---
id: "c6bedeff-cf33-4036-a04a-64b471a1a233"
type: "Organization"
name: "Slack Technologies"
slug: "slack-technologies"
canonical: "https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/slack-technologies/"
markdown: "https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/slack-technologies/index.md"
language: en
last_reviewed: 2026-09-23
same_as:
  - "https://slack.com/about"
  - "https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q7808625"
  - "https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q17130715"
---

# Slack Technologies

Slack is work software that brings people, information, and tools together. [1]

## Core facts

- **Entity type:** Organization

- **Legal formation:** 2009 — [2] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **Headquarters:** San Francisco — [2] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **Country:** United States — [2] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **Official website:** [slack.com](https://slack.com/about) — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Features and capabilities

### Productivity & collaboration — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- Team messaging

### Data & platforms — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- AI assistant

## AI Search and Prompt Research

Platform coverage varies by feature; the cited claims preserve those distinctions.

### Analysis capabilities — [3] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026; [4] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- AI visibility and search analysis

Dataset figures are high-volatility product metrics.

## History

- **2009:** Slack Technologies was founded. — [2] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Products

- **Features:** Channels, Slack Connect, huddles, canvas, lists, and workflow automation. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Leadership

- **Chief Executive:** Stewart Butterfield — [2] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Relationships

- **develops:** [Slack](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/slack/index.md) — [5] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **created by:** Stewart Butterfield — [2] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Sources
1. [About Us \| Slack](https://slack.com/about)
   - Publisher: slack.com
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Definition: "The official Slack about page says Slack is where people, shared information, and tools come together to get work done."
     - Official website: "The official Slack about page says Slack is where people, shared information, and tools come together to get work done."
     - Productivity & collaboration: "The official Slack about page describes channels and chat for teams."
     - Data & platforms: "The official Slack about page describes Slackbot as an AI teammate and built-in AI."
     - Features: "The official Slack about page lists channels, Slack Connect, meetings, canvas, lists, and workflow tools."
2. [Slack Technologies — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q7808625)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Legal formation: "Wikidata P571 dates the formation of Slack Technologies."
     - Headquarters: "Wikidata P159 names the headquarters of Slack Technologies."
     - Country: "Wikidata P17 names the country of Slack Technologies."
     - 2009: "Wikidata P571 dates the formation of Slack Technologies."
     - Chief Executive: "Wikidata P169 names the chief executive of Slack Technologies."
     - created by: "Wikidata P112 links Slack Technologies to Stewart Butterfield."
3. [Slack \| AI work platform and productivity tools](https://slack.com/intl/en-au)
   - Publisher: slack.com
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Analysis capabilities: "The official page describes AI-search analysis functionality."
4. [Slack \| AI work platform and productivity tools](https://slack.com/intl/en-gb)
   - Publisher: slack.com
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Analysis capabilities: "The official page describes AI-search analysis functionality."
5. [Slack — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q17130715)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - develops: "Wikidata P178 links Slack to Slack Technologies."

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