Slide(US)

United States - Norwalk, Connecticut

• 17/06/2025
• Series A
• $25,000,000

Slide is a modern, security-first Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) company built exclusively for Managed Service Providers (MSP). Founded by Austin McChord (Datto Founder & former CEO) and Michael Fass (former Datto General Counsel & Chief People Officer), Slide is led by a team of industry veterans with deep expertise in backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity. Built from scratch, from a clean-room code base, free from legacy technical debt, to deliver the MSP-centric backup and recovery platform of the future. By focusing on security, performance, and simplicity, Slide provides a powerful, cost-effective, and easy-to-use solution that ensures MSPs can protect their clients’ data without the constraints of outdated technology, restrictive pricing models and subpar support. Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, Slide is backed by Outsiders Fund.

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Michael FassFounder

United States - Westport, Connecticut

Michael is a transformational leader in high growth, global technology environments. As co-founder and CEO of Slide he's leading the team that is re-inventing backup for MSPs. Previously, he was the sole continuous executive leader at Datto throughout the company’s journey of scale from a 100 employee tech startup to a global, publicly-traded enterprise. Michael has led teams that created thousands of jobs and multi-billion dollar returns for investors. He is a functional operator as well as strategic counsel, coach and leader. Michael is also a proud husband to Sarah and father to Ethan (college grad), Owen (college) and Zeke (high school), an avid guitar player, singer, songwriter, amateur chef and dog lover.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-fass-6a224111/