{
 "updated": "2026-09-29",
 "what": "Every dated launch, product announcement, funding round, acquisition, rebrand and shutdown we could put a source against, for the companies on the AI-for-PR map. Crawled from each vendor's own site, press releases, changelogs, repos and the Wayback Machine, then trade press. No date is inferred: a claim with no dated page behind it is not here.",
 "method": "Retrieval by eight crawl agents working to one spec, each event carrying the URL the agent opened. Categories assigned by TypeSafe's Jev (jev-1.13.0) from the announcement text alone, except that funding, acquisitions, rebrands, foundings and shutdowns are forced to Corporate in code. `catp` is Jev's probability on the category it picked; `ai` is its read of whether the announcement text itself claims AI. `w` is 0 routine, 1 notable, 2 defining. `conf` is the crawler's confidence in the date: high = a dated vendor page or wire release, med = trade press, low = a date only fairly established.",
 "categories": {
  "idea": {
   "n": "Story ideas",
   "d": "Newsjacking, trend and angle detection, alerts that surface a live opportunity to pitch."
  },
  "req": {
   "n": "Journalist requests",
   "d": "A marketplace where reporters post what they need and sources answer: HARO and its descendants."
  },
  "list": {
   "n": "Media lists",
   "d": "Journalist and podcast discovery, media-list building, matching a story to reporters."
  },
  "pitch": {
   "n": "Pitching",
   "d": "Writing and sending the outreach: pitch drafting, personalisation, sequences, campaign management."
  },
  "prw": {
   "n": "Press-release writing",
   "d": "Writing the asset itself: press releases, thought leadership, newsroom content."
  },
  "mon": {
   "n": "Monitoring",
   "d": "Watching what came back: coverage tracking, sentiment, share of voice, reporting."
  },
  "aeo": {
   "n": "AI visibility (GEO/AEO)",
   "d": "Tracking or improving how a brand shows up inside ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews."
  },
  "agent": {
   "n": "Agents",
   "d": "An autonomous agent the vendor says runs several steps end to end."
  },
  "plat": {
   "n": "Platform",
   "d": "Whole-platform launches, relaunches, rebuilds, tiers, integrations and APIs."
  },
  "corp": {
   "n": "Corporate",
   "d": "Not a product: founding, funding, acquisition, rebrand, shutdown."
  }
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "1867",
   "t": "Cision's predecessor, Svenska Telegrambyrån, founded",
   "desc": "Cision traces its lineage to Svenska Telegrambyrån, a Swedish press agency (1867 per Wikipedia; Cision's own company history says 1876), which added a press-clipping service in 1892.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.cision.co.uk/about/history/",
   "srcname": "Cision (company history)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "1999-08-04",
   "t": "Predecessor Entity Incorporated (Ether-Ray Ltd)",
   "desc": "Ether-Ray Ltd, later renamed Access Intelligence Media and Communications Ltd (the entity behind AIMediaComms/Vuelio), was incorporated in the UK.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03819220",
   "srcname": "UK Companies House"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2001",
   "t": "Founded as Magenta News",
   "desc": "Jørn Lyseggen and Gard Haugen founded the company in Oslo, Norway, as Magenta News, a news-clipping/media monitoring service.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltwater_(company)",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia: Meltwater (company)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2003",
   "t": "Founded as MediaMiser",
   "desc": "Company founded as MediaMiser by Martin Lyster, Chris Morrison, and Brett Serjeantson to provide media monitoring and analysis.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/aboutus/",
   "srcname": "Agility PR About Us page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2005",
   "t": "Rebranded as Meltwater News",
   "desc": "Company relocated headquarters to San Francisco and renamed itself Meltwater News.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltwater_(company)",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia: Meltwater (company)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2007",
   "t": "Founded",
   "desc": "Magpie Search and Alert relaunched as Brandwatch, focused on tracking social media mentions.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.97,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandwatch",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzStream",
   "d": "2008",
   "t": "Founding",
   "desc": "BuzzStream, co-founded by Paul May, dates from 2008; based in Austin, Texas.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.buzzstream.com/about/",
   "srcname": "BuzzStream About page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Feedly AI",
   "d": "2008",
   "t": "Feedly Founded",
   "desc": "Feedly (originally Feeddo) was first released by DevHD in 2008 as an RSS reader.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.81,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedly",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "HARO",
   "d": "2008",
   "t": "HARO founded",
   "desc": "Peter Shankman founded Help A Reporter Out (HARO) as a Facebook group connecting journalists with sources.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.68,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia: Help a Reporter Out"
  },
  {
   "co": "PublicRelay",
   "d": "2008",
   "t": "Founded",
   "desc": "PublicRelay was founded in 2008, pairing media monitoring technology with human analyst review.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/publicrelay-receives-significant-growth-investment-from-tritium-partners-301379573.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (PublicRelay release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2009",
   "t": "Muck Rack founded",
   "desc": "Greg Galant and Lee Semel launched Muck Rack as a free website for journalists to build online portfolios.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://muckrack.com/blog/2024/04/16/muck-rack-founding-story/",
   "srcname": "Muck Rack blog (15th anniversary post)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2009",
   "t": "Talkwalker founded (as Trendiction)",
   "desc": "Talkwalker was founded in Luxembourg City by Christophe Folschette and Thibaut Britz, initially named Trendiction.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://handwiki.org/wiki/Company:Talkwalker",
   "srcname": "HandWiki company profile"
  },
  {
   "co": "Ahrefs Brand Radar",
   "d": "2010",
   "t": "Ahrefs Founded",
   "desc": "Founder Dmytro Gerasimenko: \"In 2010, we started working on a system that would crawl and index the web,\" the basis of Ahrefs, later home to the 2025 Brand Radar feature.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.ain.ua/2019/05/30/dmitry-gerasimenko-ahrefs-interview/",
   "srcname": "AIN.ua (Gerasimenko interview)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2010",
   "t": "Prezly founded",
   "desc": "Jesse Wynants and Gijs Nelissen started building Prezly after seeing press campaigns shared poorly at an agency; incorporated 2010 in Belgium.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/about",
   "srcname": "Prezly About Us"
  },
  {
   "co": "HARO",
   "d": "2010-06",
   "t": "Vocus acquires HARO",
   "desc": "Vocus, Inc. acquired Help A Reporter Out; founder Peter Shankman joined Vocus as VP.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia: Help a Reporter Out"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2011-04",
   "t": "NewsWhip founded",
   "desc": "Paul Quigley and Andrew Mullaney found NewsWhip in Dublin to track story momentum with social data.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsWhip",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2011-09-06",
   "t": "Brand24 Founded",
   "desc": "Brand24, a Polish social listening company, was founded on September 6, 2011.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand24",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2011-09-12",
   "t": "Brand24 System Launched",
   "desc": "Brand24 began commercially selling its monitoring system on September 12, 2011, six days after the company's founding.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.53,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand24",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2012",
   "t": "Spike launch",
   "desc": "NewsWhip launches Spike, a tool that identifies and displays trending stories from news and social accounts.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.8,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsWhip",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pitchbox",
   "d": "2012",
   "t": "Company founded",
   "desc": "Pitchbox founded by Alex Gopshtein and Michael Geneles; company has never raised outside funding.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pitchbox/__d5PYTFjS7EIgzCZ717hUCxmL49NqzGyNHTZnY3pes3o",
   "srcname": "Tracxn company profile"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2012-10-16",
   "t": "AirPR launches PR-talent marketplace",
   "desc": "AirPR (Onclusive's predecessor) publicly launched its marketplace matching startups with PR professionals.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.54,
   "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/16/airpr-launch/",
   "srcname": "TechCrunch"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2013",
   "t": "Seed funding",
   "desc": "NewsWhip raises a €825,000 seed round from AIB Seed Capital Fund, Enterprise Ireland and angel investors.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsWhip",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2013",
   "t": "Signal Media founded",
   "desc": "David Benigson and Miguel Martinez launched Signal Media in 2013 as a three-person startup from a garage in North London.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.dataiq.global/dataiq100/david-benigson-ceo-and-founder-signal-ai-2020/",
   "srcname": "DataIQ profile of David Benigson"
  },
  {
   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "d": "2013",
   "t": "Prowly founded",
   "desc": "Joanna Drabent and Sebastian Przyborowski founded Prowly, a PR software company, in Warsaw, Poland.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.07,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://journal.prowly.com/349927-prowly-announces-leadership-transition",
   "srcname": "Prowly Journal: Prowly Announces Leadership Transition"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2013-10-31",
   "t": "Roxhill Media Incorporated",
   "desc": "Roxhill Media Limited was incorporated in the UK on 31 October 2013, with founder Alexander Northcott appointed director the same day.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.01,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08756401",
   "srcname": "UK Companies House"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2014",
   "t": "GTCR takes Vocus and Cision AB private",
   "desc": "GTCR acquired both Vocus and the Swedish Cision AB earlier in 2014, taking each private ahead of their merger.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/3330/2014-10-14/cision-is-name-for-combined-cisionvocus.html",
   "srcname": "O'Dwyer's PR News"
  },
  {
   "co": "Determ",
   "d": "2014",
   "t": "Mediatoolkit Launched",
   "desc": "Determ, then named Mediatoolkit, launched publicly from Zagreb in 2014; the underlying product concept had been built in 2009 inside digital agency iStudio (now Degordian).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.89,
   "src": "https://determ.com/about-us/",
   "srcname": "Determ (About Us)"
  },
  {
   "co": "HARO",
   "d": "2014",
   "t": "Vocus merges with Cision",
   "desc": "Vocus, HARO's owner, merged with Cision Inc., making HARO a Cision brand.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_a_Reporter_Out",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia: Help a Reporter Out"
  },
  {
   "co": "Interview Valet",
   "d": "2014",
   "t": "Interview Valet founded",
   "desc": "Tom Schwab founded Interview Valet on the thesis that targeted podcast interviews could work like guest blogging did.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://interviewvalet.com/about-us/",
   "srcname": "Interview Valet About Us"
  },
  {
   "co": "JustReachOut",
   "d": "2014",
   "t": "JustReachOut founded",
   "desc": "Dmitry Dragilev founded JustReachOut to help solopreneurs, authors, and small businesses pitch journalists and get press coverage on their own.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://justreachout.io/about",
   "srcname": "JustReachOut: About page"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzSumo",
   "d": "2014-01-21",
   "t": "BuzzSumo Limited Incorporated",
   "desc": "BuzzSumo Limited was incorporated in the UK on 21 January 2014 (company #08854839).",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08854839",
   "srcname": "UK Companies House"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2014-05-22",
   "t": "$22 Million Growth Funding",
   "desc": "Brandwatch raised $22 million led by new investor Highland Capital Partners Europe, with Nauta Capital participating.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/press/press-releases/brandwatch-raises-22-million-growth-capital-led-highland-capital-partners-europe/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2014-07-28",
   "t": "MediaMiser acquired by Innodata",
   "desc": "Innodata Inc. (NASDAQ: INOD) acquired MediaMiser, which continued operating under the MediaMiser name from Ottawa.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/pr-news/uncategorized/well-happened-weve-acquired-innodata/",
   "srcname": "Agility PR (MediaMiser) blog post"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzSumo",
   "d": "2014-09",
   "t": "BuzzSumo Pro Launched",
   "desc": "BuzzSumo Pro launched in September 2014, self-funded, following the company's January 2014 incorporation.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://startuptalky.com/buzzsumo-success-story/",
   "srcname": "StartupTalky"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2014-09-15",
   "t": "Cision acquires Visible Technologies",
   "desc": "Cision acquired Visible Technologies, a social media analytics company.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cision",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2014-10-14",
   "t": "Vocus and Cision merge, take the Cision name",
   "desc": "GTCR-owned Vocus and Cision AB completed their merger, adopting the single name Cision and HQ'ing in Chicago.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.01,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/3330/2014-10-14/cision-is-name-for-combined-cisionvocus.html",
   "srcname": "O'Dwyer's PR News"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2014-12-17",
   "t": "Acquired PeerIndex",
   "desc": "Brandwatch acquired London-based influencer analytics firm PeerIndex, its first acquisition.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/press/press-releases/brandwatch-buys-top-influencer-analytics-firm-peerindex/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2014-12-24",
   "t": "MediaMiser acquires Bulldog Reporter assets",
   "desc": "Innodata's MediaMiser subsidiary acquired Bulldog Reporter's IP and assets: newsletters, journalist database, and media intelligence tools.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/pressrelease/innodata-announces-mediamiser-subsidiary-acquired-bulldog-reporter-leading-information-solutions-provider-pr-industry/",
   "srcname": "Agility PR press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2015",
   "t": "Cision acquires Gorkana",
   "desc": "Cision acquired UK-based Gorkana for media monitoring and journalist database services.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cision",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2015",
   "t": "Roxhill Media Launched",
   "desc": "Founder Alex Northcott launched Roxhill Media in 2015 as an improved successor to his earlier company Gorkana, two years after the entity's 2013 incorporation.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://roxhillmedia.com/company/",
   "srcname": "Roxhill: Company page"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzStream",
   "d": "2015-07-16",
   "t": "Seed round",
   "desc": "Tracxn lists BuzzStream as raising $300K in one seed round, dated 16 July 2015; the round's amount is masked behind a Tracxn sign-up wall.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/buzzstream/__k8rul4GOvYprXiroxR6B64MW8p1GeusOAr5ryx-Jm50",
   "srcname": "Tracxn company profile"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "2015-06-24",
   "t": "Vuelio acquires assets of Cision UK",
   "desc": "Vuelio completed acquisition of Cision UK's operations, folding former Cision and Vocus PR software into the Vuelio brand.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.vuelio.com/uk/press-release-vuelio-acquires-cision-uk/",
   "srcname": "Vuelio press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "2015-07-15",
   "t": "Cision UK is now Vuelio",
   "desc": "Vuelio announced rebranding of former Cision UK website, marketing collateral, blog and social channels to the Vuelio name.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.vuelio.com/uk/blog/cision-uk-is-now-vuelio-social-media-changes-on-the-way/",
   "srcname": "Vuelio blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2015-10-29",
   "t": "$33 Million Series C",
   "desc": "Brandwatch raised a $33 million Series C led by new investor Partech Ventures to fund US expansion.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/press/press-releases/brandwatch-raises-33-million-fuel-social-intelligence-growth/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2015-12-15",
   "t": "Cision agrees to acquire PR Newswire from UBM for $841M",
   "desc": "Cision and PR Newswire announced intent to combine, with Cision buying PR Newswire from UBM plc for $841 million.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.01,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ubm-plc-announces-the-sale-of-pr-newswire-to-cision-for-841m-and-proposes-to-return-245m-to-shareholders-300192895.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (UBM release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2016",
   "t": "Rebrands as Agility PR Solutions",
   "desc": "MediaMiser rebranded as Agility PR Solutions later in 2016 to reflect its expanded media database, monitoring, and analytics portfolio.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/aboutus/",
   "srcname": "Agility PR About Us page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Determ",
