Ando
Ando is a messaging platform for agent-pilled teams that provides proactive and helpful tools and context for agents to feel more like coworkers than bots.
Raised $24M across disclosed rounds.[3][4][6][7]
Seed closed September 2026, led by Accel.[1][4][6]
post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Accel, Index Ventures, Emergence Capital, Slow Ventures, Blitzscaling Ventures, Zero Capital, Monochrome, Gaingels, Mana Ventures, Fireroad.[3][6][7]
Sara Du, Founder & CEO[5][6]
Aaron Toews, Founding CTO[8]
Slack · slack.com · same job to be done, same workflow[1][6]
Microsoft Teams · microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams · same job to be done, same workflow[1][6]
Microsoft Teams · microsoft.com · Same buyer and same workflow: Ando's founder names Slack and Teams together as the platforms built for a world that was starting to pass us by, so a buyer choosing Ando is choosing it instead of the messaging surface already bundled into their Microsoft...[1]
Codex · openai.com · Same workflow and same budget line: Ando is agent-agnostic so teams can bring the cloud agents and harnesses they already use, including Codex, Claude, Grokbot, and others.[6][4]
Claude · anthropic.com · Same workflow and same budget line: Ando explicitly lists Claude among the agents and harnesses teams already use and can bring into Ando, so the buyer's decision is whether agent work gets coordinated inside Ando or stays in the agent vendor's own surface.[6][4]
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Sep 2026 · techcrunch.com
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Ando
Ando is a messaging platform for agent-pilled teams that provides proactive and helpful tools and context for agents to feel more like coworkers than bots.