# BAND launches a desktop control room for coding agents > Source: > Published: 2026-10-15 12:15:45+00:00 # BAND launches a desktop control room for coding agents **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) · Published Primary source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/band-launches-band-for-developers-to-support-the-transformation-of-sdlc-collaboration-and-control-of-multiple-coding-agents-302909844.html) ## Why it matters 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](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/band-launches-band-for-developers-to-support-the-transformation-of-sdlc-collaboration-and-control-of-multiple-coding-agents-302909844.html?ref=runtimewire) for developers coordinating multiple coding agents, giving co-founder and CEO [Arick Goomanovsky](https://issa.org/speaker/arick-goomanovsky/?ref=runtimewire) a developer-facing product for his thesis that agents need a way to communicate and work under shared rules.…