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Brett Adcock’s AI hardware startup Hark raises $700m at $6bn valuation

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Hark, an AI hardware startup founded by Brett Adcock, has closed a Series A round of about $700 million. The funding was led by Parkway Venture and values the company at roughly $6 billion post-money. Hark’s goal is to develop AI-powered devices.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive “universal” AI interface
- TechMeme·Hark, founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock to build AI-powered devices, raised a $700M+ Series A led by Parkway Venture at a $6B post-money valuation (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
Hark, founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, raised over $700 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Parkway Venture and valued Hark at $6 billion post-money. Hark aims to build AI-powered devices.
- The Next Web·Brett Adcock’s AI hardware startup Hark raises $700m at $6bn valuation
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