GoKawiilHex raises $100M to fund rebuilt, AI-native version of its data platform
Hex has raised $100 million in new funding to support a from-scratch redesign of its product, used by more than 2,500 customers. The company says it rebuilt its architecture, data model and compute engine to be 'agent native,' moving away from bolting AI features onto its original 2019-era platform.
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The rebuild suggests Hex's leadership believes its original architecture could not keep pace with how AI agents are increasingly used for data work, a view reinforced by competition from tools like Cursor, Codex, and Claude. The scale of the raise indicates investor confidence that AI-native data tooling is a significant emerging market, though whether the rebuilt product succeeds commercially remains to be seen.
- Hex raised $100 million to fund a rebuilt version of its product.
- The company redesigned its architecture to be 'agent native' rather than retrofitting AI onto its 2019-era codebase.
- Hex serves over 2,500 customers and cites competitive pressure from AI coding and agent tools like Cursor and Claude.
Source: hex.tech, 2026-10-27
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