Ampersand

Backed byMatrix Partners
Total raised$9.4M
StageSeed
Hiring pace1 roles / 90d
Team size11-50 employees
Industries

About Ampersand

Ampersand is a developer infrastructure company founded in 2022 by engineers Ayan Barua and Lauren Long, who bring extensive experience building developer tools and SaaS products. The company has built a declarative platform that powers scalable integration infrastructure, delivering real-time context to AI agents through 150+ open-source connectors and embeddable UI components. Ampersand serves cutting-edge AI companies including 11x, Orb, Square, and Crunchbase, establishing itself as a critical backbone for modern AI applications. The company has secured Series A funding from top-tier investors known for early-stage bets on transformative companies like Anthropic, Apple, Twilio, Supabase, and Vercel.

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Company at a glance

Top Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA
  • Up to 4 weeks PTO
  • Commuter benefits
  • Free lunch on in-office days (Mon/Tue/Thu)

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Culture & values

Core values are Craft, Customer Empathy, Ownership Mindset, Velocity, and Humility

Velocity comes from great strategic decisions, not doing the 99 things you don't have to do

Leadership practices genuine partnership and meaningful collaboration rather than delegation without involvement

Team socials and retreats

Funding History

SeedApr 2023

$4.7M

raised

Ampersand, a code-first integrations platform for SaaS, raised a $4.7M seed round led by Matrix Partners; Base Case Capital, Flex Capital, 2.12 Angels and others participated.

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