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Slack hits $7bn valuation with $427m funding round

Marian McHugh

22 August 2018 • 1 min read

The workplace communications app attracted nearly half a billion dollars in latest funding round

Slack has raised $427m in Series H funding, lifting its valuation to $7.1bn (£5.5bn). The latest round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic, and is in addition to the $84...

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