Slack
Slack was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
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Key People/Management at Slack
Stewart Butterfield
Co-Founder, CEO
Allen Shim
CFO
Cal Henderson
CTO
Michael Lopp
VP Engineering
Ali Rayl
VP Customer Experience
Robert Frati
VP Sales
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Slack Office Locations
Slack has offices in New York, Melbourne, San Francisco, Tokyo and in 4 other locations
San Francisco, US (HQ)
500 Howard Street
New York, US
436 Lafayette Street
Melbourne, AU
551 Swanston St
Toronto, CA
171 John Street
Vancouver, CA
401, 1028 Hamilton Street
Dublin, IE
4th Floor, One Park Place
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Slack Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
Total Funding | $854.4 m |
Latest funding size | $250 m |
Time since last funding | 9 months ago |
Investors | Slow Ventures, Jeff Weiner, FundersClub, Google Ventures, Anthony Casalena, SoftBank Capital, Bradley Horowitz, Biz Stone, Patrick Collison, Spark Capital, Groupe Arnault, GV, Thrive Capital, Horizons Ventures, Social Capital, Marc Andreessen, John Collison, Andreessen Horowitz, Comcast Ventures, Index Ventures, Rob Solomon, Jeremy Stoppelman, Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Global Founders Capital, DST Global, GGV Capital |
Slack's latest funding round in September 2017 was reported to be $250 m. In total, Slack has raised $854.4 m. Slack's latest valuation is reported to be $5.1 b.
Slack Financials
Slack's revenue was reported to be $64 m in Y, 2016
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Y, 2016) | 64 m |
Market valuation | 5.1 b |
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 118.8 k |
Slack Operating Metrics
Slack's Users was reported to be 4 m in Y, 2016. Slack's Daily Active Users was reported to be 8 m in May, 2018. Slack's Enterprise Customers was reported to be 500 k in May, 2018.
Slack Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Screenhero, Inc | January 28, 2015 | |
| Spaces | September 26, 2014 |
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Slack Online and Social Media Presence
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Slack News and Updates
June 20, 2018
Collaboration Software Platform Samepage Secures Financing from Reflex Capital
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Samepage, an all-in-one team communication and collaboration platform, has secured seed financing from technology growth equity investor Reflex Capital. The financing will be used to expand the platform's functionality and global reach....
June 19, 2018
Four reasons why you should have a public API for your SaaS tool
In the competitive industry, SaaS vendors should ensure that the demand for their software continues by implementing APIs to their software.
June 16, 2018
Why You Should Slack Off to Get Some Work Done
One cautionary point: Pro-leisure science does not give permission to trance out on Twitter or graze Netflix endlessly.
June 15, 2018
Clique Named Finalist for Red Herring Top 100 North America Award
LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Clique, the company pioneering the global "Communications Platform as a Service" (CPaaS) revolution, announced today it has been selected as a finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 North America award. Issued annually by Red Herring, a global media...
June 14, 2018
A Silicon Valley VC firm just invested $10.5 million in an app that helps companies like Slack and Reddit make working parents' lives easier
Family and parenting app Cleo announced a $10.5 million investment from Greylock Partners.
Cleo is offered through employers, and provides parents with access to experts in areas like birth preparation and sleep.
The app is designed to ease parents' transition back to work, and reduce attrition at…
June 13, 2018
Why liberal arts and the humanities are as important as engineering
GUEST: Earlier in my academic career, I used to advise students to focus on science and engineering, believing these subjects were a prerequisite for success in business. I had largely agreed with Bill Gates’s assertions that America needed to spend its limited education budgets on these disciplines…
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