Our story

No client left wondering.

We built Hona so people never have to ask, “what’s happening with my case?” The AI case manager for personal injury firms keeps every client followed up, every appointment tracked, and every case protected — here’s the story.

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Our story · Est. 2021 · Orem, Utah

Born from legal expertise and technical insight

Hona started with a simple, maddening problem: case managers were drowning in phone calls. Clients wanted updates. Treatment gaps slipped by unnoticed. And the people meant to advocate for them spent their days answering “any news on my case?” instead of moving cases forward.

Our founders — one steeped in law, one in software — saw the gap and built the tool they wished existed. Today, Hona’s AI handles the follow-up so firms can focus on the work that actually wins cases.

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Founded by Josh Christensen & Matt McClellan

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Backed by

Y Combinator · W23

Plaintiffs reached

~300k

The road so far

How we got here

2021

Founded in Orem, Utah

Two founders set out to fix how law firms and their clients communicate.

2023

Y Combinator, W23

Joined the Winter ’23 cohort and doubled down on building in-house.

2024

$9.5M Series A

Led by Costanoa Ventures to bring AI case management to more firms.

Today

500+ firms on Hona

Supporting ~300k plaintiffs through every phase of their case.

What we believe

The case manager should never be the bottleneck.

01

Clients first, always

Every feature starts with the person waiting on a case. If it doesn’t help them feel informed and cared for, we don’t ship it.

02

AI with a human in the loop

Hona works alongside your team, not instead of it. People stay in control — the AI covers the gaps and escalates when it matters.

03

Built in-house, ships fast

Our tech is made in-house, so we move without delays — and the feedback you give us shows up in the product, fast.

The people behind Hona

Meet the team

Matt McClellan

Co-founder & CEO

Josh Christensen

Co-Founder, CTO

Alex Fowler

VP of Engineering

Jordan Rupp

VP of Finance & Ops

Zach McDonald

Director of AI

Chris Melville

Director of Product

Taylor Edwards

Director of Sales

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Hona is a great way to arm your clients with general knowledge about the typical case process and where they are in that process.

Alexandria Zant

Zant Law Firm

We’re hiring.

We’re a small team in Orem — and remote — building the future of legal client communication. If that sounds like your kind of work, come build with us.

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Ready to give the treatment phase the attention it deserves?

Case managers can't keep up with 100+ active clients. Hona's AI handles all outreach, tracks every appointment, and only escalates when a human actually needs to step in.

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