
Over its relatively short lifetime, Slack hasn’t exactly been at a loss for venture funding. Now, the well-backed startup is returning the favor.
The workplace collaboration company is teaming with several venture capital firms—including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Growth, and Social+Capital—to create an $80 million fund that will invest in software projects that complement its technology.