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Slack Fund
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Slack Fund
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General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Slack Fund source investment opportunities?
The fund draws on Slack’s 200,000-plus paid customer base and Salesforce’s enterprise relationships to identify developers building on the Slack platform. It scours the Slack Marketplace — which lists thousands of apps and integrations — for companies that extend the product’s capabilities and can benefit from distribution inside the ecosystem.
Is Slack Fund a standalone venture firm or a corporate entity?
It is a corporate venture capital fund operated within Salesforce. Slack Fund invests off the parent’s balance sheet rather than raising outside limited partner capital, and its returns are consolidated into Salesforce’s financials.
What investment stages does the fund target?
Public tags indicate coverage of early-stage (seed and start-up) through growth equity. The fund does not disclose a minimum or maximum check size, nor a preference for leading rounds versus participating alongside independent VCs.
Does Slack Fund take board seats in portfolio companies?
The firm has not published its governance practices. Corporate venture arms commonly request observer rights or board seats for strategic investments, but Slack Fund’s specific posture is not in the public record.
How is the fund’s strategy distinct from Salesforce Ventures?
Salesforce Ventures is the broader corporate venture group backing enterprise cloud companies. Slack Fund concentrates on the collaboration and work-automation ecosystem around Slack, though the two arms are nested under the same parent and may co-invest.
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