Spines Overview
Spines offers an AI-based publishing platform that streamlines the book publishing process. The platform includes tools for proofreading, formatting, cover design, eBook and print-on-demand production, and global distribution. Authors can easily manage royalties, track sales, and create AI-narrated audiobooks. Spines aims to simplify publishing, making it accessible and efficient for authors by combining AI technology with professional production services.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$6.5MApr 2024
$6.7MMay 2021
$22.7MNov 2024
$23.7MSep 2021
Latest News
growth-positive
Qumra Capital's 10 most promising growth companies this year are: Astrix Security, Finaloop, lakeFS, PhaseV, Qbiq, Qodo, Spines, Tres Finance, Zafran Security, and Zenity.
Qumra Capital has identified its top 10 promising growth companies for 2025, showcasing the resilience and innovation within Israels high-tech sector despite national challenges. These companies, including Astrix Security, Finaloop, and Zenity, are at the forefront of AI, cybersecurity, and fintech. Qumra Capital invests in growth-stage startups, aiming to help them achieve significant revenue milestones and global market leadership. The article highlights the importance of AI and cybersecurity in the current tech landscape and discusses the investment strategies and partnerships that support these companies growth. The featured companies have collectively raised significant funding from various prominent investors, indicating a strong growth trajectory.
InvestmentPartners
growth-positive
Qumra Capital's 10 most promising growth companies this year are: Astrix Security, Finaloop, lakeFS, PhaseV, qbiq, Qodo, Spines, Tres Finance, Zafran Security, and Zenity.
Qumra Capital has identified ten promising growth companies in Israel, showcasing the resilience and innovation of the Israeli high-tech sector despite national challenges. The companies, including Astrix Security, Finaloop, and lakeFS, are at various stages of growth and development, focusing on areas like AI, cybersecurity, and fintech. Qumra Capital invests in these growth-stage startups to help them scale and become global market leaders. The article highlights the significant investments these companies have received from prominent investors, indicating a positive growth trajectory. The high-tech sectors ability to thrive amid political and security challenges in Israel is emphasized, with Qumra Capital playing a pivotal role in nurturing these startups.
InvestmentAcquisition
growth-positive
Spines raises $16 million Series A to transform the publishing industry with AI | CTech
Israeli startup Spines, which specializes in AI-driven book publishing, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Zeev Ventures. The company aims to revolutionize the publishing industry by making the process faster, cheaper, and more accessible. Spines plans to publish 8,000 titles annually by 2025, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional publishing. The platform automates various stages of book production and distribution, optimizing compatibility with over 100 distribution channels. The new investment will be used to expand the workforce, enhance advertising capabilities, and improve production processes. Founded in 2021, Spines has seen a 1,000% increase in year-over-year revenue and expects to publish over 2,000 titles by the end of 2024.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
הסטארט-אפ Spines גייס 6.5 מיליון דולר לפלטפורמת הוצאה לאור מבוססת בינה מלאכותית | כלכליסט
Spines, formerly known as BooXAI, has raised $6.5 million in a seed funding round led by Aleph, with participation from M-Fund, investment bank LionTree LLC, and author Dan Senor. The startup has developed an AI-based platform that manages all stages of book production, printing, and promotion, reducing costs by about 30% and shortening the process to two weeks. The funds will be used to expand the team, continue product development, and streamline book production and promotion processes. Spines was founded in 2022 and has published over 500 titles in English, with plans to produce an additional 3,000 titles by 2024.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
Spines raises $6.5 million for AI-driven platform to upend hundred-year-old publishing process | CTech
Israeli startup Spines, which has developed an AI publishing platform, has raised $6.5 million in a seed round led by Aleph. The platform reduces publishing time from six months to two weeks and cuts costs by 30%. The funds will be used to enhance brand awareness, streamline the publishing process for more authors, and improve the product. Last year, Spines published over 500 titles and plans to publish a total of 3,000 new titles by the end of this year.
Investment
| Sector | Media & Entertainment Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $23.7M |
| Last funding | $16M |
| Stage | A |
| Rounds | 4 |
| Investors | 8 |
Team Members
4
Employees: 51-200
Web & Social Links
| Website | spines.com |
Locations
Herzliya, Israel
1500 Gateway Blvd STE 220, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, USA
Photos & Videos
1 item(s)
Spines Business
Business models
B2C
Product stage
Released
Employees
51-200
Sector
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content DistributionTarget Customer
Media & EntertainmentPublishingContent ProductionEducationLibrariesCommerce & RetailConsumer GoodsDigital GoodsCore Technology
Platforms & InterfacesWebTags (5)
bookspublisherspublishingweb-platformcontent-distributionUse Cases
I Need a SmokeEntebbe Declassified: The Untold First-Hand Stories of the Legendary Rescue OperationFire to MiddleFirst Strike: Loudoun CountyCall Her MajestyThe Palm Beach P.I.: Whiskey, Sex, and Faith: My Life as a Private InvestigatorGeographic Markets
United StatesSpines Financials
$23.7M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$16M
Last funding
A
Funding stage
4
Total rounds
8
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$6.5MApr 2024
$6.7MMay 2021
$22.7MNov 2024
$23.7MSep 2021
Private Equity Funding
A Round
Nov 2024
$16M
Oren Zeev (Lead)
,
Aleph, LionTree, M-Fund Club
Seed
Apr 2024
$6.5M
Aleph (Lead)
,
Dan Senor, M-Fund Club, LionTree
Undisclosed Round
Sep 2021
$1M
Shai Rephaeli, Lior Elkan
Pre-Seed
May 2021
$200K
Yehuda Niv
Spines Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$6.5MApr 2024
$6.7MMay 2021
$22.7MNov 2024
$23.7MSep 2021
All Events
A Round
Nov 2024
$16M
Oren Zeev (Lead)
,
Aleph, LionTree, M-Fund Club
Seed
Apr 2024
$6.5M
Aleph (Lead)
,
Dan Senor, M-Fund Club, LionTree
Undisclosed Round
Sep 2021
$1M
Shai Rephaeli, Lior Elkan
Pre-Seed
May 2021
$200K
Yehuda Niv
Spines News
6 articles
growth-positive
Qumra Capital's 10 most promising growth companies this year are: Astrix Security, Finaloop, lakeFS, PhaseV, Qbiq, Qodo, Spines, Tres Finance, Zafran Security, and Zenity.
