SaaS · San Francisco

Ando

The company is building a work messaging platform where AI agents function as true teammates, not mere tools. It aims to transform work communication by embedding AI-enabled teammates into everyday collaborative workflows.

Backed by Forerunner Ventures, BoxGroup, Wildcat Venture Partners

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Location
San Francisco
On-site · 2 roles
Team size
1-10
Founded 2025
Total raised
$31M
Seed · last round Sep '26
Open roles
2

Open positions · 2

About Ando

The company is building a work messaging platform where AI agents are actual teammates, not just tools. Its mission is to reimagine what a work messaging platform looks like when AI agents are actual teammates, not just tools. These statements define a focus on transforming work communication through AI-enabled teammates.

Funding

$31Mtotal raised

Nov '16Sep '26
  • Sep 2026 · Seed
    $20M
  • Feb 2026 · Seed
    $4M
  • Nov 2016 · Series AForerunner Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners, BoxGroup
    $7M
  • Forerunner Ventures
  • BoxGroup
  • Wildcat Venture Partners

Company at a glance

Founded2025
Location
San Francisco
Websiteando.so
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The team at Ando

1-10 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

Sara Du

Building Ando ✶ Thiel Fellow, a16z-backed, etc

JM

Junaid Mirza

Self Employed at ASARI

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Operations50%
  • Engineering21%
  • Design7%
  • Leadership7%
  • Product7%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Columbia University
  2. 2.Harvard University
  3. 3.Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  4. 4.Tecnológico de Monterrey
  5. 5.Minerva University

Team Worked At

  • Verkada
  • Alloy Automation
  • Snap Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman
  • GroupM

Location

Team Composition

14 people
  • Accounting3
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Administrative1
  • Arts and Design1
  • Engineering1
  • Legal1
  • Operations1
  • Product Management1

Frequently asked questions

Of 2 open roles, Ando has 2 on-site positions.

Ando is based in San Francisco.

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