Hark Raises $700 Million for Universal AI Interface
How much capital is needed to build the first mainstream AI product? In the case of Hark, the figure stands at $700 million. The startup, which is working on models and devices for a personal assistant, announced the completion of its Series A funding round. As a result, the company's valuation has reached $6 billion. This is according to Techcrunch.com reports. .
The investment round was led by Parkway Venture Capital. The project also saw participation from venture arms of tech giants such as AMD Ventures, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and NVIDIA. Hark was founded by Brett Adcock, previously known for the robotics company Figure.AI and the electric aircraft project Archer. Adcock launched Hark in late 2025 with $100 million of his own capital.
The company plans to introduce its first multimodal models this summer. These models will serve as a universal interface capable of interacting with existing digital services and products. Subsequently, Hark aims to release dedicated hardware for these systems. Currently, the company employs 70 people and utilizes a data center based on NVIDIA B200 GPUs.
Hark's design director, former Apple executive Abidur Chowdhury, noted that current AI products are primarily built for developers. According to him, while companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are focusing more on coding tools, Hark is concentrating on creating a universal interface and devices that are useful for everyday life for ordinary users.
The newly raised funds will be used to hire top experts in hardware, product design, and AI research, as well as to expand computing power. Although many details about the project remain confidential, investors have expressed their amazement at the demos shown by the team.
