Slack
Slack is a workplace communications platform which was established in 2013 and has launched like a rocket since then. Currently, the platform has an excess of 8 million active users and an additional 70,000 teams with paid subscriptions.
The company behind the platform is currently valued at USD$7.1 billion. The leading investors in the company include General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group. The other investors are: Baillie Gifford and Sands Capital, Wellington Management and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Slack is one of the best platforms for collaboration at work. Most of the slack investors read like who is who in the world of Venture Capital.
Slack was co-founded by Stewart Butterfield who is currently the company Chief Executive Officer. Slack raised USD$427 million in its most recent round of venture capital (Series H).
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