Our story

Our story

Our story

On a sleepless night in September 2023, Tightknit was born out of a simple yet powerful idea: build what you know.

For Zach and Stephen, that meant leveraging a decade of experience in crafting Salesforce Community Cloud, used by the world’s most iconic brands, including Google, Home Depot, and Disney.

When Salesforce acquired Slack, a lightbulb went off. Slack, the world’s leading B2B community platform, was missing key features that every community manager needs—features that could turn a good community into a great one.

That’s where Tightknit comes in.

We created Tightknit to fill those gaps, to meet your members where they are, and to elevate the Slack experience with Forums, SEO, Events, Gamification, and more. Our mission is simple: keep your members engaged and your community thriving—all within the platform they already love.

But we didn’t do this alone. Our journey has been accompanied by an incredible community of customers, advocates, and partners.

We don’t just build for our community. We build with them.

If you’re passionate about community and ready to make an impact, we invite you to join us. Let’s build something amazing together.

Team

Team

Team

Meet our founders

A fully remote team on a mission to build the best professional community platform for community managers and members

2015 - 2022

Stephen and Zach spent eight years together building Salesforce Community Cloud, although this is them excavating a septic tank for a preschool in Tonga.

It's a long story.

2023 and beyond

Stephen receives a call from Zach with a mission to revolutionize the professional community space, should he choose to accept it. He accepts.

The story continues.

What drives us

Our mission

To empower Slack communities and beyond by providing innovative tools and services that enhance engagement, communication, and connection within digital spaces.

To empower Slack communities and beyond by providing innovative tools and services that enhance engagement, communication, and connection within digital spaces.

Our vision

To create a world where every message opens the door to knowledge, sparks meaningful conversations, forges new connections, and cultivates a deep sense of belonging.

Join our community

We encourage all community-minded peers to join our Slack community with 200+ of the top global Slack community managers.

Join our community

We encourage all community-minded peers to join our Slack community with 200+ of the top global Slack community managers.

Join our community

We encourage all community-minded peers to join our Slack community with 200+ of the top global Slack community managers.