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Slick provides a software platform for hair, beauty, and barber salons, combining scheduling, payment processing, and automated marketing. The system features diary management, client notifications, online booking, point-of-sale, and reporting, to simplify tasks and drive business growth. Its core product directly addresses operational challenges faced by professionals in these sectors.
Founded in 2018 by Steph and Rob, Slick arose from specific industry frustrations. Steph was motivated by her hairdresser's software struggles and excessive paperwork. Rob, leveraging L'Oréal sector experience, observed salon owners battling admin burdens and empty appointment slots. This dual insight underscored the critical need for an intuitive and empowering management platform.
Slick primarily serves hair salons, barbershops, and beauty businesses across the UK, reducing their administrative load. Its vision focuses on continuous platform refinement, incorporating direct professional feedback. Slick aims to empower users to concentrate on their craft and client relationships, supporting their long-term success and business potential.
Slick has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
Slick has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Slick has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Slick's investors include Balderton Capital, Catapult Capital, Coelius Capital, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Goat Capital, Msd Capital, Quiet Capital, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Ilya Golubovich.
Slick Technologies is a Baltimore-based technology platform that leverages AI to deliver a self-healing fleet maintenance experience for commercial and individual customers across over 60 markets in 23 states.[2][3][4] It builds software (TruView portal) integrated with telematics, AI, and service data to organize, alert, and automate fleet asset management, paired with a nationwide team of 100+ trained mobile mechanics operating from custom service vehicles and regional hubs for proactive inspections and repairs.[2][3][4] Slick serves major fleets like US Postal Service, FedEx, AAA, Verizon, Comcast, U-Haul, and Zipcar, as well as small/mid-size regional operators and individual consumers via a mobile app for on-demand vehicle care, solving pain points in unpredictable maintenance rhythms, downtime, and operational distractions.[2][3][4] With 51-200 employees (reported as 102 in some data) and revenue under $5 million, it has shown strong growth, ranking on Baltimore's Fast 50 in 2022 under founder/CEO Joe Manzari.[3][5]
Founded in 2016 by Joe Manzari, who serves as CEO, Slick Technologies started as a mobile, on-demand vehicle care company in Baltimore, Maryland, emphasizing quality workmanship, communication, and technology leverage.[2][3][5] Manzari's leadership drove early expansion to 15 major markets with 100+ technicians servicing premier brands like US Postal Service and FedEx.[2] Pivotal growth included scaling to 23 states and over 60 markets, building proprietary tools like the TruView portal and custom service vehicles, while earning recognition on regional fast-growth lists by 2022.[2][3][4][5] This evolution from local mobile services to a national AI-powered managed service platform marked its trajectory, with rapid onboarding (one week in existing markets, 60 days for new ones).[4]
Slick rides the fleet management digitization trend, fueled by AI, telematics, and IoT for predictive maintenance amid rising e-commerce, logistics demands, and vehicle electrification.[2][4] Timing aligns with post-2020 supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, where mobile/on-demand services reduce downtime for essential fleets like postal and delivery giants.[2][3] Market forces favoring Slick include urbanization (enabling hub-based mobile ops), vendor integrations for parts efficiency, and consumer shift to app-based car care, positioning it to influence ecosystem standards in automated fleet health.[3][4] By servicing 23 states and expanding hubs, Slick contributes to scalable, nationwide infrastructure for self-optimizing fleets.
Slick's momentum—100+ technicians, 60+ markets, and AI integrations—positions it for aggressive scaling into new regions and services like expanded tire/lift repairs at next-gen HUBs.[2][4] Trends like AI predictive analytics, EV fleet growth, and telematics ubiquity will amplify its self-healing model, potentially boosting revenue beyond current <$5M through larger enterprise deals and consumer app adoption.[3][4] Influence may evolve toward platform leadership, partnering with OEMs or acquiring complementary tech, solidifying its role from reactive repairs to proactive fleet optimization and tying back to its core as an AI pioneer transforming vehicle care nationwide.[2][4]
Slick has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in June 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | $2.0M Seed | Balderton Capital, Catapult Capital, Coelius Capital, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Goat Capital, Msd Capital, Quiet Capital, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Kirill Makharinsky, Michael Staton, Roger Dickey |