Anyword
{{Short description|Artificial intelligence company}}
{{Notability|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Anyword
| logo =
| industry = AI language processing
| founded = 2013
| hq_location = New York City
| key_people = Yaniv Makeover, Co-founder, CEO
Adam Habari, Co-founder, VP R&D
| website = {{URL|https://anyword.com}}
}}
Anyword is a technology company that offers an artificial intelligence platform, using natural language processing to generate and optimize marketing text for websites, social media, email, and ads.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-18 |title=AI-powered marketing copy generator Anyword secures $21M |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/18/ai-powered-marketing-copy-generator-anyword-secures-21m/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=Paris or Ann Arbor? Entrepreneurial culture wins out |url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161004/BLOG007/161009936/paris-or-ann-arbor-entrepreneurial-culture-wins-out |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Crain's Detroit Business |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Viva Sarah |title=15 Israelis making a mark on Silicon Valley's tech scene |date=13 January 2017 |url=https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2017/01/13/15-israelis-making-a-mark-on-silicon-valleys-tech-scene/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |language=en-US}} The company also offers a complete managed service to publishers and brands to help them increase their revenue through social ads. It is used by National Geographic, Red Bull, The New York Times, BBC, Ted Baker, etc.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-25 |title=Anyword Creates the Future of AI: A Conversation With a Computer |url=https://martechseries.com/predictive-ai/ai-platforms-machine-learning/anyword-creates-the-future-of-ai-a-conversation-with-a-computer/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=MarTech Series |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=CTech |date=2021-11-18 |title=Anyword raises $21 million for marketing messaging platform |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3922904,00.html |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=CTECH}} The company has an office in New York, and Tel Aviv.
History
It was founded in 2013 — its original name was Keywee Inc.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-19 |title=10 Israelis making a mark on New York's tech scene |url=https://www.israel21c.org/10-israelis-making-a-mark-on-new-yorks-tech-scene/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=ISRAEL21c |language=en-US}}
In March 2015, Anyword received $9.1 million in the Series A funding round led by a notable group of investors.{{Cite web |title=Keywee Gets $9.1M From Eric Schmidt, NY Times For Its AI Approach To Content Marketing |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/keywee-gets-9-1m-from-eric-schmidt-ny-times-for-its-ai-approach-to-content-marketing/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=TechCrunch |date=24 March 2015 |language=en-US}}
In July 2016, the company was selected as an official Facebook Marketing Partner.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-11 |title=Facebook Marketing Companies Help Boost Your Popularity |url=https://propellant.media/facebook-marketing-companies-help-boost-your-popularity/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Propellant Media |language=en-US}}
In August 2019, Anyword was named Best Content Marketing Platform in the Digiday Technology Award winners.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Adobe, HYPR and Xaxis are among the Digiday Technology Award winners |url=https://digiday.com/awards/adobe-hypr-xaxis-and-more-are-this-years-digiday-technology-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Digiday |language=en-US}}
In November 2021, it raised $21 million in its Series B funding round.{{Cite web |last=Dorbian |first=Iris |date=2021-11-19 |title=Anyword gains $21m |url=https://www.venturecapitaljournal.com/anyword-gains-21m/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Venture Capital Journal |language=en-US}}