Slido
| Slido | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Cisco |
| Release | 2012 |
| Platform | Web |
| Type | Audience response |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www |
Slido is an audience response platform used for live questions and answers, polling and other forms of audience participation during meetings and events.[1][2] It was founded in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2012 by Peter Komorník, Peter Slivka and František Krivda.[3]
During the 2010s, Slido expanded outside Slovakia.[4][2] Cisco acquired the company in 2021 and it was integrated with Webex.[5]
History
[edit]Slido first focused on conferences and events. Companies started using it for internal meetings as well.[6] TechCrunch reported in December 2020 that Slido had about seven million users and was profitable.[1] Peter Komorník, Peter Slivka and František Krivda founded the company.[3]
By 2014, Slido had been used at about 1,500 events in 50 countries. Its customers at the time included event organizers as well as companies using the platform for internal meetings and employee training.[4]
In 2018, Slido had revenue of more than €3 million and had grown from around 50 employees to more than 100. It ranked fourth in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Central Europe.[7]
Slido was originally aimed at conferences, but companies also began using it for internal meetings and online events.[6]
On 7 December 2020, Cisco announced an agreement to acquire Slido for an undisclosed amount. Cisco planned to incorporate Slido's question-and-answer and polling functions into Webex while continuing to support the product separately and with other collaboration platforms.[1] The acquisition of sli.do s.r.o. by Cisco Systems International B.V. became effective on 2 May 2021.[8]
Slido's employees joined Cisco after the acquisition. Its team grew from about 150 to 200 people during the first half of 2021, and an integration with Webex was released in June that year.[5]
In September 2025, co-founder Peter Komorník announced that he was stepping down as chief executive after more than a decade leading Slido.[9]
Platform
[edit]Slido allows participants to submit questions through an internet-connected device during a meeting or event. Other participants can vote for submitted questions, allowing frequently supported questions to move higher in the queue.[2] Organizers can also use the platform to conduct live polls.[1]
The software is mostly used for internal company meetings and online collaboration.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Lunden, Ingrid (7 December 2020). "Cisco is buying Slido to improve Q&A, polls and engagement in WebEx videoconferencing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Hrabovská Francelová, Nina (25 April 2019). "This world-known, useful tool was made in Slovakia". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Cisco kúpi slovenský startup Slido. Pridá ho do nástroja, ktorý používajú stámilióny ľudí". Forbes Slovensko (in Slovak). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Na trhu sú dva roky. A poznajú ich v 50 štátoch". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 Kováč, Ján (28 July 2021). "Splynutie s Ciscom ich ešte viac nakoplo. Plány sú odvážne, hovorí šéf startupu Slido". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Komorník zo Slida: Aj po akvizícii musí firma dosahovať výsledky, bojovať o miesto a prostriedky". Forbes Slovensko (in Slovak). 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Matuščáková, Zuzana Šifra (12 October 2018). "Tržby im narástli skoro o 3000 percent. Slido je našou najrýchlejšie rastúcou tech firmou". Forbes Slovensko (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Slido becoming a part of Cisco". Slido. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Gulisová, Simona (18 September 2025). "Peter Komorník odchádza z čela spoločnosti Slido. Pripravovali sme to dlhší čas, hovorí". Forbes Slovensko (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 September 2026.