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Ande has emerged from stealth with $52m in seed and Series A funding to build AI agents that arrange corporate events for employees or customers, according to The Information.

Why it matters

The New York startup is targeting the fiddly end of business life: organising events, rather than merely drafting the email inviting people to them. That puts it in the growing group of AI services promising to take action across bookings and logistics, not just suggest what a person should do. The report does not provide Ande’s customer numbers, pricing, model details or evidence of how well the agents perform. Still, $52m says investors think there is a sizeable market for delegating corporate arrangements to software. The spreadsheet has entered the chat, wearing a lanyard. Should companies trust AI agents with event logistics now, or is this exactly the sort of work where human judgement still earns its keep?

Discuss: Should companies trust AI agents with event logistics now, or is this exactly the sort of work where human judgement still earns its keep?

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