Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface

May 21, 2026 Tim Fernholz

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Hark expects to release its first multimodal models this summer, which it says will power a personal AI platform that works with existing products and services. The company expects to follow that with hardware devices built specifically for those systems.

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