Humane
AI hardwareUSA
New to Unitard
π€ Acquired
PeakΒ $1 BillionToday
~-90%
from peak
- π¦Became a unicorn2023
- πPeak valuation$1 Billion β23
- πBecame a UnitardFeb 2025
- πΈLast valuation~$100M
Current status
Most assets to HP $116M (Feb 2025)
The rise & fall
6 moments Β· 2018β2025The key moments.
2018
2018
Founded by ex-Apple executives
Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno leave Apple to build the smartphone's screenless successor, in secret.
Wikipedia
2023
2023
The peak: $1B before a single product ships$1B
Funding rounds value the still-unlaunched startup at ~$1B ahead of the Ai Pin's debut.
TechCrunch
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
The Ai Pin breaks cover
A $699 wearable with no screen β it talks, and projects a laser display onto your palm.
TechCrunch
Apr 2024
Apr 2024
Ships into a buzzsaw
The Pin launches to some of the harshest reviews in gadget memory, and sales never follow.
TechCrunch
Feb 2025
Feb 2025
Acquired by HP for ~$116M
HP takes most of the assets for about a tenth of the peak valuation, and the Ai Pin is discontinued.
TechCrunch
How it happened
Humane was a US AI hardware startup founded by ex-Apple executives that launched the Ai Pin, a wearable, screenless AI device, reaching a ~$1B valuation in 2023. The Ai Pin drew poor reviews and weak sales after its 2024 launch. In February 2025, HP acquired most of Humane's assets for about $116 million, and the Ai Pin was discontinued.
Source: TechCrunch/HP release
Founders
Current roles as self-reported on LinkedIn, retrieved 2026-08-21. See our methodology.