   "d": "2016",
   "t": "Mediatoolkit spins off as independent company",
   "desc": "Mediatoolkit separates from Degordian and spins off as an independent company; the team then grows rapidly.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://determ.com/about-us/",
   "srcname": "Determ About Us"
  },
  {
   "co": "Podchaser",
   "d": "2016",
   "t": "Podchaser founded",
   "desc": "Podchaser founded in 2016 by Bradley Davis and three co-founders as an \"IMDB for podcasts\"; Davis was based in Louisville, Ky.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://oklahoma.gov/ocast/about-ocast/news/podchaser-5-4-21.html",
   "srcname": "Oklahoma OCAST news"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2016-07-14",
   "t": "MediaMiser acquires Agility platform from PR Newswire",
   "desc": "MediaMiser (Innodata subsidiary) purchased the Agility media database and monitoring platform from PR Newswire.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/pressrelease/mediamiser-innodata-company-acquires-agility-deliver-enhanced-media-intelligence-solutions-global-pr-industry/",
   "srcname": "Agility PR press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "OnePitch",
   "d": "2017",
   "t": "OnePitch founded",
   "desc": "OnePitch, a media-list-building platform for publicists, founded in San Diego by Beck Bamberger and Jered Martin.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/onepitch/__WSTzDl9h7m1K4DN6IzRTDF0Z5ULgvfaJJWnQAdgXC78",
   "srcname": "Tracxn company profile"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2017-01-11",
   "t": "€5M funding from Main Mezzanine Capital",
   "desc": "Talkwalker secured €5 million from Dutch software investor Main Mezzanine Capital to develop AI-powered social media analytics for marketing and PR.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/talkwalker-secures-5m-funding-from-main-mezzanine-capital-to-spearhead-development-of-ai-powered-social-media-analytics-for-marketing-and-pr-300388838.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2017-02-15",
   "t": "Series A funding",
   "desc": "NewsWhip announces a $6.4 million Series A led by Tribal Ventures, with the Associated Press and Asahi Shimbun participating.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.newswhip.com/2017/02/newswhip-raises-series-6-4m-whos-involved-words-thanks/",
   "srcname": "NewsWhip blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2017-03",
   "t": "Cision agrees to go public via SPAC merger with Capitol Acquisition Corp III",
   "desc": "Cision agreed to a reverse merger with Capitol Acquisition Corp III to become a public company trading as Cision Ltd.; the 8-K states the deal was expected to close by June 30, 2017.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001648955/000121390017002562/f8k0317_capitolacquisition.htm",
   "srcname": "SEC EDGAR (Capitol Acquisition Corp III 8-K)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2017-03-27",
   "t": "Cision acquires Bulletin Intelligence",
   "desc": "Cision acquired Bulletin Intelligence for $71.8 million on March 27, 2017, to add expert-curated executive media briefings.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.swordandthescript.com/2019/08/list-cision-acquisitions/",
   "srcname": "Sword and the Script"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzSumo",
   "d": "2017-10-10",
   "t": "Acquired by Brandwatch",
   "desc": "Brandwatch acquired BuzzSumo, calling it the world's most popular content marketing and influencer identification platform.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brandwatch-acquires-content-marketing-platform-buzzsumo-300534449.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (Brandwatch release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2017-10-10",
   "t": "Acquired BuzzSumo",
   "desc": "Brandwatch acquired content marketing and influencer identification platform BuzzSumo, which retained its own brand.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brandwatch-acquires-content-marketing-platform-buzzsumo-300534449.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2017-12-26",
   "t": "Cision agrees to acquire PRIME Research",
   "desc": "Cision agreed to acquire PRIME Research, a media analysis firm; the deal closed January 24, 2018.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cision",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Glimpse",
   "d": "2018",
   "t": "Founding",
   "desc": "Glimpse founded by Noah Fram-Schwartz and Max Fram-Schwartz as a trend-discovery platform built on Google Trends data.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/glimpse-e282",
   "srcname": "Crunchbase"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2018-01-11",
   "t": "Marlin Equity Partners acquires majority stake",
   "desc": "Marlin Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in Talkwalker; investment amount was not disclosed.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.marlinequity.com/news/marlin-acquires-majority-stake-in-talkwalker/",
   "srcname": "Marlin Equity Partners newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2018-03-19",
   "t": "Meltwater Acquires DataSift",
   "desc": "Meltwater acquired privacy-by-design social data platform DataSift to strengthen its AI-driven analytics.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.84,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/press-releases/meltwater-acquires-datasift",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2018-04-24",
   "t": "Meltwater Acquires Sysomos",
   "desc": "Meltwater acquired social analytics company Sysomos to unify media intelligence and social analytics.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/about/press-releases/meltwater-acquires-sysomos",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2018-08-14",
   "t": "Meltwater launches Fairhair.ai",
   "desc": "Meltwater launched Fairhair.ai, an open data science platform for knowledge graphs, pre-trained AI models and market insights.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/about/press-releases/meltwater-launches-data-science-platform-fairhair-ai",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2018-10-04",
   "t": "Merger with Crimson Hexagon",
   "desc": "Brandwatch and Crimson Hexagon announced the signing of a merger agreement, creating a company with roughly $100 million in ARR.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/press/press-releases/brandwatch-crimson-hexagon-merge/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "2018-10-10",
   "t": "Vuelio extends journalist network with acquisition of ResponseSource",
   "desc": "Access Intelligence Plc, Vuelio's parent, acquired ResponseSource Ltd for £5.5m cash-and-shares.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.vuelio.com/uk/blog/vuelio-extends-journalist-network-with-acquisition-of-responsesource/",
   "srcname": "Vuelio blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2018-11-13",
   "t": "Iris",
   "desc": "Brandwatch announced Iris, an in-app AI-analyst built into Brandwatch Analytics that explains what caused conversation spikes.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.64,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/press/press-releases/brandwatch-introduces-iris-an-ai-powered-analyst/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2018-12-17",
   "t": "AirPR raises $8M Series C, launches Author Intelligence",
   "desc": "AirPR raised $8 million in Series C financing and released its Author Intelligence media-relations tool.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.2,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://onclusive.com/resources/blog/airpr-raises-8-million-series-c-financing-bolsters-platform-with-the-release-of-author-intelligence-solution/",
   "srcname": "Onclusive blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2019",
   "t": "Propel PRM Launched",
   "desc": "Propel PRM launched in 2019, per Propel's own site describing it as \"the world's first CRM for PR\"; founder Zach Cutler separately said in a 2021 interview that he launched the first PRM in 2018.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.54,
   "src": "https://propel-ai.com/",
   "srcname": "Propel AI (site)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Exploding Topics",
   "d": "2019",
   "t": "Exploding Topics founded",
   "desc": "Josh Howarth begins Exploding Topics product development \"from the first line of code.\"",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://explodingtopics.com/author/josh-howarth",
   "srcname": "Exploding Topics author bio"
  },
  {
   "co": "Qwoted",
   "d": "2019",
   "t": "Talking Biz News acquisition",
   "desc": "Qwoted, owned by PR firms Vested and Prosek Partners, quietly acquired Talking Biz News.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/talking-biz-news-owners-qwoted-prosek-130056036.html",
   "srcname": "Yahoo Finance (Dec 2019)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Respona",
   "d": "2019",
   "t": "Respona Spun Out of Visme",
   "desc": "Respona was officially spun out as its own company/product in 2019 from parent company Visme, which retained a 30% equity stake.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://getlatka.com/companies/respona.com",
   "srcname": "Getlatka"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2019",
   "t": "Signal Media rebrands as Signal AI",
   "desc": "signal-ai.com was live by December 2018, redirecting from signalmedia.co starting January 2019; the company had rebranded from Signal Media to Signal AI.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.26,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181227191622/https://www.signal-ai.com/",
   "srcname": "TechCrunch (Series D coverage, notes prior name)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2019-01",
   "t": "Cision Acquires Falcon.io",
   "desc": "Cision, which would later acquire Brandwatch, acquired social media management platform Falcon.io.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandwatch",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Glimpse",
   "d": "2019-03-21",
   "t": "GLIMPSE",
   "desc": "Glimpse launches on Product Hunt as a tool to discover trends before they get big.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.53,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/glimpse",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt product page (launch history)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2019-03-28",
   "t": "Acquired Qriously",
   "desc": "Brandwatch acquired London SaaS research platform Qriously, adding real-time mobile survey capability to its intelligence suite.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/press/press-releases/brandwatch-acquires-qriously/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Qwoted",
   "d": "2019-04",
   "t": "Platform public launch",
   "desc": "Qwoted's own funding announcement says the platform has grown 'since launching in April of 2019'.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.82,
   "src": "https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/b2b-commerce/customer-service/rapidly-growing-commtech-platform-qwoted-closes-3-million-seed-round/",
   "srcname": "MarTech Series (wire mirror)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2019-04-09",
   "t": "AirPR acquires Ozmotik, rebrands to Onclusive",
   "desc": "AirPR acquired content-marketing analytics firm Ozmotik and changed its corporate name to Onclusive.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://onclusive.com/resources/blog/airpr-acquires-company-changes-corporate-name-onclusive/",
   "srcname": "Onclusive blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Glimpse",
   "d": "2019-05-29",
   "t": "Glimpse 2.0",
   "desc": "Glimpse ships a 2.0 version of its trend-discovery product, per its Product Hunt launch history.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.67,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/glimpse",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt product page (launch history)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Kitcaster",
   "d": "2019-09",
   "t": "Kitcaster founded",
   "desc": "Kitcaster, founded in September 2019, is a podcast booking agency based in Denver, Colorado; a 2025 acquisition release states 2017 and names founders Ryan Estes and Brandy Whalen.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://kitcaster.com/",
   "srcname": "Podcast Agency Network review"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "2019-10-02",
   "t": "Access Intelligence acquires Pulsar",
   "desc": "Access Intelligence, Vuelio's parent, acquired social listening company Pulsar in a stock-swap with Cello Health.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.vuelio.com/uk/blog/access-intelligence-acquires-pulsar-to-accelerate-social-media-capability/",
   "srcname": "Vuelio blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2019-10-22",
   "t": "Signal AI Raises $25 Million Series C",
   "desc": "Signal AI raised a $25M Series C led by Redline Capital with MMC Ventures, GMG Ventures and Hearst Ventures, total funding to $49.5M.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.19,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/insights/press_release/signal-ai-raises-25-million-series-c-as-they-transform-decision-making-in-the-enterprise-with-augmented-intelligence/",
   "srcname": "Signal AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Feedly AI",
   "d": "2019-12-17",
   "t": "Feedly Pro+ With Leo AI Launched",
   "desc": "Feedly launched Pro+ plans giving individual subscribers access to \"Leo,\" its AI research assistant, on December 17, 2019.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://liliputing.com/feedly-launches-pro-plans-with-ai-assistant-features/",
   "srcname": "Liliputing"
  },
  {
   "co": "JustReachOut",
   "d": "2020",
   "t": "Majority stake sold to SEOJet's Adam White",
   "desc": "Dmitry Dragilev sold an 80% stake in JustReachOut to Adam White, founder of SEOJet, for roughly $700,000-$900,000.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://theygotacquired.com/saas/justreachout-acquired-by-seojet/",
   "srcname": "They Got Acquired: JustReachOut acquired by SEOJet"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2020",
   "t": "Media database",
   "desc": "Propel launched its media database featuring over 1 million journalists and 50 million influencers.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.swordandthescript.com/2021/03/pr-software-startup-propel/",
   "srcname": "Sword and the Script (founder interview)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2020-01-31",
   "t": "Platinum Equity completes $2.7B acquisition of Cision",
   "desc": "Platinum Equity completed its all-cash $2.7 billion acquisition of Cision Ltd., taking it private and off the NYSE.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.platinumequity.com/news/platinum-equity-completes-2-7-billion-acquisition-of-cision/",
   "srcname": "Platinum Equity newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2020-02-19",
   "t": "Launch of AIQ",
   "desc": "Signal AI introduced AIQ, its next-gen AI engine, debuting with the \"Briefings\" feature that clusters and ranks high-volume news into a briefing.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.84,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/insights/press_release/signal-ai-introduces-the-next-generation-of-artificial-intelligence-with-the-launch-of-aiq/",
   "srcname": "Signal AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Glimpse",
   "d": "2020-03-25",
   "t": "COVID-19 Trends",
   "desc": "Glimpse launches a COVID-19 Trends product tracking pandemic-related search interest.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.6,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/glimpse",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt product page (launch history)"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodMatch",
   "d": "2020-06-15",
   "t": "PodMatch launches",
   "desc": "Alex Sanfilippo, Alecia Sanfilippo and Jesse Hunter launched PodMatch, an automated podcast host/guest matching platform.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.05,
   "catp": 0.66,
   "src": "https://www.podcastjunkies.com/alex-sanfilippo-interview-1/",
   "srcname": "Podcast Junkies interview transcript"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2020-07-23",
   "t": "Talkwalker acquires Nielsen Social",
   "desc": "Talkwalker acquired Nielsen Social, integrating its Social Content Ratings solution into Talkwalker's platform.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/talkwalker-acquires-nielsen-social-301098980.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "d": "2020-09-16",
   "t": "SEMrush Acquires Fast-growing SaaS PR Tech Company Prowly",
   "desc": "SEMrush announced it acquired a 100% stake in Prowly, a Warsaw-based PR SaaS startup.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.25,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/semrush-acquires-fast-growing-saas-pr-tech-company-prowly-301132366.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire: SEMrush acquires Prowly"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rephonic",
   "d": "2020-11",
   "t": "Rephonic Launched",
   "desc": "Founder James Potter's own portfolio dates the Rephonic podcast database project to November 2020, consistent with the site's first Wayback Machine capture on October 23, 2020.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.97,
   "src": "https://jamespotter.dev/",
   "srcname": "James Potter (founder portfolio)"
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  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2020-12-03",
   "t": "Meltwater lists on Euronext Growth Oslo",
   "desc": "IPO raising NOK 3.48bn; admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo under ticker MWTR.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.euronext.com/en/about/media/euronext-press-releases/meltwater-admitted-trading-euronext-growth",
   "srcname": "Euronext press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pitchcraft",
   "d": "2021",
   "t": "Pitchcraft founded",
   "desc": "Kelsey and Derrick Ogletree cofounded Pitchcraft in 2021, growing out of Kelsey's 2020 pandemic-era Zoom calls for publicists and writers.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://joinpitchcraft.com/about",
   "srcname": "Pitchcraft About page"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzSumo",
   "d": "2021",
   "t": "Journalist Profiles",
   "desc": "BuzzSumo launched Journalist Profiles, giving one-click access to a journalist's contact info, outlets and top articles; BuzzSumo's own timeline dates the launch to 2021, reported 2021-03-02 by Sword and the Script.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://buzzsumo.com/about/",
