Hume AI Secures $50M Series B Funding to Enhance Emotionally Intelligent AI Technologies
Hume AI is carving a niche in AI, focusing on optimizing human well-being.
Company Name: Hume AI
Location: NYC
Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Funding Details: Raised $50M in Series B funding, led by EQT Ventures, with participation from Union Square Ventures, Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross, Metaplanet, Northwell Holdings, Comcast Ventures, and LG Technology Ventures.
Purpose of Investment: To continue the development of its new emotionally intelligent voice interface for integration into various applications.
Leadership: Founded by Dr. Alan Cowen
Product: Hume AI is advancing AI's emotional intelligence with its Empathic Voice Interface (EVI), a conversational AI trained on data from millions of human interactions. This tool enables applications to better understand users' emotional expressions, improving engagement and satisfaction.
About Company: Hume AI is carving a niche in AI, focusing on optimizing human well-being. The company's API toolkit and the new Empathic Voice Interface offer groundbreaking capabilities in understanding and responding to human emotional expression, with applications across multiple industries.
