Tech article
Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together
Publisher description: Ando has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence.
TechCrunch | Sep 24, 2026 | Dominic-Madori Davis
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When Sara Du was helping companies build MCP servers in 2025, people kept asking her how they could use AI agents from within Slack itself. Ando bills itself as a full replacement for Slack or any other messaging platform that companies using AI agents might want for internal communication. Agents can browse channels, pick which ones to join, and can even join conversations without being tagged.
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