   "srcname": "BuzzSumo About page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2021-01",
   "t": "Monitoring suite",
   "desc": "Propel rolled out its full monitoring suite: online monitoring, social listening, and broadcast monitoring.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.swordandthescript.com/2021/03/pr-software-startup-propel/",
   "srcname": "Sword and the Script (founder interview)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Podchaser",
   "d": "2021-01-19",
   "t": "Podchaser raises $4M Series A",
   "desc": "Podchaser raised $4 million in a Series A round led by Greycroft to build out its podcast database.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/19/podchaser-raises-4m-to-build-a-comprehensive-podcast-database/",
   "srcname": "TechCrunch"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rephonic",
   "d": "2021-01-25",
   "t": "The Podcast Audience Graph",
   "desc": "Rephonic launched \"The Podcast Audience Graph\", a 3D visualization of podcast audience connections, on Product Hunt.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/rephonic?launch=the-podcast-audience-graph",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2021-02-26",
   "t": "Cision Acquires Brandwatch",
   "desc": "Cision announced a definitive agreement to acquire Brandwatch for $450 million, combining PR, social media management and social listening.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-brings-pr-social-media-management-and-digital-consumer-intelligence-together-with-category-defining-acquisition-of-brandwatch-301236443.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzSumo",
   "d": "2021-02-26",
   "t": "Cision acquires Brandwatch, BuzzSumo's parent",
   "desc": "Cision announced a $450 million deal to acquire Brandwatch, whose portfolio includes content marketing platform BuzzSumo.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-brings-pr-social-media-management-and-digital-consumer-intelligence-together-with-category-defining-acquisition-of-brandwatch-301236443.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (Cision release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2021-02-26",
   "t": "Cision agrees to acquire Brandwatch for $450M",
   "desc": "Cision agreed to acquire Brandwatch, a digital consumer intelligence and social listening company, for $450 million.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-brings-pr-social-media-management-and-digital-consumer-intelligence-together-with-category-defining-acquisition-of-brandwatch-301236443.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2021-03-16",
   "t": "Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Linkfluence",
   "desc": "Meltwater agreed to acquire French social-media-intelligence company Linkfluence for EUR 50 million.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/16/2193285/0/en/meltwater-announces-agreement-to-acquire-leading-social-media-intelligence-company-linkfluence-for-50-million-euro-in-a-combination-of-cash-equity-and-earn-out.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire / Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2021-04-14",
   "t": "Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear",
   "desc": "Meltwater agreed to acquire social influencer marketing company Klear for $17.8 million.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/press-releases/meltwater-announces-agreement-to-acquire-klear",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2021-06-01",
   "t": "Cision Closes Brandwatch Acquisition",
   "desc": "Cision closed its acquisition of Brandwatch, formally combining the companies including Cision's Falcon.io business.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-closes-brandwatch-acquisition-301302866.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2021-06-18",
   "t": "Meltwater acquires business information company Owler",
   "desc": "Meltwater acquired business information company Owler for $18.9 million cash plus $5.6 million in Meltwater equity.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/about/press-releases/meltwater-acquires-business-information-company-owler",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Qwoted",
   "d": "2021-06-22",
   "t": "$3 Million Seed Round",
   "desc": "Qwoted closed a $3 million Series Seed round led by Third Prime, with Gaingels, Prosek Venture Partners and Vested participating.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/b2b-commerce/customer-service/rapidly-growing-commtech-platform-qwoted-closes-3-million-seed-round/",
   "srcname": "MarTech Series (wire mirror)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rephonic",
   "d": "2021-07-19",
   "t": "Discover New Podcasts",
   "desc": "Rephonic launched \"Discover New Podcasts\", a recommendation tool, on Product Hunt (#14 that day, 111 upvotes).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 0.74,
   "src": "https://hunted.space/dashboard/304820",
   "srcname": "hunted.space Product Hunt archive"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodMatch",
   "d": "2021-08-10",
   "t": "PodMatch acquires Poddit",
   "desc": "PodMatch acquired Poddit's 3,500-member userbase, source code, domain and 6,500-member Facebook group.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/podmatch-purchases-poddit/",
   "srcname": "Podcast Business Journal"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "2021-09-01",
   "t": "Access Intelligence completes acquisition of Isentia",
   "desc": "Access Intelligence Plc, Vuelio's parent, completed acquisition of Australian media intelligence firm Isentia for ~AUD 35.4m.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/PULSAR-GROUP-PLC-46952632/news/Access-Intelligence-Plc-completed-the-acquisition-of-Isentia-Group-Limited-36216142/",
   "srcname": "MarketScreener"
  },
  {
   "co": "PublicRelay",
   "d": "2021-09-20",
   "t": "Tritium Partners Growth Investment",
   "desc": "PublicRelay received a strategic growth investment from private equity firm Tritium Partners; deal size undisclosed.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/publicrelay-receives-significant-growth-investment-from-tritium-partners-301379573.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (PublicRelay release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Podseeker",
   "d": "2021-10-06",
   "t": "Podseeker launches on Product Hunt",
   "desc": "Podseeker launched on Product Hunt, finishing #18 that day with 90 upvotes.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://hunted.space/dashboard/315009",
   "srcname": "hunted.space Product Hunt archive"
  },
  {
   "co": "PublicRelay",
   "d": "2021-12-07",
   "t": "Social Media Brand Analysis",
   "desc": "PublicRelay announced a social media brand analysis solution for communications leaders on 2021-12-07; the solution became available in January 2022.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/publicrelay-launches-social-media-brand-analysis-for-communications-leaders-301438080.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (PublicRelay release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2021-12-15",
   "t": "Signal AI Raises $50 Million Series D",
   "desc": "Signal AI raised a $50M Series D led by Highland Europe with new investor abrdn, taking total funding to $100M.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.2,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/15/signal-ai-a-decision-augmentation-startup-raises-50m-for-a-platform-that-extracts-insights-from-the-internet-and-other-public-content/",
   "srcname": "TechCrunch"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2022",
   "t": "AirOps Founded",
   "desc": "AirOps, co-founded by Alex Halliday and Matt Hammel; Fortune reports Halliday founded the company in early 2022 (LinkedIn/Crunchbase list 2021).",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://fortune.com/2025/11/10/airops-raises-40-million-series-b-at-225-million-valuation-to-rethink-marketing-in-the-age-of-ai/",
   "srcname": "Fortune"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2022",
   "t": "Terkel raises seed funding",
   "desc": "Terkel raised a seed round from Sonoran Founders Fund, Stout Street Capital, Calm Company Fund, and Great North Ventures.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2022-01",
   "t": "Terkel launches publicly",
   "desc": "Terkel launched publicly as a platform connecting brands and subject-matter experts with publishers.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2022-01-05",
   "t": "STG merges Kantar Reputation Intelligence, PRgloo and Onclusive",
   "desc": "Symphony Technology Group acquired Kantar's Reputation Intelligence, PRgloo and Onclusive, merging them under the Onclusive name.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://news.onclusive.com/news/symphony-technology-group-acquires-kantar-reputation-intelligence-prgloo-and-onclusive-to-create-a-new-global-partner-for-pr-and-communications",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Qwoted",
   "d": "2022-01-13",
   "t": "Qwoted 100",
   "desc": "Qwoted launched 'Qwoted 100,' a quarterly ranking of PR professionals by media interactions, response speed and pitch hit rate.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.54,
   "src": "https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/17343/2022-01-13/qwoted-100-ranks-top-communicators.html",
   "srcname": "O'Dwyer's PR"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodMatch",
   "d": "2022-02",
   "t": "PodValue: PodMatch pays hosts per released interview",
   "desc": "PodMatch launched PodValue, paying podcast hosts up to $32 when they release an interview booked through the platform.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/podmatchcom-now-paying-podcast-hosts-when-they-release-episodes-301486544.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "PublicRelay",
   "d": "2022-02-01",
   "t": "Predictive Analytics Suite (StormWatch, Competitive Predictor)",
   "desc": "PublicRelay launched an industry-first Predictive Analytics Suite comprising StormWatch and Competitive Predictor.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.05,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/publicrelay-launches-industry-first-predictive-analytics-offering-301472250.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (PublicRelay release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2022-02-21",
   "t": "$4.5M seed round",
   "desc": "Propel raised a $4.5 million seed round led by NFX (second seed tranche), bringing total funds raised to $6 million.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.34,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://propel-ai.com/newsroom/propel-raises-4-5-million-seed-round-led-by-nfx-to-reimagine-earned-media",
   "srcname": "Propel AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Glimpse",
   "d": "2022-02-23",
   "t": "Google Trends Supercharged",
   "desc": "Glimpse launches its Chrome extension \"Google Trends Supercharged,\" adding absolute search volume to Google Trends.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/glimpse",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt product page (launch history)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2022-03-02",
   "t": "Acquired Paladin",
   "desc": "Brandwatch acquired Paladin, an influencer marketing management platform, later rebranded as Influence within its Social Media Management suite.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/brandwatch-acquires-paladin/",
   "srcname": "Brandwatch blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2022-04",
   "t": "Cision acquires Streem",
   "desc": "Cision acquired Streem, an Australia-based realtime media monitoring company.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cision",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pitchbox",
   "d": "2022-04-06",
   "t": "MX Right",
   "desc": "Pitchbox launched MX Right, an email infrastructure tool that checks mail server DNS, blacklists, and spam filters for deliverability.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.61,
   "src": "https://pitchbox.com/blog/mx-right-product-updates/",
   "srcname": "Pitchbox blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pitchbox",
   "d": "2022-04-20",
   "t": "Email Account Analytics",
   "desc": "Pitchbox launched Email Account Analytics, a report giving visibility into email account sending patterns and campaign allocation.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "pitch",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.58,
   "src": "https://pitchbox.com/blog/email-account-analytics-product-updates/",
   "srcname": "Pitchbox blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2022-05",
   "t": "Falcon.io Merges into Brandwatch",
   "desc": "Falcon.io officially merged to become one with Brandwatch, unifying the two products under the Brandwatch brand.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandwatch",
   "srcname": "Wikipedia"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2022-05-26",
   "t": "Onclusive acquires Critical Mention",
   "desc": "Onclusive acquired Critical Mention, a US broadcast, podcast and online monitoring platform with a validated media-contact database.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://news.onclusive.com/news/onclusive-expands-us-footprint-with-critical-mention-acquisition",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2022-07-05",
   "t": "Talkwalker launches Forecasting",
   "desc": "Talkwalker launched Forecasting, a predictive analytics intelligence hub powered by Blue Silk Artificial Intelligence, predicting 90-day trend changes.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.85,
   "src": "https://aithority.com/technology/analytics/talkwalker-launches-forecasting-an-industry-first-for-consumer-intelligence/",
   "srcname": "AiThority (syndicated release)"
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  {
   "co": "Podchaser",
   "d": "2022-07-18",
   "t": "Acast acquires Podchaser",
   "desc": "Acast announced acquisition of Podchaser for $27.2M upfront plus up to $6.8M in earn-out; deal closed Aug 1, 2022.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/18/acast-acquires-podcast-database-podchaser/",
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  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2022-07-20",
   "t": "Onclusive acquires Digimind",
   "desc": "Onclusive acquired social listening and intelligence platform Digimind, headquartered in Grenoble, France.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://news.onclusive.com/news/onclusive-acquires-leading-social-listening-platform-digimind",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pitchbox",
   "d": "2022-08-09",
   "t": "Two New Integration Campaigns Powered By Semrush",
   "desc": "Pitchbox expanded its Semrush integration with two new campaign types to pull backlink data and discover contacts directly in the platform.",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://pitchbox.com/blog/prospecting-with-semrush-product-updates/",
   "srcname": "Pitchbox blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2022-08-10",
   "t": "Signal AI Acquires KELP",
   "desc": "Signal AI acquired KELP, a reputation-analytics platform that benchmarks hundreds of companies.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.09,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/18312/2022-08-10/news-firms-signal-ai-acquires-kelp.html",
   "srcname": "O'Dwyer PR"
  },
  {
   "co": "Interview Valet",
   "d": "2022-08-22",
   "t": "Interview Valet Español",
   "desc": "Interview Valet launched Interview Valet Español, extending podcast guesting services to Spanish-speaking businesses, at Podcast Movement 2022.",
   "k": "launch",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/interview-valet-launches-podcast-guesting-services-to-spanish-speaking-businesses-at-podcast-movement-2022-interview-valet-espanol-301609313.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2022-09-07",
   "t": "$180 million Series A from Susquehanna Growth Equity",
   "desc": "Muck Rack took its first outside funding, a $180M Series A minority investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/07/muck-rack-the-journalist-database-raises-180m-in-its-first-outside-funding",
   "srcname": "TechCrunch"
  },
  {
   "co": "Interview Valet",
   "d": "2022-10-05",
   "t": "Certified Guest promotion program",
   "desc": "Interview Valet launched a \"Committed to Collaborative Promotion\" certification so podcast hosts know which guests will promote their episode.",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.76,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/interview-valet-ensures-podcast-hosts-that-their-certified-guests-promote-their-appearances-301641425.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2022-11-17",
   "t": "Cision acquires Factmata",
   "desc": "Cision acquired Factmata, an AI-powered social and news media monitoring/analytics company, its fourth add-on deal since Platinum Equity's 2020 buyout.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-acquires-media-monitoring--technology-leader-factmata-301680397.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2022-11-30",
   "t": "Large language models added to Blue Silk AI",
   "desc": "Talkwalker added large language models to its Blue Silk AI engine, launching Blue Silk Insight and 1-Click AI Classifier.",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.96,
   "src": "https://aithority.com/technology/analytics/talkwalker-implements-industry-first-large-language-models-to-significantly-boost-consumer-intelligence-performance/",
   "srcname": "AiThority (syndicated release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2022-12",
   "t": "Arizona Innovation Challenge award",
   "desc": "The Arizona Commerce Authority named Terkel an Arizona Innovation Challenge awardee.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2022-12-07",
   "t": "Newsrooms renamed to Sites",
   "desc": "Prezly renamed its \"Newsrooms\" product to \"Sites\" to reflect broader use beyond PR press releases, keeping all existing functionality.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/news/newsrooms-has-a-new-name-sites",
   "srcname": "Prezly News"
  },
  {
   "co": "MentionMatch",
   "d": "2022-12-08",
   "t": "Superpath acquires Help a B2B Writer",
   "desc": "Superpath acquired Help a B2B Writer, a marketplace connecting B2B writers with expert sources, from founder Elise Dopson.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.97,
   "src": "https://www.superpath.co/blog/superpath-has-acquired-help-a-b2b-writer",
