The Humane AI Pin is designed to replace your smartphone with a small wearable, AI-powered device that magnetically attaches to your clothing. Humane was founded in 2018 by former Apple executives Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, and staffed by several ex-Apple employee. This leaked pitch deck (thus the low resolution) was the public's first peak at what the secretive startup was building, and was presumably part of the investor materials used to raise their $100M Series B in 2021.
The company would go on to raise an additional $100M in Series C funding in March 2023 before officially launching their OpenAI-powered wearable pin and smartphone replacement in November. Sam Altman was one of the participants in their 2021 funding round, so the partnership with OpenAI comes as no surprise. The AI pin (available for purchase for $700 starting November 16) can make phone calls, text your friends, play music, catch you up on your email, and has a laser projector that can cast a UI onto your hand.
About the Humane.
- Industry: AI
- Tags: AI, Wearable, Artifical Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Business Model: Other
- Customer Model: B2C
- Website: www.hu.ma.ne
- Legal Name: Humane AI
Data updated as of February 26, 2025.