Slack Opens New London Office Amid Brexit Uncertainty
San Francisco-based startup is increasing its European presence that already includes Dublin
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Britain’s forthcoming exit from the European Union poses little concern to corporate chatroom startup Slack Technologies Inc., which opened a new office in London Thursday.
“Brexit or no Brexit, London is still London and the U.K. is still the U.K.,” Slack’s Chief Executive Officer Stewart Butterfield said in an interview on Bloomberg Television Thursday. “About half of our daily active users are outside North America. Here in the U.K. it's our second biggest market.”