Hum develops multimodal foundation models that combine satellite remote sensing with ground truth data to understand and monitor planetary systems and environmental dynamics. The company's models are deployed by customers in nature conservation, carbon dioxide removal initiatives, and government agencies, with partnerships including Amazon AWS and the United Nations.
Founded at the University of Waterloo, Hum has raised over $10 million from investors including HF0, Inovia Capital, and Propeller Ventures, alongside angel backing from James Tamplin (cofounder of Firebase) and Sid Gorham (cofounder of OpenTable). The team consists of PhDs and engineers focused on building what the company describes as planetary superintelligence and artificial general intelligence for natural systems.
The company's technical work centres on earth observation and environmental monitoring, applying foundation model architectures to problems requiring understanding of real-world environmental dynamics rather than internet-scale data patterns.
