Acquisition History / Salesforce / Slack Technologies
Salesforce Acquires Slack Technologies
Announced January 2021 — $27.70B
What happened
Workplace messaging and collaboration platform.
- Acquirer
- Salesforce
- Target
- Slack Technologies
- Announced
- January 2021
- Price
- $27.70B
- Industry
- Workplace messaging
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Salesforce acquire Slack Technologies?
Salesforce acquired Slack Technologies on January 2021. This was Salesforce's 27th publicly tracked acquisition out of 41 we have on record.
How much did Salesforce pay for Slack Technologies?
Salesforce paid $27.70B for Slack Technologies.
What does Slack Technologies do?
Workplace messaging and collaboration platform.
What other Workplace messaging companies has Salesforce acquired?
Slack Technologies is Salesforce's only publicly tracked acquisition in Workplace messaging so far.
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