Salesforce's acquisition of Rune is a strategic move to expand its defense technology capabilities.

Salesforce agrees to acquire Rune, which raised ~$30M to make AI military logistics software, as it expands its year-old Missionforce defense business (Chris Metinko/Axios) https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/10/29/salesforce-rune-defense http://www.techmeme.com/261030/p16#a261030p16

Salesforce acquires Rune, which makes AI military logistics software, sources say for $375M in cash and stock; Rune raised $30m from a16z and others (Margaux MacColl/Resilience Media) https://resiliencemedia.co/scoop-salesforce-is-paying-375m-for-rune-technologies/ http://www.techmeme.com/261030/p17#a261030p17

Salesforce has agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, which builds AI software for the US military to forecast supply needs and manage logistics in the field, for 375M USD in cash and stock. Founded in 2024, the startup raised 30M USD from Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 Ventures and IQT. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/salesforces-ma-spree-continues-with-a-reported-375m-deal-for-defense-tech-startup-rune/ #Tech #Startup #News #Defense