Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: SlingFin
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/slingfin
Updated at: 2026-06-24T05:00:04Z

Tagline: Building a world class outdoor brand starting from the top of Mt. Everest
Elevator pitch: We make the highest quality mountaineering and backpacking tents in the world. Our gear works in conditions that cause other equipment to fail. Case in point: we built the only tent to ever spend a night on Mt. Everest. Our founder, Martin, has been building tents since high school and has worked at the biggest outdoor companies: Sierra Designs, Mountain Hardwear, and The North Face.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 105891 | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 265 | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 105891 | observed_at: 2026-06-24T05:00:04Z | expires_at: 2026-06-25T05:00:04Z
- Total investors: 265 | observed_at: 2026-06-24T05:00:04Z | expires_at: 2026-06-25T05:00:04Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 105891
- total_investors: 265
- team_size: 8
- featured_investor_count: 0
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 4

Quick facts:
- Founders built Mountain Hardwear (acquired by Columbia for $36M). | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-fact-1
- Designed the only tent ever to spend a night on Everest summit. | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-fact-2
- Won prestigious Gold Award at 2013 Outdoor Friedrichshafen Show. | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-fact-3
- Inventor of WebTruss, an entirely new way to pitch a tent. | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-fact-4
- 50% margin, growing to 60% with this investment. | citation: https://wefunder.com/slingfin#claim-fact-5

FAQ:
- Q: What are your sales estimates this year?
  A: $350k - part of this raise is to fund additional inventory and production of some new designs
- Q: How many have you sold so far?
  A: We sold about 200 tents last year, but much of our past difficulties were with funding and keeping things in stock.
- Q: What are your gross margin's? Trying to figure out what your cost and pricing is like to determine long-term profitability.
  A: currently we average 50%, but once funding is raised, we can get that quickly to 60% with order quantity discounts from the factory
- Q: Hi, I have a few more questions. 1.) I see that back in 2011 there are articles where articles (east bay times) quoting the company discussing making sleeping bags. It seems like maybe there was an issue where growth was expected faster than it happened...given we're in 2016. ...
  A: When SlingFin first started, the plan was to raise $3.0-$3.5M and get into equipment and soft good categories (similar to the start of Mountain Hardwear). We worked on a lot of different designs, including sleeping bags and down apparel. Unfortunately, we were unable to find the right financial partners who shared our vision and decided it best to bootstrap with the support of family and friends. This meant a primary focus on tents, specifically expedition tents only for the first few years a...
- Q: SlingFin looks to have what it takes to make the growth real. But with the backing of many MH alums and industry experts why not self-fund this from within? MH sold for 36M someone should be able to front capital, so why crowdfund?
  A: The beauty of crowdfunding is that every investor is also a supporter and brand evangelist. Not sure if there's a better form of smart money.

Recent posts:
- Been busy - which is good! (2019-09-03T20:03:45Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/125244
- Honey Badger backpack on Kickstarter (2017-10-26T01:21:50Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/91093
- Wefunder Visits Slingfin, maker of the only tent that’s survived atop Mount Everest (2017-07-04T23:03:13Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/90476
- COO (2017-04-28T19:18:22Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/90225