   "srcname": "Superpath Blog: Superpath has acquired Help a B2B Writer"
  },
  {
   "co": "PressPulse",
   "d": "2023",
   "t": "PressPulse founded",
   "desc": "Elvis Sun founded PressPulse in Toronto as an AI-powered alternative to HARO, matching users with relevant journalist media requests.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.85,
   "src": "https://www.starterstory.com/press-pulse-breakdown",
   "srcname": "Starter Story: How Elvis Sun Scaled AI-Powered PR Startup PressPulse to $12K ARR"
  },
  {
   "co": "Scrunch AI",
   "d": "2023",
   "t": "Scrunch AI founded",
   "desc": "Scrunch AI was founded by Chris Andrew and Robert MacCloy, both Hearsay Systems veterans, to help brands win AI search visibility.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.66,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://scrunch.com/about",
   "srcname": "Scrunch about page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2023-01-19",
   "t": "PR CoPilot launch",
   "desc": "Agility PR Solutions launched PR CoPilot, a generative-AI writing assistant for drafting press releases and media pitches.",
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   "cat": "prw",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/pressrelease/innodata-subsidiary-agility-pr-solutions-launches-industry-first-generative-ai-solution-for-press-release-and-media-pitch-creation/",
   "srcname": "Agility PR press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Determ",
   "d": "2023-02-02",
   "t": "Mediatoolkit rebrands to Determ",
   "desc": "Mediatoolkit rebrands as Determ, with a new visual identity and the motto \"Make sense,\" now tracking 1B+ mentions monthly for 600+ customers.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://determ.com/blog/mediatoolkit-rebranding-to-determ/",
   "srcname": "Determ blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2023-02-14",
   "t": "$13M growth funding from AshGrove Capital",
   "desc": "NewsWhip secures $13 million from AshGrove Capital to develop its next-generation media monitoring platform.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newswhip-secures-13-million-funding-from-ashgrove-capital-to-develop-next-generation-media-monitoring-platform-301745254.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2023-03-01",
   "t": "AirOps Explorer private beta",
   "desc": "AirOps opened private beta for ChatGPT-powered tools (AirOps Explorer) for sentiment analysis, entity classification, and data enrichment.",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.59,
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/announcing-airops-ai-tools-private-beta",
   "srcname": "AirOps blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2023-03-08",
   "t": "AMIGA",
   "desc": "Propel launched AMIGA, an AI assistant that drafts pitches and press releases; automatic media-list building was promised as coming soon.",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.92,
   "src": "https://propel-ai.com/newsroom/propel-ushers-in-new-era-for-comms-with-launch-of-amiga-the-first-end-to-end-ai-assistant-for-pr",
   "srcname": "Propel AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2023-04-06",
   "t": "PressPal.ai launch",
   "desc": "Muck Rack launched PressPal.ai, an AI tool that drafts press releases and surfaces relevant journalists to pitch.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "prw",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.85,
   "src": "https://muckrack.com/blog/2023/04/06/introducing-presspal-ai",
   "srcname": "Muck Rack blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2023-04-26",
   "t": "$7M seed round",
   "desc": "AirOps raised $7M in seed funding led by Wing VC, with Founder Collective, XFund, Village Global, Apollo Projects, and Lachy Groom.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/announcing-airops-7m-seed-fundraise-led-by-wing",
   "srcname": "AirOps blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Glimpse",
   "d": "2023-04-26",
   "t": "Google Trends Supercharged 2",
   "desc": "Glimpse launches \"Google Trends Supercharged 2,\" an updated version of its Google Trends extension.",
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   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 0.53,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/glimpse/launches/google-trends-supercharged-2-1",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt launch page"
  },
  {
   "co": "PressPilot",
   "d": "2023-05-16",
   "t": "PressPilot initial public launch",
   "desc": "PressPilot launched on Product Hunt: \"Create and send your press release to journalists.\"",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.33,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/presspilot",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt: PressPilot"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2023-05-17",
   "t": "Iris Expands with GPT Technology",
   "desc": "Brandwatch expanded its Iris AI engine with GPT technology, adding Iris conversation insights, writing assistant, and content insights.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.85,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brandwatch-expands-its-ai-engine-iris-with-latest-gpt-tech-301826600.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2023-05-22",
   "t": "Meltwater delivers AI engine and ChatGPT integration",
   "desc": "Meltwater launched AI Writing Assistant (OpenAI GPT), a Discovery AI-Based Insight Assistant, and AI video analysis for social content.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.76,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/05/22/2673439/0/en/Meltwater-delivers-the-future-of-media-social-and-consumer-intelligence-through-its-industry-leading-AI-engine-and-ChatGPT-integration.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire / Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "GetPress",
   "d": "2023-06",
   "t": "Launch",
   "desc": "GetPress.ai launched, scanning HARO, Terkel, Qwoted and SourceBottle queries and drafting AI replies.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "req",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.89,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230629062632/https://www.getpress.ai/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine (2023-06-29 capture)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Podchaser",
   "d": "2023-06-08",
   "t": "Collections+",
   "desc": "Podchaser launched Collections+, an AI-powered tool that auto-categorizes podcasts into ad-targeting verticals, developed with Acast.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://podnews.net/press-release/podchaser-collections",
   "srcname": "Podnews (press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2023-06-21",
   "t": "Meltwater announces new AI-powered assistants",
   "desc": "Meltwater launched PR Assistant (drafts press releases and journalist pitches), AI Writing Assistant with DALL-E, content summarization and Spike Analysis.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "prw",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.77,
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/about/press-releases/meltwater-announces-new-ai-powered-assistants-summaries-analysis-at-meltwater-summit",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2023-07",
   "t": "CisionOne launches in the UK",
   "desc": "Cision launched CisionOne, its AI-powered media monitoring and outreach platform, first in the UK market.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2023-press-releases/cision-elevates-pr-and-comms-industry-with-us-launch-of-ai-powered-cisionone-platform-301958686/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2023-07",
   "t": "Terkel renamed Featured",
   "desc": "Terkel rebranded as Featured after acquiring the featured.com domain, with about 15,000 experts and 300,000 submitted answers on the platform.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2023-07-03",
   "t": "Yeti GPT assistant launches with redesigned website",
   "desc": "Talkwalker relaunched its website and introduced Yeti, a GPT assistant powered by AI for querying consumer intelligence data.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://www.talkwalker.com/blog/talkwalker-new-website-yeti-gpt-assistant",
   "srcname": "Talkwalker blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "PressPilot",
   "d": "2023-08-07",
   "t": "PressPilot 2.0",
   "desc": "PressPilot shipped a 2.0 version on Product Hunt, positioned as helping users \"launch your startup in the press in a few clicks.\"",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/presspilot",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt: PressPilot"
  },
  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2023-08-09",
   "t": "Taken private by Marlin Equity and Altor",
   "desc": "MW Investment B.V. (Marlin Equity Partners and Altor) completed its acquisition of Meltwater, which delisted from the Oslo Stock Exchange.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.meltwater.com/en/press-releases/mw-investment-completes-private-acquisition",
   "srcname": "Meltwater press release",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "d": "2023-09",
   "t": "Prowly AI press release assistant",
   "desc": "Prowly launched its first AI feature: a live-generated Q&A flow that drafts a press release from a user's answers.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "prw",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://journal.prowly.com/312401-prowlys-new-approach-to-writing-press-releases-with-ai",
   "srcname": "Prowly Journal: Prowly's new approach to writing press releases with AI"
  },
  {
   "co": "Journalist Hunt",
   "d": "2023-09-23",
   "t": "Journalist Hunt launches on Product Hunt",
   "desc": "Journalist Hunt launched on Product Hunt as a searchable database of 340,000+ journalists filterable by location, industry, tags, beats and outlets.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.91,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/journalist-hunt",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt: Journalist Hunt"
  },
  {
   "co": "Podchaser",
   "d": "2023-09-28",
   "t": "Predictive Demographics",
   "desc": "Podchaser introduced AI \"predictive demographics\" that infers a podcast audience's age and gender from episode language.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.81,
   "src": "https://podnews.net/update/podchaser-predictive",
   "srcname": "Podnews"
  },
  {
   "co": "Interview Valet",
   "d": "2023-10-02",
   "t": "The Podcast Interview Marketing Show",
   "desc": "Interview Valet launched The Podcast Interview Marketing Show on International Podcast Day.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.83,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/interview-valet-launches-the-podcast-interview-marketing-show-on-international-podcast-day-301943968.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzSumo",
   "d": "2023-10-03",
   "t": "AI-powered media database (journalist database GA)",
   "desc": "BuzzSumo moved its journalist database to general availability with 700,000 reporters and a generative-AI pitch-writing feature.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.99,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.swordandthescript.com/2023/10/pr-software-vendors/",
   "srcname": "Sword and the Script"
  },
  {
   "co": "Qwoted",
   "d": "2023-10-04",
   "t": "Free Networking Tools (PR-to-PR messaging)",
   "desc": "Qwoted launched 'PR-to-PR messaging,' letting PR professionals search for and message each other across firms.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.37,
   "src": "https://www.cmswire.com/the-wire/qwoted-launches-free-networking-tools-for-pr-industry/",
   "srcname": "CMSWire (wire mirror)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Determ",
   "d": "2023-10-09",
   "t": "New in Determ: AI Assistant Synthia",
   "desc": "Determ launches Synthia, an AI assistant powered by the ChatGPT API that summarizes mentions, sentiment, tone of voice and next steps.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.99,
   "catp": 0.74,
   "src": "https://determ.com/blog/ai-assistant-synthia/",
   "srcname": "Determ blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2023-10-17",
   "t": "Cision launches CisionOne in the US",
   "desc": "Cision announced the US launch of CisionOne, its AI-powered platform with a Brand Risk Score feature and Dow Jones content access.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2023-press-releases/cision-elevates-pr-and-comms-industry-with-us-launch-of-ai-powered-cisionone-platform-301958686/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2023-10-25",
   "t": "AI-powered media relations and monitoring features",
   "desc": "Muck Rack added Recommended Journalists suggestions and Coverage Report spike-alert AI features.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "mon",
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   "catp": 0.61,
   "src": "https://muckrack.com/blog/2023/10/25/ai-powered-features-media-relations-and-media-monitoring",
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   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2023-11-02",
   "t": "Next Generation of Social Listening: Blue Silk GPT",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.6,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/talkwalker-announces-the-next-generation-of-social-listening-301976130.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
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   "co": "Podchaser",
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   "t": "Performance+",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.06,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://podnews.net/press-release/performance-plus",
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   "co": "Connectively",
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   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/the-new-buzzstream-is-here/",
   "srcname": "BuzzStream blog"
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   "co": "Prezly",
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   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.73,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/news/prezlys-approach-on-ai-focus-on-useful-ai",
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   "conf": "med",
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   "catp": 1.0,
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   "conf": "low",
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   "catp": 1.0,
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   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 1.0,
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   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/news/gearing-you-up-for-2024-with-the-past-years-top-updates",
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   "co": "Pitchbox",
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   "srcname": "Pitchbox LinkedIn company post"
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   "co": "Podscan",
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   "src": "https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/arvids-year-in-review-2024/",
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  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
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   "t": "Signal AI Acquires Social 360",
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   "w": 2,
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   "ai": 0.12,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/02/15/2829736/0/en/Signal-AI-Sharpens-Reputation-and-Risk-Capabilities-with-Acquisition-of-Social-360.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire"
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   "co": "Propel",
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   "co": "Podscan",
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   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
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   "co": "Muck Rack",
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   "t": "Major measurement and reporting enhancements",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://muckrack.com/blog/2024/03/06/measurement-and-reporting-enhancements",
   "srcname": "Muck Rack blog"
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   "co": "BuzzStream",
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   "catp": 0.56,
   "src": "https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/introducing-projects-dashboard/",
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   "co": "Agility PR",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.agilitypr.com/pressrelease/innodata-launches-ai-powered-media-intelligence-feature-intelligent-insightstm/",
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   "co": "PodPitch",
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   "conf": "low",
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   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.podpitch.com/home-founders",
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   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.dzp.pl/en/deals-corner/416-dzp-advises-semrush-on-the-acquisition-of-brand24",
   "srcname": "DZP: DZP advises Semrush on the acquisition of Brand24"
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   "src": "https://www.swordandthescript.com/2024/04/goodbye-haro/",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "src": "https://www.talkwalker.com/press-release/hootsuite",
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   "catp": 0.74,
   "src": "https://www.commpro.biz/news/peter-shankman-launches-hero-to-reinvent-the-journalists-and-sources-connection",
   "srcname": "CommPRO: Peter Shankman Launches HERO"
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   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
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   "src": "https://journal.prowly.com/312401-prowlys-new-approach-to-writing-press-releases-with-ai",
   "srcname": "Prowly Journal: Prowly's new approach to writing press releases with AI"
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   "conf": "low",
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240523171040/https://getpress.ai/",
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   "co": "Vuelio",
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   "src": "https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/PULSAR-GROUP-PLC-46952632/news/Access-Intelligence-Plc-has-Changed-its-Name-to-Pulsar-Group-plc-46652838/",
   "srcname": "MarketScreener"
