Salesforce Acquires B2B Commerce Platform CloudCraze

By MTS Staff Writer On Apr 17, 2018

Salesforce Acquires B2B Commerce Platform CloudCraze

The Acquisition of Cloudcraze Will Enable Salesforce and its Customers to Take Full Advantage of The Shift to Digital Commerce

In March, Salesforce had signed a definitive agreement to acquire CloudCraze, a leading B2B commerce platform built natively on Salesforce. CloudCraze had received $30.6 million in funding, including a $20 million round in 2017 that included participation from Salesforce Ventures and Insight Venture Partners.

CloudCraze powers B2B commerce experiences for some of the leading global companies including Coca-Cola, Cummins, Ecolab, Land O’ Lakes and WABCO. CloudCraze has been recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce 2017; and a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: B2B Commerce Suites, Q1 2017, and The Forrester Wave: B2B Commerce Suites for Midsize Organizations, Q3 2017.

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Ray Grady, President and Chief Customer Officer, CloudCraze said, “Our customers are at the core of every new product or strategic decision we make. As we look ahead, we’re even more excited about the opportunity to help forward-thinking companies deepen business buyer engagement and increase their share of the market for years to come. We are thrilled that we are part of the amazing Salesforce family and will continue to push B2B commerce forward.”

Also Read: Tech Bytes with Ray Grady, President & CCO at CloudCraze Commerce on Salesforce

The acquisition of CloudCraze will enable Salesforce and its customers to take full advantage of the shift to digital commerce. Forrester predicts that US B2B commerce will grow from $889 billion today to $1.2 trillion by 2021.
Salesforce is a global leader in digital commerce and during the 2017 holiday shopping season, Salesforce Commerce Cloud powered the experiences of more than 540 million consumers across some of the world’s top brands.

“Commerce Cloud enables companies to deliver personalized, intelligent consumer shopper journeys across all channels—digital, social, mobile and in store. With the addition of CloudCraze, our customers will be able to create the same richly branded commerce experiences for business buyers that they do for consumers, all from a single platform,” said Jeff Barnett, CEO, Salesforce Commerce Cloud.