Slack (NYSE: Work) is on sale to Salesforce for a $27.7 billion deal.
Founded in 2009, Slack offers an alternative to email to your workplace. Slack purchases are the biggest deals held by Salesforce.
“We’re looking forward to seeing you in the future,” said Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce. “Stewart and his team have built one of the most beloved platforms in the history of enterprise software, and there’s an incredible ecosystem around it.”
“This is a match made in heaven. Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of enterprise software and change the way everyone works in the world of all digital work. Once transactions are closed, Salsforce will be the first to be able to do so. I’m excited to welcome Slack to Ohana.”
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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield commented: “Salesforce has launched Cloud Revolution. 20 years later, we are still taking advantage of all the possibilities we offer to change our work. The opportunity we can see together is enormous.”
“Software plays an increasingly important role in the performance of all organizations, sharing a vision of reduced complexity, increased power and flexibility, and ultimately greater integrity and organizational agility. Personally, I believe this is the most strategic combination in software history and I can’t wait to move on.”
Slack’s current valuation is just over $25 billion.
