On Wednesday, Salesforce and Anthropic announced the launch of Claudeforce, a plugin designed to enable sales professionals to access essential data through the Claude chatbot. This integration includes 37 pre-built sales skills, allowing users to perform tasks such as composing emails and updating records directly within the chatbot interface.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff emphasized the significance of this development, describing it as a groundbreaking advancement for enterprise systems. This partnership comes at a time when Salesforce's stock has faced challenges, dropping approximately 22% this year, while the Nasdaq has risen about 35% since late 2024.
Following the announcement, Salesforce shares surged 12% in after-hours trading, buoyed by better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results. Meanwhile, Anthropic has reported remarkable growth, with its annualized revenue run rate reaching $65 billion, a sevenfold increase from the previous year.
Claudeforce is currently available to select pilot customers and will be previewed next month, with additional features expected later this year