Slack Valuation Tops $7.1 Billion

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Slack Valuation Tops $7.1 Billion

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Online chat service Slack announced early on Tuesday that it is adding even more to its valuation in its most recent series of equity financing. An additional $427 million of investment will give Slack a valuation of just over $7.1 billion.

This Series H equity round is in addition to the $841 million previously raised. The lead investors are Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic, joined by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates and funds advised by Wellington Management, and Baillie Gifford and Sands Capital, as well as existing investors.

The firm is looking to use this investment to give it even more flexibility with its growing business. Even with its rapid growth in just four years — Slack now has more than 8 million daily active users and more than 70,000 paid teams.

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In a blog post, the company said:

The way people work is changing, and we are committed to delivering the best product and experience for our customers in this new era. We pursued this additional investment to give us even more resources and flexibility to better serve our customers, evolve our business, and take advantage of the massive opportunity in front of us… There is still enormous potential to change the way that people and organizations collaborate and work together.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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