# Humane

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/humane

- Industry: Hardware
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.humane.com
- Total disclosed funding: $241M
- Latest round: Series C (Dec 20, 2022)
- Investors on record: 19

## About

Based in California, US, Humane Inc. was founded in 2017 by co-founders Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri. The company is the creator of consumer electronics device to improve the human experience. In September 2021, Humane Inc. raised USD 100 million in series B funding led by new investor Tiger Global Management, with participation from Bond, Forerunner Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Next Ventures, Plexo Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Softbank Capital, Time Ventures, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

The company's technology employs machine learning to build and provide consumer hardware, software, and services that seem familiar, natural, and compassionate, allowing consumers to have interactions with machines while computing.

The company plans to use the funding in September 2021 to scale its operations and continue executing and expanding on its mission to deliver the next shift between humans and computing.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Dec 20, 2022, $100M — Microsoft, Top Tier Capital Partners, Hudson Bay Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Valia Ventures, Kindred Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, Hico Capital, Socium Ventures
- Series B, Jul 21, 2021, $100M — Softbank Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Qualcomm Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Valia Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Plexo Capital, Next Ventures, Bond, Time Ventures
- Series A, Aug 18, 2020, $41M — Valia Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Plexo Capital
- Seed, Jun 1, 2019 — Cantos Ventures, Valia Ventures, Kindred Ventures

## Investors

- Cantos Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cantos-ventures) — Seed
- Valia Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valia-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
- Kindred Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kindred-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
- Plexo Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/plexo-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Softbank Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/softbank-capital) — Series B
- Forerunner Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/forerunner-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Tiger Global Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tiger-global-management) — Series B, Series C
- Qualcomm Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/qualcomm-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati — Series B
- Next Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/next-ventures) — Series B
- Bond (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bond) — Series B
- Time Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/time-ventures) — Series B
- Microsoft — Series C
- Top Tier Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/top-tier-capital-partners) — Series C
- Hudson Bay Capital — Series C
- Volvo Group Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/volvo-group-venture-capital) — Series C
- LG Technology Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lg-technology-ventures) — Series C
- Hico Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hico-capital) — Series C
- Socium Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/socium-ventures) — Series C