# Slab

> Slab is a knowledge base and wiki platform that helps companies capture, organize, and find internal knowledge. Founded in 2016 by Jason Chen - the creator of the open-source Quill editor - and three co-founders, Slab pairs a fast, clean writing experience with unified search that reaches into tools teams already use, like Slack, Google Drive, and GitHub. It serves more than 1,000 customers including Asana, Ramp, Forbes, and A24, and has grown to roughly $3M ARR on just $2.2M of venture funding raised back in 2018.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founders:** Jason Chen (Co-Founder & CEO), Anvisha Pai (Co-Founder), James Hsi (Co-Founder), Chengyin Liu (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Small team (estimated 10-30 employees)
- **Products:** Slab Knowledge Base, Unified Search, Integrations, Admin Insights, Desktop app & Chrome extension
- **Notable:** Grew to 1,000+ paying customers and ~$3M ARR on just $2.2M raised., Has not raised additional venture funding since 2018, funding growth largely from revenue., Founder Jason Chen created Quill, one of the most widely used open-source rich-text editors.

## Products & services

- **Slab Knowledge Base** — A wiki and knowledge base with a fast, clean editor (built on Quill), hierarchical topics, real-time collaboration, and content verification so pages stay current.
- **Unified Search** — Search that spans Slab content and connected tools like Slack, Google Drive, and GitHub, ranking results by reads, links, and mentions.
- **Integrations** — Dozens of integrations including Slack, GitHub, Google Workspace (SSO + Drive sync), Asana, and Okta.
- **Admin Insights** — Analytics on which posts are helpful, popular, or going stale, plus feedback via comments, reactions, and thanks.
- **Desktop app & Chrome extension** — Native desktop application and browser extension for capturing and finding knowledge without leaving your workflow.

## Achievements

- Grew to 1,000+ paying customers and ~$3M ARR on just $2.2M raised.
- Has not raised additional venture funding since 2018, funding growth largely from revenue.
- Founder Jason Chen created Quill, one of the most widely used open-source rich-text editors.
- Adopted by well-known companies across tech, media, science, and finance including Asana, Ramp, Forbes, and A24.

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Reported roughly $3M ARR, up from about $2.2M the prior year, still profitable and bootstrapped since 2018.
- **2026-01** — Continues to be positioned as a leading lightweight alternative to Notion and Confluence for teams under 50, with a free plan for up to 10 users.

## Links

- Website: https://slab.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slab-inc
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/slab

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Last updated: 2026-08-08