Qumra Capital has identified its top 10 promising growth companies for 2025, showcasing the resilience and innovation within Israels high-tech sector despite national challenges. These companies, including Astrix Security, Finaloop, and Zenity, are at the forefront of AI, cybersecurity, and fintech. Qumra Capital invests in growth-stage startups, aiming to help them achieve significant revenue milestones and global market leadership. The article highlights the importance of AI and cybersecurity in the current tech landscape and discusses the investment strategies and partnerships that support these companies growth. The featured companies have collectively raised significant funding from various prominent investors, indicating a strong growth trajectory.
InvestmentPartners
growth-positive
Qumra Capital's 10 most promising growth companies this year are: Astrix Security, Finaloop, lakeFS, PhaseV, qbiq, Qodo, Spines, Tres Finance, Zafran Security, and Zenity.
Qumra Capital has identified ten promising growth companies in Israel, showcasing the resilience and innovation of the Israeli high-tech sector despite national challenges. The companies, including Astrix Security, Finaloop, and lakeFS, are at various stages of growth and development, focusing on areas like AI, cybersecurity, and fintech. Qumra Capital invests in these growth-stage startups to help them scale and become global market leaders. The article highlights the significant investments these companies have received from prominent investors, indicating a positive growth trajectory. The high-tech sectors ability to thrive amid political and security challenges in Israel is emphasized, with Qumra Capital playing a pivotal role in nurturing these startups.
InvestmentAcquisition
growth-positive
Spines raises $16 million Series A to transform the publishing industry with AI | CTech
Israeli startup Spines, which specializes in AI-driven book publishing, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Zeev Ventures. The company aims to revolutionize the publishing industry by making the process faster, cheaper, and more accessible. Spines plans to publish 8,000 titles annually by 2025, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional publishing. The platform automates various stages of book production and distribution, optimizing compatibility with over 100 distribution channels. The new investment will be used to expand the workforce, enhance advertising capabilities, and improve production processes. Founded in 2021, Spines has seen a 1,000% increase in year-over-year revenue and expects to publish over 2,000 titles by the end of 2024.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
הסטארט-אפ Spines גייס 6.5 מיליון דולר לפלטפורמת הוצאה לאור מבוססת בינה מלאכותית | כלכליסט
Spines, formerly known as BooXAI, has raised $6.5 million in a seed funding round led by Aleph, with participation from M-Fund, investment bank LionTree LLC, and author Dan Senor. The startup has developed an AI-based platform that manages all stages of book production, printing, and promotion, reducing costs by about 30% and shortening the process to two weeks. The funds will be used to expand the team, continue product development, and streamline book production and promotion processes. Spines was founded in 2022 and has published over 500 titles in English, with plans to produce an additional 3,000 titles by 2024.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
Spines raises $6.5 million for AI-driven platform to upend hundred-year-old publishing process | CTech
Israeli startup Spines, which has developed an AI publishing platform, has raised $6.5 million in a seed round led by Aleph. The platform reduces publishing time from six months to two weeks and cuts costs by 30%. The funds will be used to enhance brand awareness, streamline the publishing process for more authors, and improve the product. Last year, Spines published over 500 titles and plans to publish a total of 3,000 new titles by the end of this year.
Investment
growth-positive
המלצות של יזמים: יהודה ניב, מקים ספרי ניב והסטארט-אפ BooxAI
Yehuda Niv, the founder of BooxAI, a start-up that develops AI-based tools to automate the publishing process, has shared his entrepreneurial journey. Niv initially invested $200,000 of his own money into BooxAI to prove its feasibility. After seeing potential, he raised $1 million from private investors to build a team. Despite the product still being in development, a condensed version has already been launched in the US with 100 paying customers. Niv also owns Niv Books, the largest publishing house in terms of the volume of titles it releases each year.
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Spines Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 51-200 |
| Exact count | 119 |
| Team members | 4 |
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 93/100 |
| Missing | markets, not claimed |
| BI Verification | Matan Eblagon |
| Registrar ID | 516247012 |
| Phone | 1-727-497-7933 |
| Creator | Matan Eblagon |
| Creator email | matane@sncentral.org |
| Last updater | Matan Eblagon |
| Updater email | matane@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z |
| Claimed | Yes |