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   "src": "https://muckrack.com/blog/2024/05/08/partnership-with-hero",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 0.77,
   "src": "https://www.talkwalker.com/blog/may-release-next-gen-social-media-performance",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 0.93,
   "src": "https://brand24.com/blog/product-updates-july-2024/",
   "srcname": "Brand24 blog: What's New in Brand24? July 2024 Changes"
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   "src": "https://brand24.com/blog/product-updates-august-2024/",
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   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.joshblyskal.com/research/profound-founding-team",
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   "co": "Profound",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.68,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom",
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   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://explodingtopics.com/about",
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   "co": "Muck Rack",
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   "t": "Muck Rack Acquires Keyhole",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 1.0,
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   "srcname": "Muck Rack blog / newsroom"
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   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
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   "t": "Prowly leadership transition",
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   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.21,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://journal.prowly.com/349927-prowly-announces-leadership-transition",
   "srcname": "Prowly Journal: Prowly Announces Leadership Transition"
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   "co": "PodMatch",
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   "t": "PodMatch Podcast Network beta",
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   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://podnews.net/press-release/podmatch-network",
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   "co": "NewsWhip",
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   "t": "Generative AI + quantified data = predictive insights",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 0.89,
   "src": "https://www.newswhip.com/2024/09/generative-ai-quantified-data-predictive-insights/",
   "srcname": "NewsWhip blog"
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   "co": "Brandlight",
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   "t": "Company Founded",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-ai-market-shelf-just-got-bigger-brandlight-raises-30m-to-continue-leading-enterprise-cmos-into-the-era-of-ai-native-ads-302684759.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
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   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2024-10",
   "t": "Digimind rebrands as Onclusive Social",
   "desc": "Digimind fully integrated into Onclusive and rebranded as Onclusive Social.",
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   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://onclusive.com/resources/blog/digimind-onclusive-explained/",
   "srcname": "Onclusive blog"
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   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2024-10",
   "t": "AI Search Monitoring Launch",
   "desc": "Otterly.ai launched its initial AI Search Monitoring product, tracking brand visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
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  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2024-10-02",
   "t": "$15.5M Series A",
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   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/airops-raises-15-5m-to-turn-marketers-into-ai-growth-leaders",
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  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2024-10-09",
   "t": "AI monitoring, reporting and analysis features (PR Hit Score, Interactive Presentations, Topics in Reporting)",
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   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/09/2960558/0/en/Muck-Rack-Introduces-New-AI-Monitoring-Reporting-and-Analysis-Features-for-Advanced-Insights-Increased-Workflow-and-Customizable-Reporting.html",
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  {
   "co": "Feedly AI",
   "d": "2024-10-17",
   "t": "AI Actions",
   "desc": "Feedly launches AI Actions for Market Intelligence: article summarization, data extraction, and cited Q&A.",
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   "src": "https://ppc.land/feedly-launches-ai-actions/",
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  {
   "co": "Meltwater",
   "d": "2024-10-29",
   "t": "Meltwater 2024 Year-End Product Release",
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  {
   "co": "Evertune",
   "d": "2024-10-30",
   "t": "Evertune emerges from stealth with $4M seed",
   "desc": "Evertune emerged from stealth with a $4M seed round led by Eniac Ventures, joined by NextView Ventures and Roger Ehrenberg.",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.eniac.vc/writings/evertune-is-building-marketing-analytics-tools-for-llms-check-out-the-pitch-deck-it-used-to-launch-from-stealth-with-4-million-in-seed-funding-from-eniac",
   "srcname": "NextView Ventures press page"
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  {
   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2024-11-01",
   "t": "October Product Update: AI Upgrades Await!",
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   "src": "https://brand24.com/blog/product-updates-october-2024-2/",
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  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2024-11-12",
   "t": "Propel 2.0 GA, re-marketed as \"first AI agent for PR\"",
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   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://propel-ai.com/newsroom/propel-launches-propel-2-0-the-first-ai-agent-for-pr-delivering-unmatched-efficiency-and-media-outreach-accuracy",
   "srcname": "Propel AI newsroom"
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  {
   "co": "Scrunch AI",
   "d": "2024-11-14",
   "t": "Scrunch AI $4M seed round",
   "desc": "Scrunch AI emerged from stealth with a $4M seed round led by Patrick Salyer at Mayfield, with angel investors.",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.49,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://scrunch.com/blog/2024-11-launching-scrunchai",
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  {
   "co": "JournoPitch",
   "d": "2024-11-19",
   "t": "JournoPitch founded/launched",
   "desc": "JournoPitch, a bootstrapped solo-founder AI PR platform based in London, launched in 2024; first archived by the Wayback Machine on this date.",
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   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20241119112029/http://journopitch.co.uk/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine first capture"
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  {
   "co": "PRBot",
   "d": "2024-11-22",
   "t": "Earliest known site capture",
   "desc": "prbot.ai first appears in the Wayback Machine, already carrying the banner \"AI-Powered HARO Outreach Now Live!\" and a Starter plan at $49/month.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20241122230323/https://prbot.ai/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine first capture"
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  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2024-12-05",
   "t": "React Score and Iris AI Query Assistant",
   "desc": "Brandwatch launched React Score, announced a Google Cloud/Gemini collaboration and said an Iris AI query assistant would follow in Q1 2025.",
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   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
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   "catp": 0.7,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brandwatch-advances-brand-reputation-management-with-innovative-proprietary-and-generative-ai-integration-302323445.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
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  {
   "co": "Connectively",
   "d": "2024-12-09",
   "t": "Connectively discontinued by Cision",
   "desc": "Cision permanently discontinued Connectively, saying it would focus on enhancing its CisionOne product.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.68,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/connectively-has-been-discontinued/",
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  {
   "co": "HARO",
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   "t": "Connectively (formerly HARO) discontinued",
   "desc": "Cision permanently discontinued the Connectively (HARO) platform to focus on its CisionOne product.",
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   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
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   "src": "https://www.cision.com/connectively-has-been-discontinued/",
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  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2024-12-12",
   "t": "Onclusive adds Bluesky to social listening platform",
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   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
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   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom"
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  {
   "co": "Podchaser",
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   "t": "\"Tell Me Why\" AI podcast vetting",
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   "w": 1,
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   "src": "https://podchaser.beehiiv.com/p/ai-powered-podcast-vetting",
   "srcname": "Podchaser Pulse (Beehiiv newsletter)"
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  {
   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2024-12-18",
   "t": "Otterly.AI Exits Stealth",
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   "w": 1,
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   "srcname": "TechCrunch"
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  {
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   "desc": "AthenaHQ was founded in 2025 by Andrew Yan and Alan Yao to track brand visibility on ChatGPT and other AI engines.",
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   "conf": "high",
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   "co": "Pitchcraft",
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   "desc": "Pitchcraft opened free platform access to journalists in early 2025, expanding beyond its paid PR-professional membership.",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://rebeccatreon.substack.com/p/meet-pitchcraft-the-one-stop-resource",
   "srcname": "Rebecca Treon Substack: \"Meet Pitchcraft\""
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  {
   "co": "Respona",
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   "desc": "Respona shifted from self-serve email outreach software to a fully managed, pay-per-result digital PR placement service.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.64,
   "src": "https://getlatka.com/companies/respona.com",
   "srcname": "Latka: Respona Revenue 2026"
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  {
   "co": "Newsbound",
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   "t": "Newsbound Ltd. established",
   "desc": "Newsbound Ltd. was established in Ness Ziona, Israel, co-founded by Ran Peled (CEO) and Matan Arazi (Tech Lead).",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=baa5dc41-5868-f011-b819-00505695cd29",
   "srcname": "IVC Research Center company card",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
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   "co": "Peec AI",
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   "t": "Peec AI Founded",
   "desc": "Peec AI, a Berlin-based generative-engine-optimization (GEO) company, was founded in January 2025 by Marius Meiners, Daniel Drabo and Tobias Siwonia at Antler.",
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   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.87,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/peec-ai-hits-10m-arr-140000315.html",
   "srcname": "Yahoo Finance (syndicated)"
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  {
   "co": "Rankscale",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.79,
   "src": "https://rankscale.ai/facts",
   "srcname": "Rankscale: Facts & Entity Definition"
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  {
   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2025-01-15",
   "t": "Semrush App Center Launch",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.82,
   "src": "https://otterly.ai/blog/semrush-ai-search-monitoring/",
   "srcname": "Otterly.ai blog"
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  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2025-01-30",
   "t": "Onclusive launches AI-powered 'In Brief' feature",
   "desc": "Onclusive Social expanded its AI Sense capabilities with 'In Brief,' generating AI summaries of social conversations.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.53,
   "src": "https://news-en.onclusive.com/news/onclusive-launches-ai-powered-in-brief-feature-to-transform-social-media-intelligence",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom"
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  {
   "co": "Peec AI",
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   "t": "Public Launch",
   "desc": "Peec AI publicly launched its AI search analytics platform for tracking brand visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity and other AI engines.",
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   "conf": "med",
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   "catp": 0.93,
   "src": "https://peec.ai/ai-instructions",
   "srcname": "Peec AI"
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   "co": "AthenaHQ",
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   "src": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MnK-athenahq-get-your-brand-discovered-on-chatgpt",
   "srcname": "Y Combinator Launch YC page"
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  {
   "co": "AthenaHQ",
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   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/athenahq/__0bZUAC0HKUkiwiE9QB5Jas2S-iWjWMIJ9nfNjiaDKuM/funding-and-investors",
   "srcname": "Tracxn funding profile"
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  {
   "co": "JustReachOut",
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   "t": "JustReachOut launches ChatRank",
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   "k": "launch",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://blog.justreachout.io/just-reach-out-team-launches-chatrank-how-to-rank-in-the-ai-models/",
   "srcname": "JustReachOut Blog: Just Reach Out Team Launches ChatRank"
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  {
   "co": "Pitchbox",
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   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "pitch",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://pitchbox.com/blog/introducing-ai-personalization/",
   "srcname": "Pitchbox blog"
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   "co": "Qwoted",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.39,
   "src": "https://www.qwoted.com/best-practices-for-press-release-submissions-what-to-know-before-you-hit-send/",
   "srcname": "Qwoted blog"
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   "co": "Ahrefs Brand Radar",
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   "t": "Brand Radar [beta]",
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   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.76,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://ahrefs.com/blog/new-features-mar-2025/",
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   "co": "Brand24",
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   "t": "Prowly moves to buy remaining Brand24 shares",
   "desc": "Prowly announced its intention to purchase the remaining Brand24 shares it did not already own, for over PLN 26 million, with a Warsaw Stock Exchange delisting expected to follow.",
   "k": "acquisition",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand24",
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   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit; current WSE listing status not independently reverified"
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   "co": "Scrunch AI",
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   "t": "Scrunch AI launches out of beta",
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   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
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   "catp": 0.74,
   "src": "https://scrunch.com/blog/2025-03-scrunch-ai-launches-out-of-beta-to-help-more-businesses-win-in-the-ai-search-era",
   "srcname": "Scrunch blog"
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   "co": "Press Ranger",
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   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/13/3042636/0/en/Press-Ranger-Announces-New-Podcast-Database.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
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  {
   "co": "Press Ranger",
   "d": "2025-03-14",
   "t": "Press Ranger announces AIWire",
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   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.59,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250321211002/https://pressranger.com/blog/introducing-aiwire",
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  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2025-03-25",
   "t": "Onclusive launches Onclusive 360 self-service platform",
   "desc": "Onclusive launched Onclusive 360, a self-service media monitoring platform powered by Onclusive's AI Sense, in the UK and Ireland.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.7,
   "src": "https://news-en.onclusive.com/news/onclusive-launches-new-platform",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom"
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   "co": "AirOps",
