The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hark: 2 models, $800.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Hark is a San Jose-based AI lab founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, building personalized AI systems and native hardware devices. The company raised USD 700M in Series A funding at a USD 6B post-money valuation in May 2026, backed by Nvidia, AMD, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and others.
Its first product, Hark Handoff (launched August 2026), is a computer-use AI agent that browses the web to complete tasks like ordering food, booking flights, and shopping — scoring 97.7 on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, outperforming GPT 5.4 and Claude Opus 4.8. Hark is also developing native AI hardware with former Apple iPhone Air designer Abidur Chowdhury.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
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Director of Design
Self-funded seed
Series A
Product status
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Handoff launch
Handoff capabilities
Token cost
Data & sources
News coverage
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Hark device (unnamed)
Hark is building a purpose-built AI companion hardware device described as a "universal AI interface." Founded by Brett Adcock (Figure AI, Archer Aviation) with $700M Series A at $6B valuation. The device form factor is deliberately undisclosed. First multimodal models expected summer 2026, followed by hardware devices.
Current platform
Hark Universal AI Assistant
A planned multimodal AI assistant platform combining custom AI models with purpose-built hardware devices. Hark expects to release its first multimodal models in summer 2026, followed by dedicated hardware. The system aims to provide a persistent memory of the user's life and interact with the world in real time.
Hark on the deployment map
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Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Hark, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- OpenCapability · claimed 2026-03-24
“Hark device form factor is UNDISCLOSED. Per TechCrunch: secretive universal AI interface. No public description of hardware form factor has been released.”
Anticipation claim — render-marked unverified, never alert.
- OpenCapability · claimed 2026-03-24
“Hark is hiring top Apple and Meta talent to ship personal AI systems and hardware. Former Apple designer building new AI interface at Hark.”
Anticipation claim — render-marked unverified, never alert.
- OpenCapability · claimed 2026-03-24
“Per Brett Adcock LinkedIn: "A personal AI device that knows you, sees what you see, hears what you hear AND can control your humanoid robot butler from anywhere."”
Anticipation claim — render-marked unverified, never alert.
Disagree with a status? Hark can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (2)
- Brett Adcock Founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Abidur Chowdhury Director of Designreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Brett Adcockcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hark.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Hark in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
Hark’s 2 disclosed rounds, $800M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A2026-05-21
$700M(reported) · $6.0B post
Investors: Parkway Venture Capital, Nvidia, Align Ventures, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield Asset Management, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Tamarack Global
- Seed2025-12-18
$100M(reported) · $400M post
Investors: Brett Adcock (self-funded) (lead), Brett Adcock
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hark.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hark from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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- REST API: /v1/companies/a374284b-4f82-4a68-857f-f6b1bac01387
- Revision history: /companies/hark/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
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Reality vs attention
Hark draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $800M raised and recent funding activity. Broad public reach with 1.7M video views.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 22, 2026