HUD was founded by Jay Ram, Lorenss Martinsons, Parth Patel in 2025.

Who are HUD's investors?

HUD's investors include Standard Capital, Y Combinator.

Where is HUD headquartered?

HUD is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

HUD

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 15 employees · Hiring · 2 known investors

HUD builds evaluation tools and reinforcement learning environments for computer-use AI agents, helping frontier AI labs test and train agents across diverse tasks at scale.

Also known as Human Union Data

AI & Machine Learning Developer Tools Enterprise Software Artificial Intelligence Reinforcement LearningUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)

HUD was founded in 2025 by Jay Ram, Lorenss Martinsons, and Parth Patel.

Jay Ram in 𝕏Founder, CEOJay Ram is CEO of HUD, with prior experience in consumer applications, machine learning research, and quantitative research.

Lorenss Martinsons inFounder, Co-CEOLorenss Martinsons is Chief Product Officer at hud.

Parth Patel in 𝕏Co-FounderParth Patel is CTO at HUD.

Investors · 2

Standard CapitalSan Francisco

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Competitors · 5

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Frequently asked questions

What does HUD do?: HUD builds evaluation tools and reinforcement learning environments for computer-use AI agents, helping frontier AI labs test and train agents across diverse tasks at scale.
Who founded HUD?: HUD was founded by Jay Ram, Lorenss Martinsons, Parth Patel in 2025.
Who are HUD's investors?: HUD's investors include Standard Capital, Y Combinator.
Where is HUD headquartered?: HUD is headquartered in San Francisco, US.