Company: Andgo Systems
Nomination Submitted by: Andgo
Company Description: Andgo Systems is a SaaS solution provider co-founded in 2012 by CEO Tom Ross & CTO Erik Frederiksen. Andgo’s Intelligent Workflow Automation Suite efficiently onboards employee absences, providing organizational insights to fill more shifts faster, with the right people. Our end-to-end approach drives significant ROI to customers, particularly in complex, high-volume scheduling environments.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Fastest-Growing Company of the Year - in Canada and the U.S.A.
 Nomination Title: Andgo Systems
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since 1 January 2020, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Andgo is a SaaS solution provider. Our suite of products is designed to simplify & streamline absence onboarding, shift filling and vacation mapping processes for complex, large organizations. Backed by nearly two decades of experience, we deeply understand the ecosystem of complex scheduling environments and their inherent difficulties. This knowledge has allowed us to develop & continuously enhance an end-to-end suite to address these many challenges. Andgo is designed to intelligently automate all components of scheduling workflows (rather than simply automate individual tasks). Taking a holistic approach automates each of the specific tasks within a workflow, improving interoperability (why connect multiple solutions vs. one unified solution?) and improves staff productivity & satisfaction. Further, employees are freed up to focus on more strategic value-added activities. From an organizational standpoint, this holistic, unified approach serves to future-proof investment in technology. All of the extra time and resources saved from full intelligent automation add up, especially in high-volume environments. Ultimately, Andgo’s solution suite will lead to sustainable & profitable growth because it is built for scale, delivers proven ROI and helps to address some of the largest issues facing organizations today: labour shortages and employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's growth achievements since the beginning of 2020 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Thriving and growing during the pandemic - Entered the US market
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Serving critical industries - Assisting and improving our product to support healthcare organizations struggling with challenges during and post-pandemic
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Won the UKG 2021 “White Glove Partner of the Year” award in the WFM Technology Partner category: The award recognizes the partner who embodies UKG’s "Purpose is People" culture, focuses on unwavering customer service, creates a people-first experience, and maintains UKG’s "Partner for Life" mentality.
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Closed $5.6 M Series A Funding Round, Co-Led by First Ascent Ventures and Waterline Ventures
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Grew workforce by 200%+ from 2020-2022 and hit the 50 employee milestone in May 2022. Actively recruiting and on track to grow a further 33% by December 2022.
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the growth achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Andgo and its solution suite has continued to gain rapid traction in the market over the years and thrived during the pandemic as the premier solution to solve real, significant workforce scheduling problems and deliver tangible business outcomes at scale. No industry has been hit harder than healthcare – a key vertical market of focus for Andgo. Roughly 15% of reporting hospitals indicated critical staffing shortages in January 2022, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). And all indications suggest these figures are on the rise. A recent article from Becker’s Hospital Review reports on over a dozen hospitals pausing or permanently discontinuing services in the recent months alone due to staffing shortages. The magnitude of this issue has visibility at the highest levels of health care organizations; for the first time in almost two decades, CEO’s of hospitals listed staffing as their top concern. Andgo is well-positioned to help organizations in healthcare and other industries address converging workforce trends (related to labour shortages, employee disengagement/dissatisfaction, soaring labour costs) that have been significantly magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Andgo has the competitive advantage as we have a product that is laser-focused on organizations from industry verticals with significant complexities related to onboarding absences and filling vacant shifts (manufacturing, retail, and logistics, in addition to healthcare). This vertical market approach will allow Andgo to continue to build momentum and create success stories that resonate closely in these industries.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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