
You
Moritz, Oliver and Carlo are saving a seat for Hone's first designer.
The problem
Outside coding, most organizations cannot absorb what models can now do.
Hone makes Persistent AI systems that take on business goals, not single tasks.
The people
Moritz Stephan · CEO
Early Cognition engineer on Devin, then Chief of Staff
Oliver Brady · Co-founder
Early engineer at Harvey; led Mercor enterprise engineering
Carlo Kobe · Co-founder
Thiel Fellow; co-founded and ran Fizz
So far
Cognition, Modal and Lucanet are early customers.
$60M seed led by Benchmark and Index Ventures, October 2026.
Your seat
Admit one · Hone
Founding Designer
- Where
- San Francisco
- With
- Moritz, Oliver and Carlo
- Stage
- Seed
- Writes code
- No
Sources: hone.com

