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Former Cognition, Ramp Staffers Want AI Agents Running Businesses

Former Cognition, Ramp Staffers Want AI Agents Running Businesses

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Hone, a startup founded by former Cognition and Ramp employees, secured $60 million to develop AI agents capable of executing long-running business tasks.
What: The startup focuses on agents that operate over weeks or months, aiming to automate complex professional workflows that require ongoing context.
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Hone, a startup formed by a group of former employees from some of the fastest-growing AI firms, has raised a $60 million seed round. The startup aims to create AI agents that can help run a business, essentially serving as professional staffers. These agents will be able to field long-running tasks that run over the course of weeks or even months. The five-month-old startup joins a growing number of companies selling AI software to businesses that promise to automate complex work.

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