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Hume AI
Provides easy-to-deploy science-backed vocal, facial and language expression models, datasets and APIs
About Hume AI
Hume AI is a pioneering research lab and technology company focused on integrating empathy into artificial intelligence (AI). The company operates in the AI and emotional well-being market, providing large-scale training datasets and models that help build technology capable of understanding and responding to human emotions. Hume AI's mission is to ensure that AI serves human goals and emotional well-being by leveraging cutting-edge science to document how humans experience and express over 30 distinct emotions.
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Hume AI serves a diverse range of clients, including developers of social networks, digital assistants, health tech, and educational applications. These clients use Hume AI's scientific data and computational tools to create products that can detect and respond to users' emotional states, such as when they are preoccupied, confused, lonely, bored, or stressed. By doing so, these products can enhance user experience and promote emotional well-being.
The company's business model revolves around providing access to its extensive datasets and advanced AI models. Clients pay for these resources to integrate emotional intelligence into their own products and services. This approach allows Hume AI to generate revenue through licensing fees, subscriptions, and possibly custom solutions tailored to specific client needs.
In summary, Hume AI is at the forefront of developing empathic technology that can understand and respond to human emotions. By offering scientifically-backed data and tools, the company enables its clients to create emotionally aware products that enhance user experience and promote well-being.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- New York City, United States
- Employees
- 53
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 68.8/100
- Sector
- AI, Core AI, Spinout, Novel AI, Generative AI, genAI Model Maker, genAI Applications, Voice Tech, AI Applications, AI Agents, ai model layer
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES BOther financing | Mar 2024 | $50M | $200M | LG Technology Ventures · MetaPlanet · Union Square Ventures · Comcast Ventures | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2023 | $13M | $51M | Comcast Ventures · Wisdom Ventures · LG Technology Ventures · Evan Sharp | ↗ |
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Hume AI is 270K monthly website visits, down 20.6% over the last three months. Hume AI's team declined 5.4% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed3 investors entered at this stage
Aegis Ventures
Kindred Ventures
The Chernin Group
Series A10 investors entered at this stage
Northwell Health
Northwell Holdings
Union Square Ventures
Comcast Ventures
Wisdom Ventures
LG Technology Ventures- ESEvan Sharp
EQT Ventures
MetaPlanet
Nat Friedman
Other known investors1 additional known investor
University of California, Berkeley
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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