Ex-OpenAI and Cognition staffers launch Hone with $60M seed for business-running AI agents
A group of former employees from fast-growing AI firms including OpenAI and Cognition AI have founded Hone, which builds AI agents meant to act as professional staffers handling long-running tasks that span weeks or months to help run a business. The company announced a $60 million seed round at a $285 million valuation.
Why it matters: It adds another well-funded entrant to the increasingly crowded field of agents designed to autonomously carry out extended business work.
References Bloomberg Technology · Techmeme
A group of former employees from some of the fastest-growing artificial intelligence firms, including OpenAI and Cognition AI Inc., are starting a new company to create AI agents that can help run a business, joining a crowded field of services using the technology to streamline work. Hone is set to announce Thursday that it has raised a $60 million seed round to develop AI agents that essentially serve as professional staffers, fielding long-running tasks over the course of weeks or even mo…
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