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Ande

AI platform and venue network for booking and managing corporate entertainment spend

Pace
6:00/kmWarm-up4.0
Distance
—Not rated
Open ops roles
—
Last week
—
Move
New
Peak
#546
Weeks in the 100
0
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#536#546#556#546Oct 25
Pace score
02464Oct 25

One point per Sunday re-rank, tracking since Oct 25. The lines fill in week by week.

Ande runs in the Warm-up lane (6:00/km): 2 of 94. Further right = more momentum. No competitors on the board yet, so it runs alone.

Also competes with: Cvent (Supplier Network), Nowadays, SixPlus (now licensing partner)

Total raised
$52M+see rounds ↓
Headcount
~52 (PitchBook); 74 on LinkedInas of Oct 2026 pitchbook.com ↗
Founded
2023
HQ
New York, NY

Leadership

The problem

Client dinners, outings and events are booked ad hoc across cards and inboxes, leaving finance blind to entertainment spend

What they do

AI platform and venue network for booking and managing corporate entertainment spend

Traction 60+ enterprises; $400M/yr spend on network (claimed, not revenue); booking volume up 10x

Hiring trend

Open roles
8
Headcount
~52-74

Under 30 staff in late 2025 to ~52 (PitchBook) / 74 on LinkedIn; all 9 roles posted since Sep 22 launch

Hiring in

  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • India
  • Remote

Funding

Last round
$52M+ (seed + Series A combined)
Stage
Series A
Date
Sep 2026

Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Duration Ventures, Sierra Ventures

Open ops roles

No ops roles open right now

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

News timeline

  1. Oct 2026Licensing deal with SixPlus private-dining marketplace; SixPlus team joins Ande prnewswire.com ↗
  2. Sep 2026Emerges from stealth with $52M+ seed and Series A led by Lightspeed and Redpoint prnewswire.com ↗
  3. Sep 2026Claims 60+ enterprises and $400M/yr entertainment spend on its network ande.ai ↗

Funding historyTotal raised $52M+

  1. Sep 2026Seed + Series A (combined, announced at stealth exit)$52M+Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Duration Ventures, Sierra Ventures (Bain Capital Ventures participating) prnewswire.com ↗

Profile facts checked Oct 20, 2026. Every fact links to its public source.

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