Ando, a San Francisco, CA-based company building AI infrastructure for the global hourly workforce, has raised $4 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Slow Ventures, with participation from Blitzscaling Ventures, Zero Capital, Monochrome, Gaingels, Mana Ventures, Fireroad, and other investors.
Slow Ventures is a venture capital firm that manages roughly $1.4 billion in assets. Based in San Francisco, the firm focuses on early-stage investments across diverse sectors, ranging from social media and SaaS to crypto and healthcare.
Ando Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand its AI-powered forecasting and scheduling platform and scale deployments with enterprise customers.
About Ando
Founded by Paul Wellons, Ando develops AI infrastructure for the global hourly workforce, helping businesses better match staffing to real demand while improving workers’ scheduling predictability. Its platform forecasts labor demand at granular intervals and generates schedules that account for availability, preferences, and personal constraints, such as school schedules or secondary jobs. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ando is purpose-built for the hourly W2 workforce, supporting employees and the managers who schedule them.
Funding Details
Company: Ando Technologies, Inc.
Raised: $4.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: Slow Ventures
Additional Investors: Blitzscaling Ventures, Zero Capital, Monochrome, Gaingels, Mana Ventures, Fireroad
Company Website: https://www.ando.work/
Software Category: AI Workforce Management / Hourly Scheduling
Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ando-secures-new-funding-to-make-hourly-work-more-predictable-302685935.html