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Slapdash
AcquiredYC W19San Francisco, US · 6 employees · 8 known investors
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Slapdash builds a command bar interface that aggregates cloud applications and provides low-latency file-system access to accelerate workflows for knowledge workers.
Also known as Slapdash LLC, Ahoy-hoy, Inc. · Ahoy-hoy · Ahoy-hoy, Inc., Ahoy-hoy, Slapdash (fka Ahoy-hoy) · Inc. · Slapdash (fka Ahoy-hoy) · Slapdash Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)
Investors · 8
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseed roundMar 2021 · 2 sources
Quarry Ventures, Quiet Capital, S28 Capital, Twenty Two Ventures, UP2398
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Slapdash developed a desktop and web tool that let knowledge workers search and act across their cloud applications from a single command bar. After installation, the command line widget could be invoked anywhere with a keyboard shortcut, letting users search indexed applications such as Slack, Zoom, Jira and G Suite, and carry out common tasks like finding a document, joining a meeting or creating a record. The company described its offering as a low-latency file system for cloud apps paired with a command bar interface, and reported connectivity with 30+ commonly used applications at the time of its 2021 seed round, rising to more than 40 business apps by 2022.
Beyond command line access, the full desktop application allowed users to build folders of files and actions and define their own keyboard shortcuts. The app shipped on Mac, Windows, Linux and the web. The company positioned itself as a neutral platform rather than a replacement for the tools it connected to, explicitly declining to build document editing or project management features. Slapdash was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch, was based in San Francisco, and had a team size of six. In April 2022 ClickUp acquired the company and said it was integrating Slapdash technology natively into its productivity platform.
Founding story
Founder and CEO Ivan Kanevski, previously a software engineer at Facebook for nearly six years, sought to emulate the low-latency command line navigation of apps such as Superhuman and the internal tools used at companies like Facebook. Dmitry Koterov is also listed as a founder.
Business model
Slapdash sold a productivity tool directly to individual knowledge workers and teams on a freemium subscription basis, with separate enterprise-wide pricing for larger organizations.
Freemium subscription: a free tier covering indexing of up to five apps and creation of 10 commands and spaces, a paid plan at $12 per user per month above those limits, and custom enterprise-wide pricing.
Latest developments
ClickUp announced the acquisition of Slapdash on 25 April 2022 and stated it was already working to integrate Slapdash's technology natively into its all-in-one productivity platform.
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Market position
Slapdash operated among the integration-heavy workplace software tools that emerged during the remote-work boom, differentiating on speed rather than workflow re-skinning or visibility; ClickUp described it as a leader in unified search.
Emphasis on engineered speed and low latency in retrieving information, a neutral platform stance that avoided competing with connected applications, and the ability not only to find information but to act on it (sharing, commenting, editing, creating records) directly from the command bar.
Technology
A low-latency file system layer over connected cloud applications, driven by a command bar interface that returns search results instantly; integrations spanned 30+ apps in 2021 and more than 40 business applications by 2022, including Slack, Zoom, Jira, G Suite and Salesforce. Clients were available for Mac, Windows, Linux and the web.
Go-to-market
The product was distributed with a free tier aimed at individual users, with the intent that bottom-up individual adoption would support later rollouts to larger organizations; the company also targeted startups as early adopters.
Knowledge workers and tech employees using multiple SaaS applications, with adoption targeted at individuals and startups and expansion toward larger enterprises.
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco, California.
History
Slapdash went through Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch. In March 2021 it announced a $3.7 million seed round. In April 2022, ClickUp announced it had acquired the company, bringing on founders Ivan Kanevski and Dmitry Koterov together with the rest of the team.
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsClickUp announced its acquisition of Slapdash, welcoming founders Ivan Kanevski and Dmitry Koterov and the Slapdash team, and said it would integrate Slapdash's unified search and command bar technology into its productivity platform.
Slapdash announced $3.7 million in seed funding from S28 Capital, Quiet Capital, Quarry Ventures, UP2398, Twenty Two Ventures and Cervin Ventures, with angel participation from co-founders of Patreon, Docker and Zynga.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Slapdash do?
- Slapdash built a command-bar tool for unified search and actions across cloud work apps; acquired by ClickUp in 2022.
- Who founded Slapdash?
- Slapdash was founded by Ivan Kanevski, Dmitry Koterov.
- Who are Slapdash's investors?
- Slapdash's investors include Cervin, Y Combinator, CERVIN VENTURES, Quarry Ventures, Quiet Capital, S28 Capital, Twenty Two Ventures, UP2398.
- Where is Slapdash headquartered?
- Slapdash is headquartered in San Francisco, US.