Humane

San Francisco, CA Hardware & Devices Acquired

Humane was an AI-focused consumer electronics company founded by ex-Apple designers Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The company developed the Humane AI Pin, a wearable voice-operated device positioned as a smartphone alternative, featuring AI-powered ambient computing capabilities. In February 2025, HP acquired most of Humane's assets for $116 million, discontinuing the AI Pin device while integrating the company's AI platform and talent into HP's new HP IQ division.

Acquired

Humane has been acquired

Acquired by HP Inc. February 18, 2025 $116M

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2018

Employees

90–110

Total Funding

$230M

4 rounds

Latest Valuation

$0.85B

March 8, 2023

Funding

Total raised $230M across 4 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series C

Date

March 8, 2023

Amount

$100M

Valuation

$0.85B

Lead Investors

Kindred Ventures
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
March 8, 2023 Series C $100M $0.85B Kindred Ventures
September 1, 2021 Series B $100M $0.9B Tiger Global Management
September 25, 2020 Series A $30M $0.15B Sam Altman, Lachy Groom

Funding by Round

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Valuation Trajectory

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Entry · Series A

$0.1B

Sep 2020

Humane today

$0.8B

Mar 2023 · latest mark

Humane multiple

5.7x

valuation uplift since first round

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Leadership

  • Imran Chaudhri

    Co-Founder

  • Bethany Bongiorno

    Co-Founder

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Apple

    Consumer electronics and computing platform company with AI-integrated products

  • Meta

    Wearable and AI-powered smart device manufacturer

  • Google

    AI and wearable technology provider

  • Samsung

    Wearable and consumer electronics manufacturer

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