Ampersand raises $15M to enhance AI integration infrastructure

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Ampersand has successfully raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Bessemer, bringing its total funding to $20 million, as it prepares to make its integration platform generally available. The company's platform facilitates the connection of AI agents to enterprise software systems like Salesforce and SAP, addressing the complexities introduced by customized deployments that often require engineering effort for integration. This new funding will enhance Ampersand's enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities and support the beta launch of Andi, its AI integration agent, which was developed over three years with clients such as 11x and Square. Given that organizations remain heavily dependent on tailored CRMs and ERPs, Ampersand positions itself to meet the integration challenges that effective AI deployment demands.

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Ayan B: Ayan B is the voice behind Ampersand's positioning and has publicly discussed the critical role of deep integrations for enterprise AI agents. He emphasizes that systems of record remain essential and highly customized, requiring specialized infrastructure for scoped permissions, bi-directional actions, and reliable agent performance. Bessemer: Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. It led Ampersand's Series A round to accelerate development of broader ERP coverage and agentic integration capabilities. Ampersand: Ampersand builds integration infrastructure designed to let AI agents connect and act within enterprise systems of record such as Salesforce, NetSuite, SAP, and Workday. The platform manages custom fields, permissions, workflows, and other complexities that turn each customer deployment into a unique engineering challenge. It recently made its platform generally available and introduced its AI integration agent Andi in beta, with early customers including 11x, Orb, and Square. AI Integration Needs: Effective AI agents in enterprise settings require specialized layers to handle custom objects, real-time bi-directional actions, and edge cases that standard APIs do not easily address. Enterprise Dependencies: Organizations continue to rely on customized CRMs, ERPs, HRISs, and ITSMs as core systems of record rather than moving away from them.

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