Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together

Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together

Ando has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence.

This Startup Wants to Build Slack Alternative For Humans And AI

Sara Du launched Ando on September 24, positioning it as the first messaging platform designed for teams where AI agents and humans work as true coworkers. The startup has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures, and Emergence. Du’s founding insight stems from her previous work building MCP […]

Ando Launches Agent-Native Messaging Platform, Announces $20 Million Seed

Ando, a new messaging platform built for teams working alongside AI agents, announced $20 million in funding from Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence Capital. Ando is emerging from stealth after nearly a year of building a team messaging platform designed from the ground up for humans and AI agents to work together. Agents can participate […]

Ando Launches AI Team Messenger With $20 Million in Funding

The platform gives AI agents identities as workspace members and lets them join channels, group conversations and calls alongside human employees.