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    SaaS startup OSlash raises $5 million in funding led by entrepreneurs, operators

    Synopsis

    The round saw participation from Kevin Weil, former co-creator of Instagram, Akshay Kothari, chief operating officer, Notion, and Cristina Cordova Partner from the First Round Capital.

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    OSlash founders (from left) Shoaib Khan and Ankit Pansari
    Bengaluru: Enterprise Software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm OSlash has raised $5 million led by entrepreneurs from India and the US, including Kunal Shah, founder of Cred, Christian Oestlien, vice president, product of YouTube, Kevin Weil, president, Planet and former head of product at Instagram, Akshay Kothari, chief operating officer, Notion and Cristina Cordova, partner at First Round Capital, among others.
    The company plans to utilise the fresh funds to set up hiring in the US, Europe, and grow its search tool that pulls together information from various different applications.

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    OSlash has previously raised around $2.5 million in September 2021 from Accel Partners.

    “It’s great to have onboard top executives from companies we love. Their expertise in SaaS definitely lends itself to a better product for everyone,” said OSlash chief executive officer (CEO) Ankit Pansari.

    Founded in 2020, OSlash is used by over 3,000 teams including Cred, Khan Academy, and Twitch. With a fully remote team, the company has raised a 5 million dollar post- seed round in 2022.

    Enterprises that use OSlash have seen a 25% uptick in productivity making it the fastest way for teams to work in the modern workplace, the company said in a prepared statement.

    “The power to index links and retrieve information quickly is crucial for organizations that want to scale…I’m excited for OSlash to become the de-facto way employees at every company keep information at their fingertips,” said Weil, who has participated in the funding round.
    The Economic Times

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