operations. Missionforce has grown 80% year over year, helped by a 10-year, $5.6 billion U.S. Army contract. Rune, founded in 2024, had raised $30 million and was last valued at $127 million. Salesforce has also agreed to buy Fin for $3.6 billion, bought Qualified for $1.2 billion, and signed an agreement to buy Listen Labs this year. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is Salesforce paying to acquire Rune Technologies? Salesforce agreed to acquire Rune Technologies for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a Resilience Media report. Rune builds AI software that helps the U.S. military predict supply needs and manage logistics from the field. The deal will fold into Salesforce's Missionforce defense unit, extending it from back-office planning into battlefield operations support. _Enterprise buyers tracking Salesforce's acquisition spree can follow deal news like this on daily.dev._ ### What is Salesforce's Missionforce business unit? Missionforce is Salesforce's business unit serving national security and defense agencies, launched the prior year. Its business grew 80% year over year, driven partly by a new 10-year, $5.6 billion contract with the U.S. Army. Acquiring Rune Technologies will let Missionforce add frontline logistics data and support battlefield operations, not just administrative planning. _Anyone evaluating enterprise vendors' defense-sector moves can track Missionforce updates on daily.dev._ ### What other companies has Salesforce acquired recently? Besides Rune Technologies, Salesforce agreed to buy AI agent platform Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6 billion, bought Qualified for $1.2 billion, and signed an agreement to buy Listen Labs after that startup walked away from a $125 million Series C term sheet at a $1.5 billion valuation. _Those monitoring Salesforce's acquisition strategy can follow each deal as it's reported on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Salesforce acquires Fin, formerly Intercom, for $3.6bn](https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-acquires-fin-formerly-intercom-for-3-6bn-vhvuccfp6) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion](https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-acquires-ai-customer-service-platform-fin-for-3-6-billion-eiudqrcly) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Salesforce agrees $5.7bn deal for customer messaging firm Braze](https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-agrees-5-7bn-deal-for-customer-messaging-firm-braze-qg4jcbbh0) · The Next Web · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#business](https://daily.dev/tags/business), [#salesforce](https://daily.dev/tags/salesforce), [#defense-tech](https://daily.dev/tags/defense-tech) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-s-m-a-spree-continues-with-a-reported-375m-deal-for-defense-tech-startup-rune-oy01ttuko) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Salesforce’s M\u0026A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-s-m-a-spree-continues-with-a-reported-375m-deal-for-defense-tech-startup-rune-oy01ttuko","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-s-m-a-spree-continues-with-a-reported-375m-deal-for-defense-tech-startup-rune-oy01ttuko"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T23:25:23.864Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T23:25:50.488Z","description":"Salesforce has agreed to acquire defense tech startup Rune Technologies for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a Resilience Media report. 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