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   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.28,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/introducing-airops-2-0-winning-content",
   "srcname": "AirOps blog"
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   "co": "Pitchbox",
   "d": "2025-03-31",
   "t": "Link Partners CRM",
   "desc": "Pitchbox launched Link Partners CRM, a dedicated system for organizing, tracking, and managing link-building outreach partners.",
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   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.53,
   "src": "https://pitchbox.com/blog/introducing-link-partners-crm/",
   "srcname": "Pitchbox blog"
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   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2025-04",
   "t": "April Product Update",
   "desc": "Brand24's April 2025 update added Microsoft Teams alerts, PowerPoint export and white-label report branding.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.88,
   "catp": 0.68,
   "src": "https://brand24.com/blog/product-updates-april-2025/",
   "srcname": "Brand24 blog: April Product Update"
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   "co": "Podscan",
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   "t": "Podscan reaches profitability",
   "desc": "Arvid Kahl announced Podscan became profitable roughly a year after taking Calm Company Fund investment.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podscans-profitability-milestone-whats-next/",
   "srcname": "The Bootstrapped Founder blog"
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  {
   "co": "Kitcaster",
   "d": "2025-04-14",
   "t": "Moburst acquires Kitcaster",
   "desc": "Growth agency Moburst acquired podcast booking agency Kitcaster (52 active clients), folding it into its new Uproar PR division.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/14/3061042/0/en/Growth-Agency-Moburst-Acquires-Podcast-Agency-Kitcaster.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2025-04-14",
   "t": "Cision announces $250M new-money financing",
   "desc": "Cision announced $250 million in new-money financing and an extension of its debt maturities.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-announces-250-million-new-money-financing-refinancing-extension-of-debt-maturities-302427810/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2025-04-15",
   "t": "Featured acquires HARO from Cision",
   "desc": "Featured.com acquired the Help A Reporter Out (HARO) brand from Cision, which had owned it since 2014.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-announces-sale-of-help-a-reporter-out-haro-to-featuredcom-302427990/",
   "srcname": "Cision press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "HARO",
   "d": "2025-04-15",
   "t": "Cision sells HARO brand to Featured.com",
   "desc": "Cision announced the sale of the Help A Reporter Out (HARO) brand and name to Featured.com.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-announces-sale-of-help-a-reporter-out-haro-to-featuredcom-302427990/",
   "srcname": "Cision press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2025-04-15",
   "t": "Cision sells HARO to Featured.com",
   "desc": "Cision sold Help A Reporter Out (HARO) to Featured.com and confirmed it \"no longer offers the Help A Reporter Out or Connectively services\" as part of its product suite.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-announces-sale-of-help-a-reporter-out-haro-to-featuredcom-302427990/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandlight",
   "d": "2025-04-16",
   "t": "Emerged From Stealth",
   "desc": "Brandlight emerged from stealth as an AI Engine Optimization platform to monitor brand visibility in AI search.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.92,
   "catp": 0.96,
   "src": "https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hyh1ma3cyl",
   "srcname": "Calcalistech (Ctech)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandlight",
   "d": "2025-04-16",
   "t": "$5.75M Funding",
   "desc": "Brandlight raised $5.75M from investors including Cardumen Capital and G20 Ventures.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hyh1ma3cyl",
   "srcname": "Calcalistech (Ctech)"
  },
  {
   "co": "HARO",
   "d": "2025-04-22",
   "t": "First HARO edition under Featured ownership",
   "desc": "Featured sent the first HARO email digest under its ownership, reviving the free, ad-supported newsletter.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "req",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.6,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2025-05-22",
   "t": "Cision launches integrated AI suite across CisionOne",
   "desc": "Cision launched a new AI suite in CisionOne: a Guided Conversational Assistant, AI Summaries, CisionOne React Score, and AI pitch writing/timing.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.78,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-launches-integrated-ai-suite-across-global-cisionone-platform-transforming-the-pr-workflow-with-built-in-intelligence-302462306/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Ahrefs Brand Radar",
   "d": "2025-06",
   "t": "Brand Radar exits beta; ChatGPT and Perplexity mention indexes",
   "desc": "Brand Radar exits beta; ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews mention-tracking indexes all become $99/mo paid add-ons.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.19,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://ahrefs.com/blog/new-features-june-2025/",
   "srcname": "Ahrefs blog, June 2025 new-features post"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2025-06-12",
   "t": "Introducing NewsWhip's AI Agent",
   "desc": "NewsWhip launches its AI Agent, billed as the first real-time media monitoring agent for brand-risk detection and analyst-quality alerts.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "agent",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.96,
   "src": "https://www.newswhip.com/2025/06/introducing-newswhips-ai-agent-real-time-intelligence-for-a-new-era-of-brand-risk/",
   "srcname": "NewsWhip blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodGuestAI",
   "d": "2025-06-12",
   "t": "SmartMatched Podcast Guesting first appears",
   "desc": "Earliest capture offering it: \"Get SmartMatched with 40+ Perfect-fit Podcasts Every Month\"; absent on 21 May 2025. Branded PodGuestAI by the 15 July 2025 capture.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "pitch",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.81,
   "catp": 0.64,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20250612190414/https://podcast-in-a-box.com/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine capture"
  },
  {
   "co": "AthenaHQ",
   "d": "2025-06-17",
   "t": "AthenaHQ $2.2M seed round",
   "desc": "AthenaHQ announced a $2.2M seed round from Y Combinator, FCVC, Red Bike Capital and Amino Capital plus SEO/AI angels.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.2,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=339890",
   "srcname": "WebWire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Profound",
   "d": "2025-06-19",
   "t": "$20M Series A Funding",
   "desc": "Profound raised a $20M Series A led by Kleiner Perkins to build out Answer Engine Optimization.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.06,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profound-raises-20m-as-brands-race-from-blue-links-to-ai-answers-302486211.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2025-06-24",
   "t": "OtterlyAI 2.0 Launch",
   "desc": "OtterlyAI presented OtterlyAI 2.0, its next-generation AI Search Monitoring platform, in a live launch webinar.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 0.83,
   "src": "https://luma.com/yn247y2b",
   "srcname": "OtterlyAI webinar page (Luma)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2025-06-30",
   "t": "Smarter Weekly Reports With AI Summary",
   "desc": "Brand24 added an AI-generated summary and headline to its weekly reports for projects with AI Insights enabled.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://updates.brand24.com/smarter-weekly-reports-with-ai-summary-319424",
   "srcname": "Brand24 changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Peec AI",
   "d": "2025-07-02",
   "t": "€7M Pre-Seed + Seed Funding",
   "desc": "Peec AI raised €7M combining a €1.8M pre-seed (closed April 2025) and a €5.2M seed round led by 20VC, announced together on 2 July 2025.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.41,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://tech.eu/2025/07/02/peec-ai-raises-eur7m-to-empower-companies-to-improve-their-visibility-through-ai-search/",
   "srcname": "Tech.eu"
  },
  {
   "co": "Knowatoa",
   "d": "2025-07-07",
   "t": "AI Overviews Series & Citations Reporting",
   "desc": "Knowatoa shipped an 'AI Overviews Series' to track Google's AI Overviews, plus Citations Reporting to view the sites that influence rankings.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.55,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://knowatoa.com/updates",
   "srcname": "Knowatoa Updates (changelog)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Feedly AI",
   "d": "2025-01-22",
   "t": "Multilingual AI",
   "desc": "Feedly launches Multilingual AI, searching and translating market-intelligence stories across 15 languages from one English query.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.45,
   "src": "https://feedly.com/changelog/feed.xml",
   "srcname": "Feedly changelog",
   "note": "First in the changelog 2025-01-22; the 2025-07-16 page (https://feedly.com/new-features/posts/multilingual_ai_market_intelligence) announced the 15-language expansion."
  },
  {
   "co": "BuzzStream",
   "d": "2025-07-22",
   "t": "ListIQ",
   "desc": "BuzzStream launched ListIQ, a standalone AI-backed tool that builds targeted media lists of journalists from Google News searches.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://completeaitraining.com/news/buzzstream-launches-ai-driven-listiq-to-help-pr-pros-build/",
   "srcname": "Complete AI Training"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rankscale",
   "d": "2025-07-22",
   "t": "Rankscale GmbH Registered",
   "desc": "Rankscale GmbH registered in the Austrian Firmenbuch (FN 658253w); official product launch the same month.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://rankscale.ai/facts",
   "srcname": "Rankscale: Facts & Entity Definition"
  },
  {
   "co": "Scrunch AI",
   "d": "2025-07-22",
   "t": "Scrunch AI $15M Series A",
   "desc": "Scrunch AI raised a $15M Series A led by Decibel to build out its Agent Experience Platform (AXP).",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.5,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://scrunch.com/blog/2025-07-announcing-our-series-a/",
   "srcname": "Scrunch blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2025-07-30",
   "t": "Generative Pulse introduced",
   "desc": "Muck Rack introduced Generative Pulse, tracking brand visibility and sentiment in AI answers from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.94,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://muckrack.com/blog/2025/07/30/introducing-generative-pulse",
   "srcname": "Muck Rack blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "NewsWhip",
   "d": "2025-07-30",
   "t": "Acquired by Sprout Social",
   "desc": "Sprout Social acquires NewsWhip for $55 million cash plus up to $10 million in earnouts; the NewsWhip team joins Sprout Social.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://sproutsocial.com/insights/press/sprout-social-acquires-newswhip/",
   "srcname": "NewsWhip blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Ahrefs Brand Radar",
   "d": "2025-08",
   "t": "Brand Radar 2.0",
   "desc": "Ahrefs relaunches Brand Radar as \"2.0\": Site Explorer-style Overview, Cited Domains, Cited Pages across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.32,
   "catp": 0.82,
   "src": "https://ahrefs.com/blog/new-features-aug-2025/",
   "srcname": "Ahrefs blog, August 2025 new-features post"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2025-08",
   "t": "Brandwatch-Trajaan partnership",
   "desc": "Brandwatch and Trajaan announced a partnership integrating Trajaan's AI search-intelligence engine into Brandwatch Search Intelligence, ahead of Cision's December 2025 acquisition of Trajaan.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-acquires-trajaan-expanding-ai-and-search-intelligence-across-its-platforms-302639275.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (Cision release)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pressmaster.ai",
   "d": "2025-08-06",
   "t": "Pressmaster.ai pre-seed funding",
   "desc": "Pressmaster.ai disclosed a $2M pre-seed round led by Anker Capital CH and Stena Metall AG, alongside self-reported $1M ARR by May 2025 and 950+ paying users.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://newsroom.pressmaster.ai/article/a9f00628-cfb0-47c4-9d83-63723d0a907ca3ad8fd8-273f-4dda-b5c8-f7f4a70ec31572bffb18-4a6f-456d-abbd-3dfd82642078",
   "srcname": "Pressmaster Newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Podscan",
   "d": "2025-08-07",
   "t": "Podscan Ideas Vault",
   "desc": "Podscan launched the Ideas Vault, a SaaS built on the Podscan API that scores and ranks business ideas mined from fresh episodes of ~500 podcasts.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.06,
   "catp": 0.76,
   "src": "https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/the-podscan-ideas-vault-engineering-as-marketing/",
   "srcname": "The Bootstrapped Founder blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Evertune",
   "d": "2025-08-12",
   "t": "Evertune $15M Series A",
   "desc": "Evertune raised a $15M Series A led by Felicis Ventures to scale its AI marketing and discovery platform.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/12/3132022/0/en/Evertune-Raises-15-Million-Series-A-to-Scale-Its-AI-Marketing-and-Discovery-Platform.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire press release"
  },
  {
   "co": "Profound",
   "d": "2025-08-12",
   "t": "$35M Series B Funding",
   "desc": "Profound raised a $35M Series B led by Sequoia Capital, pitching itself as 'the command center for modern marketing'.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.88,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profound-raises-35m-series-b-as-ai-search-becomes-the-next-platform-shift-302527764.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Qwoted",
   "d": "2025-08-21",
   "t": "Pangram AI-text detection integration",
   "desc": "Qwoted integrated Pangram's AI-detection technology so journalists can spot AI-generated pitches on the platform.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://ewa.org/members-news/press-releases/partnership-pangram-qwoted-journalism-ai-technology-detection",
   "srcname": "EWA.org (wire release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "d": "2025-09",
   "t": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit live on semrush.com",
   "desc": "The Semrush AI PR Toolkit product page was live at semrush.com/pr-toolkit ahead of the prowly.com domain's later switch to a transition notice.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250917140419/https://www.semrush.com/pr-toolkit/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine capture of semrush.com/pr-toolkit",
   "note": "Wayback earliest-capture date, used per rule 2; added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Interview Valet",
   "d": "2025-09-10",
   "t": "Podcast Authority Score",
   "desc": "PodEngine and Interview Valet launched the Podcast Authority Score, an AI-driven measure of podcast quality and business impact beyond download counts.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.86,
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/podengine-and-interview-valet-launch-the-podcast-authority-score-a-game-changer-for-podcast-interview-marketing-302551907.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2025-09-17",
   "t": "CisionOne expands Instant Insights and Social intelligence",
   "desc": "Cision announced enhanced Instant Insights dashboards and expanded CisionOne Social with new Instagram/LinkedIn integrations and upcoming TikTok support.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 0.56,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cisionone-expands-ai-powered-platform-with-enhanced-instant-insights-and-social-intelligence-302557904/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Journalist Hunt",
   "d": "2025-09-18",
   "t": "Journalist Hunt 2.0 launches",
   "desc": "Journalist Hunt shipped a 2.0 relaunch on Product Hunt, ranking #5 product of the day.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/journalist-hunt",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt: Journalist Hunt"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2025-09-22",
   "t": "PR Newswire launches Amplify AI platform",
   "desc": "PR Newswire launched Amplify: Plan (AI trending topics and story angles), Create+, Distribute and Report modules for the PR workflow.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pr-newswire-launches-amplify-ai-platform-to-accelerate-modern-pr-and-communications-capabilities-302562071.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2025-09-24",
   "t": "$165 Million Investment Round Led by Battery Ventures",
   "desc": "Signal AI announced a $165M growth-equity round led by Battery Ventures, which will hold a majority stake once the deal closes in Q4 2025.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.11,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/insights/press_release/signal-ai-announces-165-million-investment-round-led-by-battery-ventures-to-redefine-risk-and-reputation-intelligence/",
   "srcname": "Signal AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "HeyJared",
   "d": "2025-09-30",
   "t": "Site first archived",
   "desc": "Wayback's CDX index lists a 2025-09-30 capture of heyjared.ai, though it isn't independently viewable (the direct link 302s to the 2026-01-28 capture); used as a low-confidence proxy for when the site went live.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.21,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=www.heyjared.ai",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine CDX index"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rankscale",
   "d": "2025-10",
   "t": "Version 2.0: Sources Box Analysis and Query Fan Out",
   "desc": "Rankscale shipped v2.0, introducing 'Sources Box Analysis and Query Fan Out.'",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 0.71,
   "src": "https://rankscale.ai/facts",
