Arick Goomanovsky's new desktop app connects agent work across projects and environments; BAND raised $17 million from Team8, Hetz Ventures and Sierra Ventures in April.
By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff)
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BAND is turning its agent-communication thesis into a developer product. Its traction will depend on whether teams can coordinate agents across tools without trading copy-paste work for a new layer of setup and oversight.
BAND launched its desktop app on October 15th for developers coordinating multiple coding agents, giving co-founder and CEO Arick Goomanovsky a developer-facing product for his thesis that agents need a way to communicate and work under shared rules.…
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