Slack is a team communication application founded in 2009 by Stewart Butterfield that provides services like messaging, archiving, and search for modern teams. It now has over 4 million daily active users, including 77 of the top 100 Fortune companies. Slack started as an internal tool for Butterfield's company and grew through word of mouth and a focus on design. It has raised over $500 million and is now valued at $3.8 billion.