Mattermost raised the funding from Redpoint Ventures, S28 Capital and Y Combinator. The company claims to have 10,000 server downloads every month. Like Slack, Mattermost offers open-source automated bots, but only works for internal company use. Slack, meanwhile, lets users share channels outside their organizations. (VentureBeat)
Talking point: As Slack prepares to go public, similar companies are announcing fresh funding and launches, indicating a desire to reach investors looking for the next Slack. Coda, which lets users view and collaborate on documents, has raised US$60 million to date and launched out of its private beta yesterday. Mattermost announced its US$20-million funding round a day after Slack’s IPO filing went public.