HONO - About the company
HONO is a series A company based in Gurugram (India), founded in 2008 by Mukul Jain, Shrikrishna Joshi, Randeep Singh, Ibu Meitei and Amit Jain. It operates as a Provider of cloud-based human capital management software and related services. HONO has raised $10.6M in funding, with a current valuation of ₹*****. The company has 2706 active competitors, including 140 funded and 172 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Workday, People Strong and Factorial.
Company Details
Provider of cloud-based human capital management software and related services. The software provides tools for recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and performance management. The platform offers features such as HR analytics, workforce planning, and employee self-service portals. The company aims to streamline HR processes and improve employee experience through its solutions.
- Website
- www.hono.ai/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@hono.ai
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- 145, Bhagirathi Apartments, Sector-9, Rohini, North Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110085
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2008
Location
Gurugram, India
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$10.6M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
₹***** as on Jul 26, 2024
Investors
Ranked
71st among 2706 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
673 as on Aug 31, 2025
Legal entities associated with HONO
HONO is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SEQUELONE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74140DL2008PTC182820 , India, Active | Sep 03, 2008 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 647 (As on Feb 01, 2026) |
Sign up to download HONO's company profile
HONO's funding and investors
HONO has raised a total funding of $10.6M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 13, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Angel round on Jul 26, 2024 for $*****. 10 investors participated in its latest round. HONO has 6 institutional investors and 69 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of HONO:
Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 26, 2024 | 3249202 | Angel | 8815728 | 3108563 | 1022453 | 1407267 |
Apr 25, 2022 | 3324472 | Series A | 7158665 | 7579003 | 4050522 | |
Apr 22, 2022 | 6542231 | Angel | 3355502 | 3852601 | 2792833 |
Access funding benchmarks and valuations. Sign up today!View details of HONO's funding rounds and investors
HONO's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of HONO are Mukul Jain, Shrikrishna Joshi, Randeep Singh, Ibu Meitei and Amit Jain. Mukul Jain is the CEO of HONO.
Here are the details of HONO's key team members:
- Mukul Jain: Co-Founder & CEO of HONO and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Shrikrishna Joshi: Co-Founder & Director of HONO. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Randeep Singh: Former Co-Founder of HONO. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Ibu Meitei: Co-Founder of HONO. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Amit Jain: Co-Founder & CFO of HONO. Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
HONO's Board of Directors
HONO's board has 4 active members. Mukul Jain and Shrikrishna Joshi are part of team and Aakash Chaudhry and Deepty Jain are independent board members.Here is the list of HONO's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 17y 9m | |
Team | - | Current | 17y 9m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 1m | |
{hopxng | Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 3m |
warmohu | Independent board member | - | Past | 7y 2m |
{sfhdfl | Independent board member | - | Past | 6y 7m |
udijurw | Independent board member | - | Past | 8y 5m |
fqnprol | Independent board member | - | Past | 6y 7m |
View details of HONO's Founder profiles and Board Members
HONO's employee count trend
HONO has 673 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 33.0% lower than what it was in Aug 24. Here is HONO's employee count trend over the years:
Uncover HONO's growth story! Sign up today!
Access Tracxn on any website
Install Tracxn ExtensionOur Google Chrome extension lets you view company details while browsing their websites
HONO's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of HONO include Workday, People Strong and Factorial. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of HONO, ranked by Tracxn score:
Get insights and benchmarks for competitors of 2M+ companies! Sign up today!
Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public | Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations | $352M | 88/100 | |
2nd |  People Strong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired | Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions | $30.7M | 84/100 | |
3rd | Provider of business management software for human resources and finance | $369M | 81/100 | ||
4th |  Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired | Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises | $855M | 80/100 | |
5th | Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance | $574M | 79/100 | ||
6th | Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software. | $47.4M | 78/100 | ||
7th | Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions | $30M | 77/100 | ||
8th | Remote 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of employment infrastructure for payroll compliance and contractor management | $506M | 76/100 | |
9th | Provider of cloud-based business software suite for diverse operational requirements | - | - | 76/100 | |
10th | Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities | $149M | 75/100 | ||
71st | Provider of cloud-based human capital management software and related services | $10.6M | 52/100 |
Get insights and benchmarks for competitors of 2M+ companies! Sign up today!Looking for more details on HONO's competitors? Click here to see the top ones
HONO's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 42.17%, Enterprises own 3.31%, Angels (largest shareholder) own 44.65% and Other People own 5.08%. The net worth of HONO's founders is INR 88.6Cr as of Jul 26, 2024.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 42.17% | 88.6Cr | 6323627 | 3346858 | 3985148 | 2574995 |
5082427 | 8902043 | 7045618 | 8684301 | 4446741 | 5471928 | |
1550157 | 1118532 | 5767303 | 5411753 | 5450477 | 6552849 | |
6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Enterprise | 3.31% | 6.96Cr | 537 | 101 | 994 | 414 |
Angel | 44.65% | 93.7Cr | 5920653 | 1943215 | 4123521 | 5570231 |
8309833 | 4631082 | 8106965 | 4859685 | 7493278 | 6756091 | |
6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
4698 | 8902 | 9841 | 2325 | 1371 | 9258 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other People | 5.08% | 10.7Cr | 34861 | 81727 | 81552 | 25464 |
ESOP Pool | 3.41% | 7.15Cr | 833 | 186 | 662 | 521 |
Other Investors | 1.38% | 2.91Cr | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Total | 100.00% | 210Cr | 1260962 | 1594456 | 1144934 | 5018750 |
To unlock detailed Cap Table of HONO Sign up today!Notes: The column Net Worth represents the net worth of investments made by that entity, as per the latest cap table.
DisclaimerView more details of HONO's Shareholding
HONO's Investments and acquisitions
HONO has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to HONO
Here is the latest report on HONO's geography:
News related to HONO
Media has covered HONO for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates.
•
HONO Launches World's First Headless HRMS, Creating New Category of Enterprise HR TechnologyThe Tribune•May 07, 2026•HONO
•
Ramssol in strategic partnership to expand regional generative-AI capabilitiesThe Star Online•Oct 07, 2024•Ramssol Group, HONO
•
•
•
Hono Appoints Virender Aggarwal As Global Advisor And Board Member - ApacIndiatimes•Mar 15, 2023•HONO, Ramco
•
HONO appoints Roy Joseph as the regional director of South India regionFinancial Express•Nov 29, 2022•HONO, MRF Development
•
•
HR tech startup Hono raises over Rs 38 cr in funding led by Aakash ChaudhryBusiness Standard•May 11, 2022•HONO, BYJU'S, Aakash Educational Services, LinkedIn and 9 others
•
Senior Industry & Consulting Leader, Rajesh Padmanabhan appointed as Chairman, HONOIndiatimes•Feb 04, 2022•HONO
•
Get curated news about company updates, funding rounds, M&A deals and others. Sign up today!Are you a Founder ?
FAQs about HONO
Explore our recently published companies
- Infiligence - Pleasanton based, 2024 founded, Unfunded company
- Gmfoods.co.in - India based, Unfunded company
- Trackmypg - Unfunded company
- American HealthNet - Omaha based, 2018 founded, Funding Raised company
- Indie On Demand - 2022 founded, Unfunded company
- Guidelight - Brooklyn based, 2022 founded, Series A company
