Slack valued at $5.1 billion after new funding led by SoftBank

Slack valued at $5.1 billion after new funding led by SoftBank

(Reuters) – Software startup Slack Technologies Inc said it raised $250 million from SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) and other investors in its latest funding round, boosting the company’s valuation to $5.1 billion. The latest fund-raising, led by SoftBank through its giant Vision Fund and joined by Accel and other investors, lifted Slack’s total funds raised …