Acquisition History / Salesforce / Heroku
Salesforce Acquires Heroku
Announced January 2010 — $212M
What happened
Ruby application platform-as-a-service (cloud application hosting).
- Acquirer
- Salesforce
- Target
- Heroku
- Announced
- January 2010
- Price
- $212M
- Industry
- Platform-as-a-service
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Salesforce acquire Heroku?
Salesforce acquired Heroku on January 2010. This was Salesforce's 6th publicly tracked acquisition out of 41 we have on record.
How much did Salesforce pay for Heroku?
Salesforce paid $212M for Heroku.
What does Heroku do?
Ruby application platform-as-a-service (cloud application hosting).
What other Platform-as-a-service companies has Salesforce acquired?
Heroku is Salesforce's only publicly tracked acquisition in Platform-as-a-service so far.
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