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title: "Hone, founded by former OpenAI and Cognition staffers to create AI agents that can help run a business, raised a $60M seed at a $285M valuation (Bloomberg)"
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# Hone, founded by former OpenAI and Cognition staffers to create AI agents that can help run a business, raised a $60M seed at a $285M valuation \(Bloomberg\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-08T16:01:39.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding

## Summary

Hone, founded by former OpenAI and Cognition staffers to create AI agents for business operations, raised a $60M seed at a $285M valuation\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261008/p32>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/hone-raises-60m-to-launch-ai-that-owns-business-outcomes-fd87bd73>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/startups/hone-raises-60m-to-launch-ai-that-owns-business-outcomes-fd87bd73>)