Company Growth (employees)
Slack was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
Key People at Slack
Stewart Butterfield
Co-Founder / CEO
Cal Henderson
CTO
Robert Frati
Vice President of Sales
April Underwood
VP of Product
Brandon Zell
Corporate Controller
Sarah Friar
Independent Board Member
Allen Shim
SVP of Finance & Operations
Slack Office Locations
Slack has offices in San Francisco, Dublin, London, Vancouver and in 4 other locations
San Francisco, US (HQ)
155 5th Street 6th Floor
Slack Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
Total Funding | $540 m |
Latest funding size | $200 m |
Time since last funding | about 1 year |
Investors | Jeff Weiner, Google Ventures, Anthony Casalena, Bradley Horowitz, Biz Stone, Patrick Collison, Spark Capital, Groupe Arnault, Thrive Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Horizons Ventures, Social Capital, John Collison, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Comcast Ventures, Index Ventures, Rob Solomon, Jeremy Stoppelman, Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), DST Global, GGV Capital |
Slack's latest funding round in April 2016 was reported to be $200 m. In total, Slack has raised $540 m. Slack's latest valuation is reported to be $3.8 b.
Slack Financial Metrics
Slack's revenue was reported to be $64 m in 2016
$, USD
Revenue (Y, 2016) | 64 m |
Market valuation | 3.8 b |
- Source: TechCrunch, Business Insider
| $, USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue | 64 m |
- Source: Business Insider
| $, USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 118.8 k |
Slack Operating Metrics
Slack's Users was reported to be 4 m in 2016. Slack's Enterprise Customers was reported to be 38 k in Apr, 2017. Slack's Daily Active Users was reported to be 5 m in Mar, 2017. Slack's Accounts was reported to be 1.5 m in Mar, 2017
- Source: TechCrunch, TechCrunch, TechCrunch
Slack Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Screenhero | January 28, 2015 | |
| Spaces | September 26, 2014 |
Slack's employees are reported to be approximately 44% female and 56% male.
