Ex-OpenAI and Cognition Staffers Launch Hone With $60M for Business AI Agents

Former employees of OpenAI and Cognition AI have founded Hone, a startup building AI agents that help run a business. The company raised a $60 million seed round to develop agents that handle long-running tasks over weeks or months.

• Hone was founded by ex-staffers of OpenAI and Cognition AI
• The startup raised a $60 million seed round
• Hone's AI agents handle tasks lasting weeks or months
• It enters a crowded market of business AI agents