Paul Wellons is Founder and CEO of Ando, an AI infrastructure platform transforming workforce scheduling for the global hourly economy. Ando recently raised $4M in seed funding led by Slow Ventures to expand its AI forecasting and scheduling platform for enterprise customers.

Paul served as COO at Seso Labor, an AI-powered agricultural workforce platform, and COO at Jyve Corporation, a tech platform matching brands with skilled labor for in-store execution. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Economic Policy from the University of London.

Paul co-founded Ando with James Kairos, who previously served as Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Jyve. The company has assembled a powerhouse advisory group including former executives from Panera Brands, Krispy Kreme, Lyft, Microsoft, and Google.

Ando has achieved 100% conversion from customer presentation to pilot to paid platform with 100% retention. The platform delivers over 90% demand accuracy on a daily basis and some customers have experienced $60,000 to $80,000 in incremental revenue.

Ando addresses the needs of 80 million hourly workers in the US who log 146 billion hours annually. The platform uses AI to forecast demand at 15-minute intervals and builds schedules that account for worker preferences, constraints, and real-life needs like childcare and multiple jobs.