Slack Fund was among the investors in the cybersecurity technology startup's latest round, which will support product development, sales and marketing.

US-based cybersecurity technology developer Demisto completed a $20m series B round that included Slack Fund, the strategic investment unit set up by messaging platform Slack.

The round also featured venture capital firms ClearSky and Accel. Jay Leek, ClearSky’s recently hired managing director, will join Demisto’s board in conjunction with its investment.

Demisto has created a tool that uses a chatbot to help cybersecurity operations centres respond to incidents more efficiently and effectively by encouraging communication and collaboration. The series B…