   "srcname": "Rankscale: Facts & Entity Definition"
  },
  {
   "co": "Newsbound",
   "d": "2025-10-01",
   "t": "Pre-seed round (amount undisclosed)",
   "desc": "Newsbound raised a pre-seed round from venture funds. The amount, valuation and investor names are not disclosed publicly.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=baa5dc41-5868-f011-b819-00505695cd29",
   "srcname": "IVC Research Center company card",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2025-10-10",
   "t": "Roxhill Journalist Assistant",
   "desc": "Roxhill launched the Journalist Assistant, analysing journalist profiles for pitch research and personalisation.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.06,
   "catp": 0.61,
   "src": "https://roxhillmedia.com/product-news/new-in-roxhill/",
   "srcname": "Roxhill product news"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2025-10-10",
   "t": "Competitor Analytics",
   "desc": "Roxhill added Competitor Analytics with Share of Voice, analysing mentions by outlet, media type and country.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://roxhillmedia.com/product-news/new-in-roxhill/",
   "srcname": "Roxhill product news"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2025-10-10",
   "t": "Bluesky integration",
   "desc": "Roxhill added Bluesky integration to journalist profiles in its media database.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://roxhillmedia.com/product-news/new-in-roxhill/",
   "srcname": "Roxhill product news"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2025-10-10",
   "t": "Slack and WhatsApp media monitoring alerts",
   "desc": "Roxhill added Slack and WhatsApp alerts for real-time media monitoring notifications.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://roxhillmedia.com/product-news/new-in-roxhill/",
   "srcname": "Roxhill product news"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2025-10-10",
   "t": "12-month historical search",
   "desc": "Roxhill added a searchable 12-month archive of media coverage to its media monitoring product.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.49,
   "src": "https://roxhillmedia.com/product-news/new-in-roxhill/",
   "srcname": "Roxhill product news"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2025-10-14",
   "t": "Advanced AI capabilities: Pitch Coverage Detection and agentic tools",
   "desc": "Muck Rack rolled out Pitch Coverage Detection and Generative Pulse Visibility Score, previewing AI Media List Builder and AI Boolean Builder.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.5,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/14/3166472/0/en/Muck-Rack-Introduces-Advanced-AI-Capabilities-Including-Pitch-Coverage-Detection-and-Agentic-Tools.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire (Muck Rack press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2025-10-14",
   "t": "Signal AI partnership",
   "desc": "Signal AI and Propel AI announced a strategic partnership pairing Signal AI's media monitoring with Propel's journalist targeting and outreach.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.68,
   "catp": 0.87,
   "src": "https://propel-ai.com/newsroom/signal-ai-and-propel-ai-announce-strategic-partnership-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-ai-native-communications",
   "srcname": "Propel AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pressmaster.ai",
   "d": "2025-10-16",
   "t": "Pressmaster.ai V4",
   "desc": "Pressmaster.ai relaunched on Product Hunt as V4, pitched as “AI that turns your thinking into authentic content” and “a fully agentic social media team that builds authority 24/7.”",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/pressmaster-ai/launches/pressmaster-ai-v4",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt (Pressmaster.ai V4 launch page)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rankscale",
   "d": "2025-11",
   "t": "Global Affiliate Partner Program",
   "desc": "Rankscale launched its Global Affiliate Partner Program.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.68,
   "src": "https://rankscale.ai/facts",
   "srcname": "Rankscale: Facts & Entity Definition"
  },
  {
   "co": "Knowatoa",
   "d": "2025-11-04",
   "t": "Research Hub",
   "desc": "Knowatoa launched Research Hub, in its own words: 'AI-powered question discovery from recent conversations.'",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.54,
   "src": "https://knowatoa.com/updates/research-hub-suggested-questions",
   "srcname": "Knowatoa Updates"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2025-11-10",
   "t": "$40M Series B",
   "desc": "AirOps raised $40M Series B led by Greylock at a $225M valuation to build out its AI search visibility platform.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251110823725/en/AirOps-Raises-$40M-to-Redefine-How-Brands-Compete-in-the-Era-of-AI-Search",
   "srcname": "BusinessWire"
  },
  {
   "co": "Peec AI",
   "d": "2025-11-18",
   "t": "€18M Series A Funding",
   "desc": "Peec AI raised an €18M ($21M) Series A led by Singular, bringing total funding to €25M ($29M).",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.35,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://peec.ai/blog/we-raised-21m-series-a-to-help-brands-win-in-ai-search",
   "srcname": "Peec AI (blog)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2025-11-20",
   "t": "Ask Iris and AI Dashboards",
   "desc": "Brandwatch launched Ask Iris, a conversational AI query assistant, alongside AI Query Writer and AI Dashboards for narrative summaries.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brandwatch-strengthens-ai-leadership-with-deeper-insights-and-expanded-data-coverage-302621990.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (Brandwatch)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandlight",
   "d": "2025-12-09",
   "t": "Demand Spring Partnership",
   "desc": "Brandlight and Demand Spring announced a partnership pairing Brandlight's AI search visibility platform with Demand Spring's strategy work.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.94,
   "catp": 0.41,
   "src": "https://www.brandlight.ai/blog/brandlight-and-demand-spring-launch-ai-search-visibility-partnership",
   "srcname": "Brandlight blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Vuelio",
   "d": "2025-12-09",
   "t": "Introducing Lumina: The AI Suite built from the ground up for PR & Comms",
   "desc": "Vuelio/Pulsar Group launched Lumina, an AI suite for PR and comms, immediately releasing its first module, Stories & Perspectives (clustered story tracking); further modules were listed as roadmap.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.96,
   "src": "https://www.vuelio.com/uk/blog/introducing-lumina-the-ai-suite-built-from-the-ground-up-for-pr-comms/",
   "srcname": "Vuelio blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2025-12-11",
   "t": "Cision acquires Trajaan",
   "desc": "Cision acquired Trajaan, an enterprise search intelligence platform, to unify search, social and generative-AI insight across its products.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.9,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2025-press-releases/cision-acquires-trajaan-expanding-ai-and-search-intelligence-across-its-platforms-302639275/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandwatch",
   "d": "2025-12-11",
   "t": "Cision Acquires Trajaan",
   "desc": "Cision acquired Trajaan, the AI search-intelligence company, building on an August 2025 Brandwatch-Trajaan partnership, to integrate its technology across Brandwatch, CisionOne and PR Newswire.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cision-acquires-trajaan-expanding-ai-and-search-intelligence-across-its-platforms-302639275.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire (Cision release)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2025-12-16",
   "t": "New Tab: LLM Monitoring",
   "desc": "Brand24 added a dedicated LLM Monitoring tab to let users track their AI-search position directly in the panel.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.94,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://updates.brand24.com/new-tab-llm-monitoring-monitor-your-ai-position-directly-in-the-brand24-panel-328678",
   "srcname": "Brand24 changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Ahrefs Brand Radar",
   "d": "2025-12-19",
   "t": "YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit tracking added to Brand Radar",
   "desc": "Ahrefs adds YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit brand-mention tracking to Brand Radar, scanning video transcripts and Reddit results in Google Search.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://ahrefs.com/blog/product-announcement-ahrefs-adds-youtube-and-reddit-tracking-to-brand-radar/",
   "srcname": "Ahrefs blog product announcement"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talks.co",
   "d": "2025-12-30",
   "t": "Advanced Search (intent-based filters)",
   "desc": "Talks.co introduced intent-based search filters (show activity, experience, audience reach, payment, guest swap, quick connect) to help podcasters find better-fit guests faster.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://podnews.net/press-release/talks-guest-intent-search",
   "srcname": "Podnews",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "GetPress",
   "d": "2026",
   "t": "Now a waitlist page",
   "desc": "getpress.ai now serves only a 'Join Waitlist' page ('AI-powered press distribution... to launch, distribute and scale your press releases globally with AI'), not a live product.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.6,
   "src": "https://getpress.ai",
   "srcname": "getpress.ai (live check, 2026-09-24)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Magic Pitch",
   "d": "2026",
   "t": "PodPitch rebrands as Magic Pitch",
   "desc": "PodPitch acquired the Magic Pitch name and adopted it as its public brand for the combined AI PR/podcast outreach platform; the underlying product is PodPitch's.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.91,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://magicpitch.com/magic-pitch-acquired-by-podpitch",
   "srcname": "Magic Pitch"
  },
  {
   "co": "PRover",
   "d": "2026",
   "t": "Rebrand to PRover",
   "desc": "Media List Builder rebranded as PRover, 'end-to-end earned media management' (medialistbuilder.com now serves the PRover brand); observed live 2026-09-29, exact rebrand date not published.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.medialistbuilder.com/",
   "srcname": "PRover site (medialistbuilder.com)"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodPitch",
   "d": "2026",
   "t": "PodPitch acquires Magic Pitch",
   "desc": "PodPitch, co-founded by Neal Shulman, acquired Magic Pitch; the broader multichannel outreach product is sold under the Magic Pitch name, and every PodPitch account now includes MagicPitch, while the PodPitch brand itself remains live.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://magicpitch.com/magic-pitch-acquired-by-podpitch",
   "srcname": "Magic Pitch"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prsona",
   "d": "2026",
   "t": "Prsona founded",
   "desc": "Prsona founded in early 2026 by solo operator Dalton after a year evaluating B2B sales tools internally.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://www.prsona.io/about",
   "srcname": "Prsona About page"
  },
  {
   "co": "OnePitch",
   "d": "2026",
   "t": "onepitch.co media-database product discontinued",
   "desc": "onepitch.co began redirecting to the AI Hub, and its media-database and pricing pages (onepitch.co/media-database/, /product-features/pr-media-database/, /pricing) started returning 404; exact date unknown.",
   "k": "shutdown",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "src": "https://ai-hub.onepitch.co/",
   "srcname": "OnePitch (observed 2026-09-29)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "d": "2026-01",
   "t": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "desc": "prowly.com became a one-page notice that \"Prowly is now the Semrush AI PR Toolkit,\" sending new customers to the Semrush add-on (Wayback shows the switch between 2026-01-03 and 2026-01-30).",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.88,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://prowly.com/",
   "srcname": "Prowly.com (transition notice)"
  },
  {
   "co": "MentionMatch",
   "d": "2026-01",
   "t": "Help a B2B Writer's site relaunches as MentionMatch",
   "desc": "MentionMatch site live by 2 Jan 2026; old helpab2bwriter.com redirects to it by 23 Jan 2026.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.97,
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260102080506/https://mentionmatch.com/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine: mentionmatch.com, Jan 2 2026 snapshot"
  },
  {
   "co": "Knowatoa",
   "d": "2026-01-12",
   "t": "What's Chrome Saying? (free tool)",
   "desc": "Knowatoa launched \"What's Chrome Saying?,\" a free tool that uses Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano to show what AI knows about any website.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.69,
   "src": "https://knowatoa.com/updates/whats-chrome-saying",
   "srcname": "Knowatoa Updates"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-01-23",
   "t": "Private Beta Launch",
   "desc": "Medialyst shipped v0.1.0, its private beta launch.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.81,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Indexable AI",
   "d": "2026-01-26",
   "t": "Indexable AI founded",
   "desc": "Indexable's About page: \"Indexable AI was founded on January 26, 2026 by Vijay Vasu, its Chief AI Officer.\"",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.42,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://indexableai.com/about-indexable-agentic-seo/",
   "srcname": "Indexable AI (About)"
  },
  {
   "co": "HeyJared",
   "d": "2026-01-28",
   "t": "Sold as AI PR agents",
   "desc": "HeyJared repositioned around “AI-powered PR agents” that create personalized pitches, match journalists, track responses and monitor coverage.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260128085827/https://www.heyjared.ai/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine capture of heyjared.ai, 2026-01-28",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "MentionAgent",
   "d": "2026-02",
   "t": "MentionAgent started",
   "desc": "MentionAgent started in the Netherlands, founder-led by a founder named Matt.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.14,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://mentionagent.ai/about/",
   "srcname": "MentionAgent about page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2026-02",
   "t": "Press Release Tracker",
   "desc": "Roxhill's Press Release Tracker shows which journalists opened, clicked and covered a release, from send to coverage.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxhill-media_roxhill-media-product-updates-you-need-to-activity-7429102325258039298-K-mU",
   "srcname": "Roxhill Media LinkedIn post (2026-02-16)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Roxhill",
   "d": "2026-02",
   "t": "Forward planner",
   "desc": "Roxhill added a forward planner to help users stay ahead of upcoming PR opportunities.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxhill-media_roxhill-media-product-updates-you-need-to-activity-7429102325258039298-K-mU",
   "srcname": "Roxhill Media LinkedIn post (2026-02-16)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2026-02-02",
   "t": "Media List Agent launch (beta)",
   "desc": "Muck Rack launched Media List Agent in beta, its first AI agent, recommending journalists to add or remove from pitches.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "agent",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.86,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/02/3230434/0/en/muck-rack-launches-media-list-agent-to-power-smarter-pitching.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire (Muck Rack press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-02-04",
   "t": "Public API v1",
   "desc": "Medialyst launched Public API v1 (v0.1.12) for programmatic journalist discovery.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.9,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "PressPitch AI",
   "d": "2026-02-07",
   "t": "Earliest known site capture",
   "desc": "presspitchai.com first appears in the Wayback Machine, indicating the site was live by this date.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.17,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260207200133/https://presspitchai.com/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine first capture"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brandlight",
   "d": "2026-02-11",
   "t": "$30M Series A Funding",
   "desc": "Brandlight raised a $30M Series A led by Pelion Venture Partners to expand into AI ads and commerce visibility.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.79,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://pulse2.com/brandlight-30-million-series-a-raised-for-enterprise-ai-visibility-platform/",
   "srcname": "Pulse2"
  },
  {
   "co": "Profound",
   "d": "2026-02-25",
   "t": "$96M Series C Funding",
   "desc": "Profound raised a $96M Series C led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $1B valuation as AI threatens search.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.24,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom",
   "srcname": "Profound newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2026-03-05",
   "t": "AI Visibility Badges launch",
   "desc": "Muck Rack launched AI Visibility Badges, tiered badges showing which journalists and outlets are most frequently cited in AI-generated answers, from Generative Pulse data.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/muck-rack-launches-ai-visibility-173000132.html",
   "srcname": "Yahoo Finance (syndicated GlobeNewswire release)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-03-06",
   "t": "Agent Mode",
   "desc": "Medialyst announced Agent Mode, in its own words: \"Paste a URL. Watch the agent read your client's site, searches today's news, finds the angles that are actually trending right now, and proposes them to you.\" Then it builds a media list. Closed beta, going public the following week, sold with a launch discount.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/blog/cision-exec-will-love-this-hi",
   "srcname": "Medialyst blog, 2026-03-06",
   "note": "Added 2026-09-28 by hand from the vendor post; the multi-lane feature labels already carried it (ideas 0.95). Category, ai and catp hand-set, not Jev outputs."
