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Slite

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French startup making a team wiki and knowledge base tool for internal docs and Q&A.

Little protection left
Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026
Not much stands between this business and its pressures.
On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from ongoing through 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Watch whether Super, Slite's cross-tool AI search product, shows real retention growth or stalls
The call

Slite is a small, underfunded wiki tool caught between AI models that answer questions directly and bigger rivals shipping the same features with more money.

Slite helps teams find and share information across their internal documents and conversations. The company is under pressure from two directions: larger competitors like Notion and Atlassian already have similar search and Q&A features and more money to build them faster, while AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude can now do the same job by connecting directly to your company's files without needing a special tool. Slite has not raised money since 2020 and its user traffic is shrinking, so the critical question is whether its new AI search product (called Super) can become something meaningfully different that companies actually want to pay for, and whether the company can afford to meet enterprise security requirements that big customers demand.

Why
01
AI pressure: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini enterprise connectors plus MCP integration. Chat assistants now search and answer over a company's own docs directly, the exact job Slite's wiki used to own. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.
02
Bigger players: Notion and Atlassian Confluence. Notion AI and Atlassian Rovo ship the same AI search and doc features with bigger budgets, sales teams, and compliance certifications. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. A loyal base of about 200,000 small teams already used to Slite's simple wiki, but nothing stops them from leaving.
What would change this call
Slite announces new funding round after 76-month gap. Would show hidden traction or a capital-driven strategic pivot.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Microsoft ships native enterprise memory or connector features. Would directly commoditize Slite's core search-over-docs value.
Slite's Super product gains enterprise compliance certification and reaccelerated growth. Would indicate a defensible wedge distinct from its core wiki.
Key numbers
  • No new funding since April 2020 (2026-06)
  • Growth score 11 out of 100, traffic down 5.5% QoQ (2026-06)
  • Revenue estimated $3.6M to $6.7M a year (2026-06)
Named risks
  • No new funding since April 2020, roughly 76 months as of mid-2026, limiting capital for competing in AI search. Severity: high
  • Core wiki value proposition (search/Q&A over docs) is directly replicable by native AI assistant connectors. Severity: high
  • Declining web traffic (down 5.5% QoQ) and low Growth Score (11/100) signal weak momentum versus larger rivals. Severity: medium
  • High AI inference costs are pushing the company away from freemium, which could shrink top-of-funnel acquisition. Severity: medium
  • Lacks enterprise compliance depth (e.g., ISO 27001 claimed by Confluence) needed to win larger accounts. Severity: medium
Rivals, as read in July 2026
RivalDirectionEvidence
Notionlosing toNotion holds 7.2% Knowledge Management mindshare vs Slite 0.9% as of June 2026, though Notion's share fell from 12.8% YoY
Atlassian Confluencelosing toConfluence has 3,762 G2 reviews vs Slite's 249 as of June 2026 and reportedly leads on ISO 27001 compliance and scale
ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini enterprise connectorslosing toNative AI assistant connectors replicate Slite's core search/Q&A function; Slite's own MCP server (Feb 2026) enables this
GleancontestingWell-funded enterprise search specialist Glean builds the same cross-tool AI search layer as Slite's Super product
Atlassian RovocontestingAtlassian's cross-tool AI product Rovo reached MCP server general availability by February 2026
Questions people ask
Is Slite profitable in 2026?
No public profitability data exists. Third party estimates put annual revenue between $3.6M (2022, Growjo) and $6.7M (2026, Datanyze), both unaudited. Slite has not disclosed a funding round since April 2020 and runs a lean ~40 person team as of June 2026.
Who are Slite's biggest competitors?
Notion and Atlassian's Confluence are Slite's main rivals in team knowledge bases. As of June 2026, Confluence has 3,762 G2 reviews versus Slite's 249, and Notion holds 7.2% category mindshare versus Slite's 0.9%, per PeerSpot data.
Could AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude replace Slite?
Slite's core function, search and Q&A over internal docs, overlaps directly with native AI connectors from ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Slite itself built a remote MCP server (launched February 16, 2026) letting those same assistants query its workspace, accelerating disintermediation of its own wiki.
Has Slite raised any funding recently?
No. Slite's last disclosed round was an $11M Series A closed April 15, 2020, led by Spark Capital with Index Ventures, Y Combinator, and eFounders. As of mid-2026, Crustdata notes it has gone about 76 months without a new funding round.
What is Slite's Super product and does it have traction?
Super is Slite's cross-tool AI search add-on, priced around $25/month/seat, launched to work even without Slite's core wiki. CEO Christophe Pasquier said in an October 2025 interview that most Super customers now don't use Slite's knowledge base at all.
Who owns Slite?
Slite is a privately held, VC-backed French company founded around 2016 to 2017 by CEO Christophe Pasquier, out of Y Combinator's W18 batch. It is not publicly traded and its last disclosed funding was an $11M Series A in April 2020.
Timeline
  • 2026-06-20Crustdata reports 298K monthly visitors, down 5.5% QoQ, Growth Score 11/100
  • 2026-06-10Slite Agent, a self-maintaining docs feature, goes generally available bundled in Pro plan
  • 2026-02-16Remote OAuth-based Slite MCP server launched at api.slite.com/mcp
  • 2025-10-16CEO says most Super customers no longer use Slite's core wiki product
  • 2025-04-16Earlier Super MCP server released per Slite changelog
  • 2025-02-18CEO discusses shifting away from freemium due to high AI inference costs
  • 2023-10-01Podcast interview references recent layoffs at Slite
  • 2020-04-15Slite closes $11M Series A led by Spark Capital
  • 2018-04-21Slite raises $4.4M seed round
Revision history
22 July 2026
First assessed. Little protection left. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
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