A hand reaching out of a large glass corporate tower passes a briefcase of cash and share certificates to a small startup team, who hand over a small box in return.

Two founders in a small office lean over a laptop showing a map of supply crates, with arrows leading to tents at a frontline.

Plain military supply trucks loaded with crates drive along the routes shown on the software's map.

A convoy of supply trucks pushes past a growing stack of crates toward a lone outpost at the far edge of the land.

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Afternoon Brief · October 30th 2026

Salesforce is buying Rune, a military logistics AI startup, for $375 million

Salesforce is paying about $375 million in cash and stock for Rune Technologies, Resilience Media reported, and Reuters confirmed the deal. Rune, founded in Washington in 2024 by David Tuttle and Peter Goldsborough, makes TyrOS, software that tracks frontline inventory and tells units what they need, when, and how to move it. It won a $99 million Army contract this summer and had raised about $30 million from a16z, Point72 Ventures and IQT, at a last valuation of $127 million per PitchBook. Salesforce says Missionforce, its defense business launched in 2025, has grown 80% a year, and that Rune takes it closer to the tactical edge. SourcesB B

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BSalesforce is paying $375M for Rune Technologies (Resilience Media)resiliencemedia.co
BSalesforce to buy defense tech firm Rune (Reuters)reuters.com

This story ran in the Afternoon Brief of October 30th 2026.

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