# Hone

> Persistent AI Engines designed to own measurable enterprise outcomes.

## Why it is interesting

Hone is testing whether enterprise AI can move from task automation to accountable, long-running ownership of business metrics. Its $60 million seed at a reported $285 million valuation gives the five-month-old company unusual resources—and an unusually high proof burden—before revenue, retention or deployment economics have been disclosed.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Seed — $60 million (October 8, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** $285 million (October 8, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $60M
- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09T14:01:00.000Z
- **Latest funding investors:** Benchmark, Index Ventures, Elad Gil, Hanabi, Definition, Diffusion, Lux Capital, SV Angel, Align

## Key facts

- Raised a $60 million seed round in October 2026 led by Benchmark and Index Ventures.
- Reported post-money valuation of $285 million.
- Early deployments cited by the company include Cognition and Modal.
- Founding team experience spans Cognition, Mercor, Ramp, Stanford AI research and company building.

## Funding history

- Seed · $60 million · October 8, 2026
  Source: https://hone.com/blog/introducing-engines/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/benchmark
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/index-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/lux-capital

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/hone-ai-60m-seed-285m-valuation

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**Last updated:** October 9, 2026

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