# HONO

> HONO is an AI-native HR technology company that runs the full employee lifecycle - hire to retire - on a single platform spanning core HR, global payroll, talent management and workforce analytics. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, HONO layers conversational AI over enterprise HR operations and in 2026 launched what it calls the world's first 'headless' HRMS, replacing navigation-heavy screens with a natural-language execution engine. It serves 300+ enterprise clients across 30+ countries, covering over a million employees.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Gurugram, Haryana, India
- **Founders:** Mukul Jain (Founder & CEO), Amit Jain (Co-Founder & CFO), Prasanth Padharthi (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 240-670 employees (grew to ~673 by Aug 2025 per third-party trackers)
- **Products:** HONO AI Zero UI (Headless HRMS), Core HR & Employee Lifecycle, Global Payroll, Talent Management, Workforce Analytics & Generative AI
- **Notable:** Launched what it describes as the world's first 'headless' / Zero UI HRMS in 2026, Scaled to 300+ enterprise clients across 30+ countries covering 1M+ employees, Raised $5M Series A in 2022 led by Aakash Chaudhry

## Products & services

- **HONO AI Zero UI (Headless HRMS)** — A conversational, navigation-free HRMS that replaces menu-heavy interfaces with a natural-language layer and an intelligent execution engine that selects and runs APIs based on user intent. Integrates natively with Microsoft Teams, Slack, SAP and Jira.
- **Core HR & Employee Lifecycle** — Recruitment, onboarding, employee core records, time and attendance, exit/offboarding and self-service - managed hire to retire.
- **Global Payroll** — Multi-country payroll with local compliance across the markets HONO operates in.
- **Talent Management** — Performance management, succession planning, learning and workforce planning.
- **Workforce Analytics & Generative AI** — Predictive HR analytics, engagement/sentiment dashboards and a conversational AI assistant for employees and HR teams.

## Achievements

- Launched what it describes as the world's first 'headless' / Zero UI HRMS in 2026
- Scaled to 300+ enterprise clients across 30+ countries covering 1M+ employees
- Raised $5M Series A in 2022 led by Aakash Chaudhry
- Built legal entities in 7 countries for local payroll and compliance
- Won marquee enterprise logos including IndiGo, HDFC Bank, Spencer's Retail and Accor

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Launched HONO AI Zero UI, positioned as the world's first headless HRMS, replacing navigation-heavy screens with a conversational execution engine.
- **2025-08** — Third-party trackers report employee headcount around 673 as the company expands across Asia and the Gulf.
- **2022-05** — Closed $5M Series A to expand across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

## Links

- Website: https://hono.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectwithhono
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/connectwithhono
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HONOHR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connectwithhono/

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Last updated: 2026-07-27