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Handraise: what it sells, price and AI features

Handraise is on 2 Newsprint research maps: the PR software map and the AI visibility map. We record 3 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Sept. 9, 2026.

Updated . Launches and events from Nov. 16, 2023 to Sept. 9, 2026.

"From Media Monitoring to Narrative Intelligence." An enterprise platform that tracks news, broadcast, podcast and social coverage with AI-built newsfeeds (no Boolean), groups articles into narrative clusters with brand-centric sentiment, publication tiers and dynamic share of voice, and tests how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and others describe and cite the brand across repeated model runs. It adds risk alerts, recommended actions (amplify, clarify, counter, create), daily briefings, board-ready reports and Herald, a chat assistant that answers questions with a sourced briefing. It has no media database and no pitching tools. Built by the founder of TrendKite. Source: handraise.com.

Site
handraise.com
Founded
2023
Category
Media monitoring and analysis
Status
Active
Price
not published; sales-led ('Book a briefing', 'See your brand', 'Request Demo'); targets large brands and communications leaders; SOC 2 Type I completed, SSO offered (FAQ)

On the research maps

  • The PR software map

    "From Media Monitoring to Narrative Intelligence." An enterprise platform that tracks news, broadcast, podcast and social coverage with AI-built newsfeeds (no Boolean), groups articles into narrative clusters with brand-centric sentiment, publication tiers and dynamic share of voice, and tests how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and others describe and cite the brand across repeated model runs. It adds risk alerts, recommended actions (amplify, clarify, counter, create), daily briefings, board-ready reports and Herald, a chat assistant that answers questions with a sourced briefing. It has no media database and no pitching tools. Built by the founder of TrendKite. Source: handraise.com.

    Category
    Media monitoring and analysis
    Price
    not published; sales-led ('Book a briefing', 'See your brand', 'Request Demo'); targets large brands and communications leaders; SOC 2 Type I completed, SSO offered (FAQ)
    Covers
    Discover and Measure
    Scale
    Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (seed round of $6.3 million announced 16 Nov 2023, led by Silverton Partners with Floodgate and others (Silicon Hills; other outlets report $6.4 million); a Form D filed 9 Sep 2026 reports $4.5 million sold toward a $10.5 million offering (RuntimeWire, citing the SEC filing); customers are unnamed ('a Fortune 100 customer'); the site's '1,490+ brands' and 'Fortune 500' figures describe platforms the team built earlier, not Handraise)

    Sources: handraise.com and 10 more on the map.

    Handraise on the PR software map

  • The AI visibility map

    Enterprise media monitoring, narrative intelligence and AI brand perception platform with risk analysis, action plans, daily briefings, reports and a chat assistant (Herald). Source: handraise.com.

    Category
    PR and monitoring
    Capabilities
    Tracks answers, Cited sources and Content (partial)
    Founded
    2023

    Sources: handraise.com, siliconhillsnews.com, handraise.com and handraise.com.

    Handraise on the AI visibility map

Launches and dated events, newest first

  1. Handraise files Form D for an equity offering

    Funding round, . A Form D filed with the SEC on 9 Sep 2026 reports $4,531,175 sold toward a $10,531,276 equity offering, first sale on 25 Aug 2026, eight investors; the sold amount includes a converted SAFE.

    Source: SEC EDGAR Form D (Handraise Inc.). From the launch record.

  2. Herald, an AI assistant that answers questions about your coverage

    Product launch, . Herald lets communications teams ask plain-language questions about their brand, competitors, coverage, risk and AI perception and get sourced briefings. A 'Herald Thinking' mode handles deeper multi-period and risk analysis.

    Source: Handraise blog. From the launch record.

  3. Handraise raises $6.3 million seed round

    Funding round, . Former TrendKite founder Matt Allison raised $6.3 million in seed funding to launch Handraise, backed by Silverton Partners, Floodgate, Bill Wood Ventures, Firebrand VC and others.

    Source: Silicon Hills News. From the launch record.

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Cite as: Newsprint, "Handraise: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handraise/, updated 2026-11-12

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