
Update: Astro has been acquired by Slack, September 2018. We’re Astro, a software startup in Palo Alto, pursuing ambitious challenges in workplace messaging, collaboration, and AI. We have intelligent email apps for Mac, iOS & Android. Our AI-powered assistant, Astrobot, also brings your key emails and important insights to Slack and Amazon Alexa. We invite you to signup at www.astro.ai In March 2017 we announced our $10M Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures, and joined by Harrison Metal, Aspect Ventures and Upside Partnership. Our founding team has worked together at various companies as co-founders, VP of engineering, chief architect and founding engineers, with multiple successful outcomes. Our experience ranges from starting companies, to Google, LinkedIn, VMware, Cisco, BEA, Zimbra and Stanford University. We're hiring outstanding server-side & mobile engineers to join us here in Palo Alto, if you're interested please contact us at jobs@helloastro.com. We’re an equal opportunity employer and invite applicants of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Update: Astro has been acquired by Slack, September 2018. We’re Astro, a software startup in Palo Alto, pursuing ambitious challenges in workplace messaging, collaboration, and AI. We have intelligent email apps for Mac, iOS & Android. Our AI-powered assistant, Astrobot, also brings your key emails and important insights to Slack and Amazon Alexa. We invite you to signup at www.astro.ai In March 2017 we announced our $10M Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures, and joined by Harrison Metal, Aspect Ventures and Upside Partnership. Our founding team has worked together at various companies as co-founders, VP of engineering, chief architect and founding engineers, with multiple successful outcomes. Our experience ranges from starting companies, to Google, LinkedIn, VMware, Cisco, BEA, Zimbra and Stanford University. We're hiring outstanding server-side & mobile engineers to join us here in Palo Alto, if you're interested please contact us at jobs@helloastro.com. We’re an equal opportunity employer and invite applicants of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Founded: 2015
Product: AI-powered email client and assistant (Astrobot) with Slack and Amazon Alexa integrations
Funding (disclosed): Seed $3M; Series A $8M (total disclosed $11M)
Outcome: Acquired by Slack (September 2018)
Founders: Andy Pflaum; Roland Schemers; Ross Dargahi
Email management, workplace messaging, and collaboration workflow automation
2015
Software
3,000,000 USD
Seed round included participation from multiple investors (reported participants include Crosslink Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Zelkova Ventures, Rugged Ventures, Maiden Lane)
8,000,000 USD
Series A participants reported to include Aspect Ventures, Harrison Metal, and Upside Partnership
“Seed led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures; Series A led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from Aspect Ventures, Harrison Metal, and Upside Partnership”