Hark, a secretive AI lab building a “universal” AI personal assistant with custom hardware, raised $700 million in Series A funding led by Parkway Venture Capital with participation from Nvidia, AMD, Intel Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and others. The company, founded by robotics entrepreneur Brett Adcock, is valued at $6 billion post-money despite revealing few details about its product.
What Is Hark Building?
Hark is developing an agentic AI system that serves as a universal interface with the digital world. Founder and CEO Brett Adcock — also the entrepreneur behind robotics company Figure AI and electric aircraft builder Archer — launched Hark in late 2025 with $100 million of his own money. The company expects to release its first multimodal models this summer, powering a personal AI platform that works with existing products and services, followed by custom hardware devices.
Who Is Backing Hark?
The Series A was led by Parkway Venture Capital and included an extraordinary roster of investors: Nvidia, Align Ventures, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Tamarack Global. The breadth of strategic investors — spanning chipmakers, enterprise software, and venture capital — signals broad industry expectations for a new consumer AI platform.
How Is Hark Different From Other AI Assistants?
Unlike Anthropic, which prioritizes coding tools, and OpenAI, which is moving in the same direction ahead of its IPO, Hark is focused solely on building consumer interfaces and native hardware. The company is not selling robots but rather an Uber-like service layer for AI assistance. Former Apple product executive Abidur Chowdhury serves as director of design, suggesting a strong focus on user experience.
What Challenges Does Hark Face?
The company faces significant hurdles, particularly around privacy. Providing an AI assistant with the context of a customer’s life without making people around the user uncomfortable or violating their privacy remains unsolved by wearables like Meta’s glasses. When asked about this challenge, Chowdhury only smiled and said “Sounds like that would make a great product.”
Key Takeaways
- $700M Series A at $6B post-money valuation despite minimal product disclosure
- Backed by Nvidia, AMD, Intel Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures
- Founded by Brett Adcock, also founder of Figure AI and Archer Aviation
- First multimodal models expected summer 2026, with custom hardware to follow
- 70 employees running a data center with Nvidia B200 GPUs
- Former Apple product executive leading design efforts
Frequently Asked Questions
What has Hark actually built? The company has shown demos to investors but hasn’t publicly released any products. It expects to release multimodal models this summer.
How is Hark related to Figure AI? Same founder — Brett Adcock started both companies. Figure focuses on humanoid robotics while Hark focuses on personal AI assistance.
Is $700M a lot for a Series A? It’s one of the largest Series A rounds in AI history, reflecting both the capital intensity of AI hardware development and investor appetite for consumer AI platforms.