Slope
Mobile, US · Founded 2016 · 48 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors
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Slope provides software to manage the biospecimen lifecycle in clinical trials, giving research sites, sponsors, CROs, and labs oversight of clinical sample inventory and real-time data. It serves the clinical research industry with a site-first platform connecting a network of NCI sites and academic medical centers.
Founders & leadership
Slope was founded in 2016 by Rust Felix.

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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$95.9M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2017–2024
- $65MraisedJul 2024 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- $30MraisedSep 2023 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountventure roundSep 2023
Union Square Ventures (lead), YCombinator
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▶$900KraisedFeb 2017 · 9 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
- Jonathan Rust FelixExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael FelixExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $900K
- Amount sold
- $900K
- Minimum investment
- $25K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $150K
- First sale
- Jan 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Slope do?
- Slope provides software to manage the biospecimen lifecycle in clinical trials, giving research sites, sponsors, CROs, and labs oversight of clinical sample inventory and real-time data. It serves the clinical research industry with a site-first platform connecting a network of NCI sites and academic medical centers.
- Who founded Slope?
- Slope was founded by Rust Felix in 2016.
- Who are Slope's investors?
- Slope's investors include Alumni Ventures, Artis Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Breyer Capital, Dynamo Ventures, Eniac Ventures, High Country Impact Fund, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and 3 more.
- How much funding has Slope raised?
- Slope has disclosed $95.9M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Slope headquartered?
- Slope is headquartered in Mobile, US.








