Hone
Every round on record, with the sources behind each and the investors on them.
Every round on record, with the sources behind each and the investors on them.
6 sources · checked 1 time, last 52m ago
Sources agree on the $60 million seed round, leads, and $285 million valuation. Scott Wu is identified only as a personal investor, not as an investor in this round.
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | $60M | 2026-10-06 | Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures | 6 outlets. #44 in Trending |
6 sources · checked 1 time, last 52m ago [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 4 of 6 sources
Sources agree on the $60 million seed round, leads, and $285 million valuation. Scott Wu is identified only as a personal investor, not as an investor in this round. | ||||
Hone builds persistent AI Engines for organizations that can take ownership of business outcomes, work across company systems and teams, and improve over weeks or months.
Hone is addressing the gap its founders describe between increasingly capable frontier models and the economic value organizations actually get from them by making AI persistently own outcomes such as lead conversion, procurement, risk, and product adoption. Its $60 million seed from Benchmark and Index Ventures funds a bet that engines operating autonomously for weeks or months—with human approval gates and enterprise controls—can create measurable business value, with Cognition and Modal already named as early customers.
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Also named as backers in company research: Scott Wu