# Humata

> Humata is an Austin-based AI company that lets people upload files and ask questions about them in plain English, returning answers with clickable citations that point back to the exact passage in the source document. Often described as 'ChatGPT for your files,' it targets professionals in legal, finance, healthcare, and research who need to extract insight from dense, unstructured documents without reading every page. Founded in 2022 by Cyrus Khajvandi and Dan Rasmuson, the company raised a $3.5M seed round in October 2023 led by Google's Gradient Ventures with participation from Cathie Wood's ARK Invest and M13.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Cyrus Khajvandi (Co-Founder & CEO), Dan Rasmuson (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~12 employees
- **Products:** Humata Document Q&A, AI Summarization, Semantic Search & Multi-file Handling, Enterprise Data Rooms
- **Notable:** Raised $3.5M seed in October 2023 led by Google's Gradient Ventures with ARK Invest and M13, Featured in a public ARK Invest venture investment thesis, Built a citation-first AI that links answers directly to source passages, addressing AI hallucination concerns

## Products & services

- **Humata Document Q&A** — Upload PDFs and other files and ask questions in natural language; Humata returns answers with clickable citations that link to the exact passage in the source document.
- **AI Summarization** — Instantly generates summaries of long, dense documents so users can grasp key points without reading the full file.
- **Semantic Search & Multi-file Handling** — Searches across multiple uploaded documents by meaning rather than keywords, surfacing relevant sections from an entire library at once.
- **Enterprise Data Rooms** — Team-based, encrypted document workspaces with access controls, OCR, SAML SSO, role-based permissions, and SOC 2-aligned security for organizations handling sensitive files.

## Achievements

- Raised $3.5M seed in October 2023 led by Google's Gradient Ventures with ARK Invest and M13
- Featured in a public ARK Invest venture investment thesis
- Built a citation-first AI that links answers directly to source passages, addressing AI hallucination concerns
- Co-founded by a former Labelbox CTO and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Announced $3.5M seed round led by Gradient Ventures with ARK Invest and M13.
- **2024-02** — Expanded product access on mobile devices for on-the-go document analysis.
- **2025-07** — Ongoing feature updates positioning Humata as an AI knowledge base with GPT-4-powered Q&A, OCR, and enterprise security tiers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.humata.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humata
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HumataAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HumataAI

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Last updated: 2026-08-05