Salesforce agrees to buy military logistics AI startup Rune Technologies for its Missionforce unit

Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rune Technologies, a young company that builds AI software for military logistics. The deal, announced on October 29, will fold Rune into Missionforce, the unit Salesforce created to sell to defense and national security agencies.

What was confirmed, and what was reported

Salesforce's announcement does not include a price. It says the transaction should close in the fourth quarter of the company's fiscal year 2027, subject to customary conditions. The figure circulating comes from Resilience Media, which reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, that Salesforce is paying $375 million in a mix of cash and shares. Neither company responded to requests for comment from Resilience Media or TechCrunch about the amount.

Salesforce calls Rune its most significant national security acquisition. Kendall Collins, who runs Missionforce and Salesforce's government cloud business, framed it as the company "doubling down on national security."

What Rune does

Rune was founded in 2024 by David Tuttle and Peter Goldsborough, who according to Salesforce bring leadership experience from defense contractor Anduril. Resilience Media describes its product, TyrOS, as a tool that tracks inventory and helps soldiers work out what supplies they need, when, and how to move them. Salesforce stresses that the software is designed for places where networks are denied, degraded or intermittent, and says it is already deployed with the US Army and the US Marine Corps. Resilience Media also reports that Rune won a $99 million Army contract this summer.

The startup has raised $30 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 Ventures and IQT, the CIA-backed venture firm. PitchBook data cited by TechCrunch put its valuation at $127 million after its Series A.

Why Salesforce wants it

According to Salesforce, Missionforce is growing 80% year over year one year after launch and has customers in all six US military branches, helped by a 10-year Army contract with a ceiling of $5.6 billion. Resilience Media notes that this work has focused on back-office records and planning; Rune is meant to bring Salesforce closer to frontline units. TechCrunch places the purchase within a broader buying streak that includes deals for Fin, at $3.6 billion, and Qualified, at $1.2 billion. Until the transaction closes, its final terms and price remain officially unconfirmed.