HUD

HUD

AI agent evaluation platform and benchmarks

Overview

HUD provides an evaluation platform for AI agents that perform computer-use tasks. It offers an interface that connects to HUD evaluation environments, allowing users to run benchmarks across hundreds of environments and thousands of tasks. Users can integrate their agents using various adapters, and interact with the system through an asynchronous API for efficient experiments. The platform then collects telemetry and benchmarking results to inform agent improvements. HUD differentiates itself by concentrating on evaluating and improving knowledge-work agents across a wide range of tasks and environments, rather than just building models, and by enabling scalable, tool-enabled testing via adapters and an asynchronous workflow. The company’s goal is to help organizations and developers assess, compare, and enhance their AI agents so they perform better in real-world knowledge-work scenarios.

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About HUD

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Why HUD is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$130K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • HUD raised a Series A on June 18, 2026, signaling investor conviction.
  • Over 50 businesses already use HUD, proving real commercial demand.
  • HUD’s platform exports graded traces and supports training data, expanding monetization beyond benchmarks.

What critics are saying

  • Scale and Mercor now attack computer-use environments; HUD faces faster-funded rivals in 2026.
  • HUD’s fast-moving v6 API and docs create execution risk for customers and contributors.
  • If frontier labs internalize environment generation, HUD becomes a replaceable tooling layer by 2027.

What makes HUD unique

  • HUD’s v6 platform unifies environments, tasksets, traces, and replayable graded attempts.
  • HUD’s open-source Python SDK and REST API lower integration friction for agents.
  • HUD focuses on computer-use and long-horizon evaluations, a narrower wedge than generic observability.

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Funding

Total Funding

$130k

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

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Commuter Benefits

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

-14%

1 year growth

-14%

2 year growth

-14%

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