# Ando

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/ando-so

Ando is a Slack alternative for teams working with AI agents: team messaging where humans and agents share context and coordinate work. Website: https://ando.so

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $20 million, Seed, announced September 24, 2026.

- **$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](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-09-21). Sources: [Ando (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/24/3368344/0/en/ando-launches-agent-native-messaging-platform-announces-20-million-seed.html), [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/ando-eyes-slack-as-it-builds-team-messaging-platform-for-humans-and-agents-to-work-together).

## Whether AI names Ando

- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for September 21–26, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-09-21): [Corridor](https://presspool.ai/companies/corridoradvisors-com) ($25 million Seed, September 21, 2026), [Soteris](https://presspool.ai/companies/soteris-ai) (more than $8 million Seed, September 22, 2026), [AI Hospitality Group](https://presspool.ai/companies/aihg-com) ($7.5 million Seed, September 21, 2026), [Dextr AI](https://presspool.ai/companies/dextr-ai) ($6.7 million Seed, September 24, 2026), [Infini](https://presspool.ai/companies/infini-money) ($6 million Seed, September 22, 2026), [Metris Energy](https://presspool.ai/companies/metrisenergy-com) ($5 million Seed, September 21, 2026).

## Sources

- [Ando (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/24/3368344/0/en/ando-launches-agent-native-messaging-platform-announces-20-million-seed.html)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/ando-eyes-slack-as-it-builds-team-messaging-platform-for-humans-and-agents-to-work-together)

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