# BAND is betting AI agents need an office phone system

- slug: band-is-betting-ai-agents-need-an-office-phone-system
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Agentics

The startup came out of stealth with $17 million to route messages, permissions, and audit trails between AI agents. If that layer becomes necessary, the real bottleneck in agent software may be control, not intelligence.

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