The knowledge-sharing platform received funding from Enterprise Ireland’s HPSU programme.
Irish software start-up Slick+ has today (24 October) announced a significant funding milestone of €500,000, having secured €150,000 from the Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) programme. The recent investment was match funded by Growing Capital VC and comes with an additional €200,000 to be unlocked based on performance.
Slick+, a knowledge-sharing platform and communication hub, enables companies to efficiently onboard new hires and to manage and disseminate internal information in today’s hybrid work environment. It is based in Sligo and Galway and intends to use the recent investment to scale and develop its product.
12 new jobs will be created over the next year, primarily in product development, marketing, partnerships and customer success roles.
Linda Hegarty, chief experience officer and co-founder of Slick+, said, the investment is “a testament to the potential of our innovative solution” for knowledge sharing across teams.
“In today’s hybrid work environment, ensuring that organisational knowledge is accessible and engaging is more crucial than ever, particularly for onboarding and retaining new hires and mentoring virtual teams. With this funding, we’re poised to expand our team and accelerate our product development, bringing our solution to more businesses across Ireland, the UK and beyond.”
The announcement was welcomed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Peter Burke, TD. “Innovation is crucial for Irish start-ups to grow and scale both here and on an international level.
“The success of Slick+ centres on their ability to listen to the needs of the market and provide an innovative product offering which will help companies share organisation-specific knowledge in this new era of hybrid working.”
A survey this week from IrishJobs showed that hybrid working remains a popular option for employees and employers, while the number of fully remote roles being advertised dropped to a nearly four-year low in the third quarter of this year.
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