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Hume AI

Understanding how a voice interaction feels.

Company snapshot

Stage
Series B
Funding
Series B · $50M · Mar 25, 2024
Status
published
Updated
Nov 8, 2026
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Website
hume.ai

What they're building

Understanding how a voice interaction feels. Hume builds audio-native AI models that turn emotion, tone, timing, and conversational context into structured judgments for evaluating and improving voice interactions.

Foundation model usage

Editorial estimates from product descriptions. Model providers and actual usage are not confirmed.

Inferred architecture
Real-time voice, Code generation, Embeddings & semantic search
Potential advantages
Workflow lock-in
Estimated model demand
High intensity

NYC footprint

Documented NYC location
51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 · Current occupancy not confirmed; see sources below.

Funding

Latest funding: Series B · $50M · Mar 25, 2024. Lead investor: EQT Ventures.

Sources & location evidence

Open research desk ↗

Profile source review: 2026-11-04. Current messaging emphasizes an audio-native decision model, rather than only the older expressive voice interface. Contact page explicitly labels 51 Madison Avenue as its office. Series B is the last named round verified.

Manhattan · verified office

51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Current occupancy not confirmed. Company contact page explicitly labels this address Office. No floor or neighborhood inferred.

Hume - Contact ↗

Source checked 2026-11-03

Notes

Hume AI is tagged infra based on buyer clarity, repeat workflow activity, public activity, and fit with the AI Atlas map.

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