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Hume

Business/Productivity Software · New York, NY · Founded 2021 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of an expressive communication toolkit designed to provide large-scale training datasets and models to serve human emotions. Hume is based in New York, NY and was founded in 2021. Its last reported valuation was $178 million in Mar 2024. It has raised $80 million across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was a $17.8 million early-stage round in Jul 2025.

Last reported valuation
$178.0M
Oct 2026
Priced at
—
Total raised
$80.0M
Last round
Early Stage VC
Jul 2025

Hume key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of an expressive communication toolkit designed to provide large-scale training datasets and models to serve human emotions.
  • Hume is valued at approximately $178.0M as of Oct 2026 (last reported valuation).
  • It has raised $80.0M across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was Early Stage VC ($17.8M) in Jul 2025.
  • Notable investors include Metaplanet Holdings, Union Square Ventures, Kindred Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, EQT Ventures — 15 tracked in total.
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
Last reported valuation
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$178.0M

Hume's last reported valuation, Mar 2024. Nothing priced has surfaced since.

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Hume funding rounds

2 rounds
Jul 2025Early Stage VC$17.8M▮
Mar 2024Early Stage VC (Series B)$50.2M▮
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Hume valuation

Hume's last reported valuation was $178 million in Mar 2024. No priced round, secondary trade or fund mark has surfaced since.

How much has Hume raised?

Hume has raised $80 million across 2 recorded rounds since 2024. The largest was a $50.2 million Series B in Mar 2024; the most recent was a $17.8 million early-stage round in Jul 2025.

Hume investors

15 investors are on record for Hume, including Metaplanet Holdings, Union Square Ventures, Kindred Ventures and LG Technology Ventures. By type, the record holds 8 venture capital firms, 1 angel investor and 1 private investor. The early-stage round in Jul 2025 drew 9 investors.

Comparable companies

Comparable business/productivity software names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: TinyFish ($186 million), DataHub (Palo Alto, United States) ($170 million) and Smartcat ($170 million).

About Hume

Developer of an expressive communication toolkit designed to provide large-scale training datasets and models to serve human emotions. The company's tools translate scientific insights into new ways to improve the human emotional experience, enabling businesses to measure human expressive behavior in images, videos, audio, and text and build applications that predict users' intents, preferences, experiences, and outcomes.

Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Sector
Information Technology
HQ
New York, NY, United States
Founded
2021
Employees
24
Website
hume.ai/
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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