Hark announced it has raised more than $700 million in Series A funding at a $6 billion post-money valuation. The oversubscribed round was led by Parkway Venture Capital and included participation from NVIDIA, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Tamarack Global.
The company said the funding will support the development of advanced personalized intelligence systems and next-generation hardware designed to function as a universal interface between humans and machines.
Founded by Brett Adcock, Hark is focused on building multimodal AI systems with speech, vision, and memory capabilities. The company believes current AI products are limited by chat-based interfaces and legacy hardware that lack persistent memory and personalized interaction capabilities.
Hark said it is pursuing a vertically integrated strategy by developing foundation models, software systems, native hardware, and interfaces together. The company said this approach is intended to create AI products capable of anticipating user needs, reducing cognitive workload, and operating more like collaborative partners than traditional software applications.
The company plans to release its AI models later this summer, providing users with early access to its personal AI platform. Hark also plans to launch AI-native hardware devices designed specifically for its systems, enabling tighter integration between models, software, and hardware.
Qatalyst Partners served as strategic and financial advisor to Hark on the transaction.
KEY QUOTES:
“We’re building the AI that everyone deserves but no one has built yet — one that actually knows you, speaks your language, is highly personalized, and lives on hardware made for you. This funding helps us put that in people’s hands quickly and at scale.”
Brett Adcock, Founder & CEO, Hark
