GoKawiilAndo launches team chat app built for both human employees and AI agents
Startup Ando exited stealth Thursday with a messaging platform positioned as an alternative to Slack, giving AI agents their own identities and inboxes so they can join channels, DMs and calls alongside human coworkers. Founder Sara Du said the app lets agents browse and join conversations, contribute to ongoing work, and message humans directly when needed, without a person relaying information between the agent and the team.
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Du argues that existing tools like Slack and Teams were designed before AI agents became active participants in workflows, forcing humans to act as intermediaries she calls 'meat proxies.' If communication platforms increasingly treat agents as first-class participants rather than installed apps, this could reshape how companies structure workflows and who—or what—coordinates work internally. Whether Ando can actually displace entrenched tools like Slack remains an open question that depends on enterprise adoption.
- Ando exited stealth with a Slack-alternative messaging app built for humans and AI agents together
- Agents get identities, inboxes, and can join channels, DMs, and calls without being tagged
- Founder Sara Du says current platforms treat agents as installed apps rather than team participants
Source: techcrunch.com — Dominic-Madori Davis, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together”
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