Salesforce agrees to acquire defense tech startup Rune in reported $375M deal
Deal underscores Salesforce’s defense-tech push through Missionforce
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, a startup developing AI software for U.S. military logistics, for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a report by Resilience Media. Missionforce, Salesforce’s unit serving national security and defense agencies, has grown 80 percent year over year, driven in part by a new 10-year, $5.6 billion U.S. Army contract, the company said.