Humans& is a newly launched AI lab building collaboration-focused artificial intelligence designed to keep human insight at the center of work. Its product vision is an orchestrator that serves as the “connective tissue” between people and AI, coordinating workflows rather than replacing human actors. The company aims to set a new standard for how AI supports human connection by developing tools that enable smoother, more intuitive cooperation across teams and intelligent systems. The founding team includes researchers and engineers with backgrounds at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, and xAI; CEO Eric Zelikman previously contributed to the Grok models at xAI and authored the STaR paper at Stanford. Humans& has not disclosed revenue or user metrics, but it enters the market with significant capital resources. The company raised a $480 million seed round that values it at $4.48 billion, giving it one of the largest war chests ever for an AI seed-stage startup. This sizeable funding positions Humans& to aggressively hire, scale infrastructure, and accelerate product development.

Total raised

$480M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2026