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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 4, 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.

Hiring

Open roles at Hume AI

4 roles from the company's careers page.

Updated 1h ago

Marketing Manager Hume AI HQ · Full time (opens in a new tab)

MarketingListed 1h ago

Build a content engine that establishes Hume as the authority on emotional intelligence in AI: technical blog posts, research explainers, benchmark write-ups, case studies, and executive thought leadership for the CEO and...

Product Designer Hume AI HQ · Full time (opens in a new tab)

ProductListed 1h ago

As a Product Designer, you will own the design of Hume’s product surfaces, including our developer console and real-time voice interfaces.

Senior Software Engineer - Frontend UI Hume AI HQ · Full time (opens in a new tab)

EngineeringListed 1h ago

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Frontend engineering team, you will help build the web applications and developer experiences through which customers interact with Hume’s AI products.

Research Engineer Hume AI HQ · Full time (opens in a new tab)

ResearchListed 1h ago

As a Research Engineer, you will work with our research team to develop audio models and the tools used to study and improve them.

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