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Salesforce agrees to buy military logistics startup Rune for $375 million
Salesforce has agreed to buy Rune Technologies for $375 million in cash and stock.
Rune makes AI software that helps the U.S. military predict supply needs and manage logistics in the field.
The deal would expand Missionforce, Salesforce’s business serving defense and national security agencies, beyond administrative planning.
Salesforce says Missionforce has grown 80% year over year since launching last year, helped in part by a new 10-year, $5.6 billion U.S. Army contract.
Rune’s logistics data could support battlefield operations, connecting Salesforce’s systems to needs closer to the front line.
Founded in 2024, Rune has raised $30 million from investors and was last valued at $127 million in a Series A round.
The acquisition has been reported as an agreement; no further steps or timing were given.
Salesforce has agreed to acquire military logistics startup Rune Technologies for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a report cited by TechCrunch.
Rune makes AI software to help the U.S. military predict supply needs and manage logistics in the field.
The deal would bring Rune’s frontline logistics data into Salesforce’s Missionforce business, which serves national security and defense agencies.
Missionforce’s business has grown 80% year over year since its launch last year, Salesforce said.
Salesforce did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.
- Who
- Salesforce and Rune Technologies.
- What
- Salesforce agreed to acquire Rune for $375 million in cash and stock, according to a report by Resilience Media.
- When
- October 30, 2026, when TechCrunch published its report.
- Where
- The United States; Rune’s software supports U.S. military logistics. The sources do not state where the acquisition agreement was made.
- Why
- The deal would add Rune’s frontline logistics data to Missionforce and extend its support to battlefield operations.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rune Technologies was founded.
Missionforce launched, and Rune raised a Series A, according to the article’s references to “last year.
TechCrunch reported that Salesforce had agreed to acquire Rune for $375 million.
- Deal value
- $375 million in cash and stock
- Startup
- Rune Technologies
- Founded
- 2024
- Missionforce growth
- 80% year over year since its launch
- U.S. Army contract
- 10 years, worth $5.6 billion