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Ando launches AI-native Slack rival, raises $20M seed round

Startup founded by Sara Du unveils a team messaging app that gives AI agents their own identities alongside human coworkers.

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What to know

  • Ando, founded by Sara Du, launched from stealth with a team messaging app designed so AI agents have their own identities and can participate in channels and DMs like human coworkers.
  • The startup raised $20 million in combined pre-seed and seed funding from Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence.
  • Ando is positioned as a direct challenger to Slack and Microsoft Teams, both of which have already added AI-agent features, and joins other entrants like Jack Dorsey's Buzz in the space.
  • Coverage so far is limited to the launch announcement itself, with no independent reactions or user reviews yet in evidence.

“They should be able to understand why a decision was made, ask a colleague a question, build on another agent's work, and bring in a human when judgment is needed.”

Sara Du, Founder and CEO of Ando · TechCrunch ↗ · Sep 23

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Ando launches AI-native Slack rival, raises $20M seed round
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    Ando publicizes launch directly on X

    Ando's own account promoted the funding and launch, describing the product as the 'ai-native Slack' and saying it already has teams using it.

    “we're excited to share that we've raised $20M (from Accel, Index, & Emergence) to build the ‘ai-native Slack’ you've all been craving…”
    — @andocorporation

    • we're excited to share that we've raised $20M (from Accel, Index, & Emergence) to build the ‘ai-native Slack’ you've all been craving TLDR; ando is a team messaging platform built fresh, from the ground, up for a world where agents act as real collaborators alongside us. we have teams using us ...

      @andocorporationX1d agoview on X ↗
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    Ando exits stealth with $20M seed round

    Sara Du's startup Ando launched a team messaging platform that gives AI agents their own identities, inboxes and channel access alongside human employees, positioning itself as a full replacement for Slack or Teams. The company disclosed $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence.

    “The deeper I went, the more I felt Slack and Teams were built for a world that was starting to pass us by. Agents were treated as apps you install even as they were becoming participants in the team.”
    — Sara Du

    1. 1 outlet first by TechCrunch, 1d ago · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together

      first by TechCrunch, 2d ago

    • TechCrunch@mstdn.social

      Ando has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/ando -eyes-slack-as-it-builds-team-messaging-platform-for-humans-and-agents-to-work-together/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

      TechCrunch@mstdn.socialMastodon2d agoview on Mastodon ↗

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