SlideRocket

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SlideRocket
Type of business Private
Type of site
online presentation platform
Available in English
FoundedJan 2006
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
Key peopleMitch Grasso, Mike Lingle co-founders
Services software applications
URL http://sliderocket.com/
LaunchedOctober 2008
Current statusactive
SlideRocket
Developer(s) ClearSlide
Operating system Web-based Application
Type Web-based Productivity Tools
License Proprietary
Website SlideRocket.com

SlideRocket was an online presentation platform that let users create, manage, share and measure presentations. SlideRocket was provided via a SaaS model. The company was acquired by VMware in April 2011, [1] who sold it to ClearSlide, a similar SaaS application, in March 2013. [2] It is no longer offering independent signups, as the platform is being integrated into ClearSlide. [3]

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History

SlideRocket was founded in Jan 2006, and launched as a private beta [4] [5] in March 2008 at the Under The Radar Spring event. A public beta was announced in September 2008 [6] followed shortly by public release [7] [8] on October 28, 2008. SlideRocket is most commonly credited with inventing the PResuMÉ or Presentation Résumé in early 2009.

On April 26, 2011, SlideRocket was acquired by VMware. [9] [10] [11] On March 5, 2013, VMware sold SlideRocket to ClearSlide. [12] SlideRocket is based in San Francisco.

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