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Darren Huston, BlackPines Invests in Slick Spaces Technologies Inc

Darren Huston will help guide the company’s efforts as Executive Chairman.

Slick Spaces Technologies Inc., the award-winning tech start-up providing the world’s first property automation platform for short-term rentals, today received a significant initial round of investment from BlackPines Capital Partners Inc.

Proceeds from the BlackPines investment will be used to help Slick Spaces build out its successful model of rental automation for the hospitality industry, focused on the needs of property managers in the vacation rental, apartment, and boutique hotel sectors.

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