USA – Hone, a San Francisco, CA-based HR technology company, raised 2.75m in seed extension funding.
Backers included Cowboy Ventures, Harrison Metal, Slack Fund, Reach Capital, Firework Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners. The company, which has raised $6.4M to date, intends to use the funds to expand its platform and develop programs to meet the demand from distributed companies. Co-founded by Tom Griffiths, the former co-founder of FanDuel, and Savina Perez, previously at CultureIQ, Hone provides a training solution for modern teams, which combines research-backed, live online classes led by expert executive coaches with a technology platform to reinforce and measure training’s impact at scale. Hone allows organizations of all sizes to source, manage and deliver leadership, management and people skills training, and measure its impact on their organization. Customers include GoFundMe, Rosetta Stone, Casper, World Remit and Dashlane. 21/04/2020
