Company record
Ando
Updated October 19, 2026 · Presspool
Ando is a Slack alternative for teams working with AI agents: team messaging where humans and agents share context and coordinate work. ando.so
Funding
- $20 million Seed, announced September 24, 2026. Investors: Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence Capital. TechCrunch describes the $20 million as pre-seed and seed funding combined. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 21–26, 2026. Sources: Ando (GlobeNewswire), TechCrunch.
Of the 84 Seed rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Ando's $20 million is the joint 11th largest; their median is $7.2 million.
Whether AI names Ando
- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 18, 2026.
Related records
Closest rounds in the roster for September 21–26, 2026: Corridor ($25 million Seed, September 21, 2026), AI Hospitality Group ($7.5 million Seed, September 21, 2026), Dextr AI ($6.7 million Seed, September 24, 2026), Infini ($6 million Seed, September 22, 2026), Metris Energy ($5 million Seed, September 21, 2026), Codebreaker Labs ($4.5 million Seed, September 24, 2026).
Accel, named as an investor in this round, led Arda Industries ($160 million Series A, October 20, 2026), Armadin ($255.5 million Series B, October 1, 2026), Dodge AI ($2.65 million, round type not disclosed, September 29, 2026), Cognition ($2B Series E, September 8, 2026), RadixArk ($100 million Seed, May 5, 2026) and Kernel ($22M Seed and Series A (combined), October 9, 2025). 3 more of its rounds are on its page.
Index Ventures, named as an investor in this round, led Flapping Airplanes ($1 billion Series A, October 21, 2026), Hone ($60 million Seed, October 8, 2026), Fireworks AI ($1.505 billion Series D, July 16, 2026), Crosby ($60M Series B, March 31, 2026), LiveKit ($100M Series C, January 22, 2026) and Wordsmith ($25 million Series A, June 3, 2025). 3 more of its rounds are on its page.
Emergence Capital, named as an investor in this round, led Verda ($189 million (€163 million) Series B plus additional investment, September 22, 2026) and Cline ($32 million Seed and Series A, July 31, 2025). It is also named as an investor in Sela ($21 million Seed and Series A, September 22, 2026).