Slashwork
An AI-native communication platform designed to unify workplace messaging and eliminate 'teamwork slop' by intelligently filtering, prioritizing, and summarizing digital noise. Slashwork was founded in 2025. The company is led by Jackson Gabbard. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team size: 1-10. Total funding raised: $3.5M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include 20VC, Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, Cal Henderson, AJ Tennant, Carolyn Everson, David Fischer, Des Traynor, Will Shu, Soleio, Philip Su, Blaise DiPersia, Olivia Calvert.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- $3.5M
Value proposition
Reduces cognitive load and 'digital friction' by using AI to manage communication flows, ensuring employees see only what is relevant while providing automated context for missed conversations.
Products and solutions
AI-First Messaging Interface, Automated Thread Summarization Engine, Cross-Platform Communication Aggregator, Intelligent Notification Filtering System, Context-Aware Search and Retrieval, Native iOS and Android Apps
Unique value
Built by the founding engineers of 'Workplace from Facebook,' the platform is designed with an AI-native architecture from day one, rather than retrofitting AI features into a legacy messaging framework like Slack or Teams.
Target customer
Knowledge workers, distributed teams, and enterprises suffering from notification fatigue and fragmented communication across legacy tools.
Industries served
Technology & Software Development, Professional Services, Remote-First Organizations, Enterprise Communication
Technology advantage
Leverages deep expertise in enterprise-scale social graphs and communication infrastructure to solve 'teamwork slop'—the accumulation of low-value digital interactions that hinder productivity.
How they differentiate
AI-native architecture designed to eliminate 'teamwork slop' by intelligently filtering and summarizing noise, rather than retrofitting AI features into a legacy chat-first interface.
Main competitors
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Workplace
Key partnerships
Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners (Strategic Investor), Cal Henderson (Co-founder of Slack, Angel Investor), 20VC, Index Ventures (Angels)
Major milestones
Began work on Slashwork and took 20VC-led seed funding on August 12, 2025., Emerged from stealth and publicly announced its $3.5M seed round on February 4, 2026.
Growth metrics
Beta-testing with design partners; released native iOS and Android apps to select partners in February 2026.
Market positioning
Early-stage AI-first challenger to legacy enterprise communication platforms.
Geographic focus
United Kingdom, North America
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of February 2025; focus is on proprietary AI-native communication architecture.
About Jackson Gabbard
Jackson Gabbard is a veteran software engineer and entrepreneur. He was a founding hire at Facebook's London office (2009–2016), where he played a pivotal role in scaling core products and internal tooling. Following his tenure at Facebook, he co-founded Cord (formerly Thread), a collaboration SDK startup, where he served as CTO for over four years. In 2024, he launched Slashwork to redefine workplace communication using AI-native architectures.
Latest news about Slashwork
- AI Agent Startup Slash Secures $100M Series B Led by Ribbit at $1.4B Valuation, Reports $300M Annualized Revenue
- Slashwork has raised 3.5 million USD for an AI-native communication platform led by former Meta engineers and backed by Sheryl Sandberg. The startup uses a GraphQL-based architecture designed for seam
Official website: https://www.slashwork.com