  },
  {
   "co": "MentionAgent",
   "d": "2026-03-07",
   "t": "First outreach email sent",
   "desc": "MentionAgent sent its first outreach email, marking the product's live launch.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://mentionagent.ai/about/",
   "srcname": "MentionAgent about page",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2026-03-12",
   "t": "Unified Platform",
   "desc": "Onclusive launched a Unified Platform combining monitoring, measurement and workflow capabilities in one connected experience with a single login.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://news-en.onclusive.com/news/onclusive-launches-unified-platform-bringing-monitoring-measurement-and-workflow-capabilities-together-in-one-connected-experience",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2026-03-26",
   "t": "Signal AI Acquires Memo",
   "desc": "Signal AI acquired Memo, a platform providing real publisher readership data, to bring actual readership metrics into reputation intelligence.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.08,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/insights/press_release/signal-ai-acquires-memo-to-bring-first-ever-real-readership-data-into-reputation-intelligence/",
   "srcname": "Signal AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-03-31",
   "t": "Agent Mode V2",
   "desc": "Medialyst shipped Agent Mode V2 (v1.0.0) with full table-state understanding.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.24,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Ahrefs Brand Radar",
   "d": "2026-04",
   "t": "Grok added to Brand Radar",
   "desc": "Ahrefs adds Grok as a trackable AI surface in Brand Radar for both Ahrefs and custom prompts, plus a \"found but not cited\" citation-gap report.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.82,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://ahrefs.com/blog/new-features-apr-2026/",
   "srcname": "Ahrefs blog, April 2026 new-features post"
  },
  {
   "co": "RunPR",
   "d": "2026-04",
   "t": "Site and blog live",
   "desc": "RunPR's site and blog are live by April 2026 (Wayback first capture 2026-04-17; earliest blog post 2026-04-22).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.88,
   "src": "https://runpr.ai/blog",
   "srcname": "RunPR blog (via Wayback first capture)"
  },
  {
   "co": "JournoReach",
   "d": "2026-04-06",
   "t": "Earliest known site capture",
   "desc": "journoreach.com first appears in the Wayback Machine, redirecting to www.journoreach.com, captured the next day as \"JournoReach AI-Powered Journalist Outreach\".",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.89,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260407053653/https://www.journoreach.com/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine (2026-04-07 capture)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rephonic",
   "d": "2026-04-16",
   "t": "Campaigns, Pitch Wizard & Automated Sequences",
   "desc": "Rephonic launched Campaigns (replacing Lists), a Pitch Wizard for sending pitches from users' own inboxes, and automated multi-step email sequences.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "pitch",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://rephonic.com/blog/rephonic-updates",
   "srcname": "Rephonic blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Knowatoa",
   "d": "2026-04-20",
   "t": "MCP Integrations",
   "desc": "Knowatoa launched MCP Integrations to 'query your AI search data directly from Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.'",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.89,
   "catp": 0.98,
   "src": "https://knowatoa.com/updates",
   "srcname": "Knowatoa Updates (changelog)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2026-04-28",
   "t": "Curation Engine launch",
   "desc": "Muck Rack launched Curation Engine, AI trained by its Media Intelligence team that replaces Boolean search for relevance, tagging, sentiment and prominence.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.56,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/28/3282938/0/en/muck-rack-launches-curation-engine-to-move-the-pr-industry-beyond-boolean-search.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire (Muck Rack press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Semrush AI PR Toolkit",
   "d": "2026-04-28",
   "t": "Adobe completes Semrush acquisition",
   "desc": "Adobe announced completion of its acquisition of Semrush Holdings, Inc., which owns Prowly/the AI PR Toolkit.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://news.adobe.com/news/2026/04/adobe-completes-semrush-acquisition",
   "srcname": "Adobe newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Brand24",
   "d": "2026-04-28",
   "t": "Adobe completes Semrush acquisition",
   "desc": "Adobe completed its acquisition of Semrush Holdings, Inc.; Semrush owns Brand24 through subsidiary Prowly, bringing Brand24 under Adobe.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://news.adobe.com/news/2026/04/adobe-completes-semrush-acquisition",
   "srcname": "Adobe newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Exploding Topics",
   "d": "2026-04-28",
   "t": "Parent Semrush acquired by Adobe",
   "desc": "Adobe completed its acquisition of Semrush, Exploding Topics' parent company.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://news.adobe.com/news/2026/04/adobe-completes-semrush-acquisition",
   "srcname": "Adobe newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "PitchCentric",
   "d": "2026-05-03",
   "t": "Domain registered",
   "desc": "pitchcentric.com was registered on 3 May 2026 per RDAP. The Wayback Machine holds no capture.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://rdap.org/domain/pitchcentric.com",
   "srcname": "RDAP domain registration"
  },
  {
   "co": "Scrunch AI",
   "d": "2026-05-12",
   "t": "Scrunch MCP launched",
   "desc": "Scrunch launched Scrunch MCP, letting users query and act on AI search data conversationally via Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.92,
   "catp": 0.84,
   "src": "https://scrunch.com/blog/scrunch-mcp-talk-to-and-act-on-ai-search-data-in-natural-language",
   "srcname": "Scrunch blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Pressmaster.ai",
   "d": "2026-05-14",
   "t": "Pressmaster.ai relaunch: “Thought leadership AI for founders and teams”",
   "desc": "Pressmaster.ai relaunched on Product Hunt positioned as thought-leadership AI for founders and teams.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/pressmaster-ai/launches",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodPitchr",
   "d": "2026-05-15",
   "t": "podpitchr.com registered",
   "desc": "podpitchr.com was registered on 15 May 2026 per RDAP; its first TLS certificate was logged the next day. The Wayback Machine holds no capture.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://rdap.org/domain/podpitchr.com",
   "srcname": "RDAP domain registration"
  },
  {
   "co": "Knowatoa",
   "d": "2026-05-18",
   "t": "Sophie Social Media Manager",
   "desc": "Knowatoa launched Sophie, an agent that drafts LinkedIn and Bluesky posts (draft-by-default, with an optional auto-schedule) from articles its Connie agent writes: own-content social posting, not PR outreach.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "prw",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.34,
   "catp": 0.97,
   "src": "https://knowatoa.com/updates/sophie-social-media-manager",
   "srcname": "Knowatoa Updates"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2026-05-18",
   "t": "STAT content licensing",
   "desc": "Muck Rack became the first communications platform to license STAT content, surfacing healthcare/biotech headlines in its monitoring platform.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.64,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/18/3296815/0/en/Muck-Rack-Becomes-First-Communications-Platform-to-License-STAT-Content.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire (Muck Rack press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Knowatoa",
   "d": "2026-05-18",
   "t": "Publishing Queue (Connie content agent)",
   "desc": "Knowatoa surfaces a Publishing Queue letting users decide what its Connie content-writing agent drafts next; Sam researches AI-search gaps and Connie writes the drafts for review or auto-approval.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "prw",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://knowatoa.com/updates/publishing-queue",
   "srcname": "Knowatoa Updates",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit; no separate dated launch post found for Connie/Sam themselves"
  },
  {
   "co": "newsjack",
   "d": "2026-05-19",
   "t": "Repo created",
   "desc": "GitHub repo elvisun/newsjack created: 'the open-source skills that turn your agent into a full PR team.'",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.24,
   "catp": 0.7,
   "src": "https://api.github.com/repos/elvisun/newsjack",
   "srcname": "GitHub API"
  },
  {
   "co": "Connectively",
   "d": "2026-05-26",
   "t": "Connectively revival announced",
   "desc": "Featured announced it would revive the Connectively brand it had acquired from Cision.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.85,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "HARO",
   "d": "2026-05-26",
   "t": "Featured relaunches Connectively; HARO unaffected",
   "desc": "Featured announced Connectively's revival as HARO's paid-platform sister brand, saying HARO itself was not going anywhere.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://blog.helpareporter.com/connectively-is-back-and-haro-isnt-going-anywhere/",
   "srcname": "HARO Blog",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-05-26",
   "t": "Featured relaunches Connectively",
   "desc": "Featured relaunched Connectively as HARO's paid-platform sister brand (\"Connectively is Back, and HARO Isn't Going Anywhere\").",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://blog.helpareporter.com/connectively-is-back-and-haro-isnt-going-anywhere/",
   "srcname": "HARO blog (Featured)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Onclusive",
   "d": "2026-05-26",
   "t": "GEO Analytics",
   "desc": "Onclusive launched GEO Analytics, tracking and scoring brand representation across ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude and Perplexity.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://news-en.onclusive.com/news/onclusive-launches-geo-analytics-to-measure-brand-visibility-in-ai-search",
   "srcname": "Onclusive newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2026-05-27",
   "t": "Public API and Claude Skill",
   "desc": "OtterlyAI launched a Public API and a Claude Skill for programmatic access to AI search monitoring data.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.89,
   "catp": 0.96,
   "src": "https://help.otterly.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "OtterlyAI changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2026-05-27",
   "t": "Launch of AI Citations",
   "desc": "Signal AI launched AI Citations, tracking brand visibility and citation sources inside AI-generated answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.94,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/insights/press_release/signal-ai-launches-ai-citations-to-help-brands-measure-and-influence-presence-in-ai-generated-answers/",
   "srcname": "Signal AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "newsjack",
   "d": "2026-06-01",
   "t": "v0.1.0 (first release)",
   "desc": "First public GitHub release of newsjack, v0.1.0 (MIT): open-source agent skills including newsjack-detector, which in its own words monitors current news and decides 'which are credible newsjacking opportunities for a client', and angle-generator.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.9,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://github.com/elvisun/newsjack/blob/v0.1.0/skills/newsjack-detector/SKILL.md",
   "srcname": "GitHub (newsjack-detector SKILL.md, tag v0.1.0)",
   "note": "Added 2026-09-28 by hand: the crawl recorded v0.1.15 as the first release and missed v0.1.0. Category set by hand from the tagged SKILL.md, not by Jev."
  },
  {
   "co": "Connectively",
   "d": "2026-06-02",
   "t": "Featured relaunches Connectively as an AI co-pilot for PR",
   "desc": "Featured relaunched itself as 'the AI co-pilot for PR' and moved its expert-publisher platform onto the Connectively brand and URL.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 0.9,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-06-02",
   "t": "Featured relaunches as AI co-pilot for PR",
   "desc": "Featured relaunched its product as \"the AI co-pilot for PR,\" aggregating journalist requests, podcasts, bylines, speaking opportunities, awards and GEO audits into one workflow.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/featured-launches-the-ai-co-pilot-for-pr-302785643.html",
   "srcname": "PR Newswire",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Scrunch AI",
   "d": "2026-06-03",
   "t": "Sitecore acquires Scrunch AI",
   "desc": "Sitecore acquired Scrunch AI, reportedly for about $225M (Bloomberg), pairing Scrunch's AXP with Sitecore's DXP.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.43,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.adweek.com/media/sitecore-snaps-up-geo-startup-scrunch-for-225m/",
   "srcname": "Adweek"
  },
  {
   "co": "HeyJared",
   "d": "2026-06-08",
   "t": "Journalist database + done-for-you pitch campaigns",
   "desc": "HeyJared added a journalist database and $49 done-for-you Campaign pitching (50 personalized pitches, written and sent by HeyJared with 2 follow-up rounds), plus a Chrome extension for one-click pitch generation.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260608015231/https://www.heyjared.ai/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine capture of heyjared.ai, 2026-06-08",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2026-06-10",
   "t": "Launch of Signal AI MCP",
   "desc": "Signal AI launched Signal AI MCP, a connector exposing its intelligence capabilities directly to AI agents and LLM applications.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.81,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/insights/press_release/signal-ai-puts-decision-intelligence-directly-inside-your-ai-agent-with-launch-of-mcp-connector/",
   "srcname": "Signal AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Agility PR",
   "d": "2026-06-17",
   "t": "Agility Agent launch",
   "desc": "Agility PR Solutions launched Agility Agent, an autonomous agent that turns one prompt into a complete executive media report.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.21,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/301717/From-Prompt-to-CSuite-Agility-PR-Solutions-Launches-the-Agility-Agent",
   "srcname": "Agility Agent press release (Newsfile)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2026-06-18",
   "t": "Claude Engine Early Access",
   "desc": "OtterlyAI launched its Claude Engine in early access to its first 50 customers for AI search monitoring.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.61,
   "src": "https://help.otterly.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "OtterlyAI changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Cision / CisionOne",
   "d": "2026-06-18",
   "t": "Cision launches AI Coverage Analysis",
   "desc": "Cision launched AI Coverage Analysis in CisionOne to help PR teams move from coverage to action.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.cision.com/about/press-releases/2026-press-releases/cision-launches-ai-coverage-analysis-in-cisionone-to-help-pr-teams-move-from-coverage-to-action-302803323/",
   "srcname": "Cision newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-06-23",
   "t": "Featured launches podcast discovery",
   "desc": "Featured launched a podcast discovery feature for matching sources and pitches to podcasts.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "PressPilot",
   "d": "2026-06-24",
   "t": "Latest platform relaunch",
   "desc": "PressPilot posted a new Product Hunt launch positioned as \"write, send and track press releases in minutes, not days.\"",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/presspilot",
   "srcname": "Product Hunt: PressPilot"
  },
  {
   "co": "Talkwalker",
   "d": "2026-06-24",
   "t": "Renamed Lumen by Talkwalker; Wisdom agent launched",
   "desc": "Hootsuite renamed Talkwalker to Lumen by Talkwalker, its dedicated social intelligence product inside Social OS, connected directly to Wisdom, a new social-first AI agent for social and business intelligence.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.hootsuite.com/newsroom/press-releases/hootsuite-rebuilds-for-ai-era-introducing-wisdom",
   "srcname": "Hootsuite newsroom",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "newsjack",
   "d": "2026-06-30",
   "t": "v0.1.15",
   "desc": "newsjack v0.1.15: PR calendar building from Medialyst's live API.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.62,
   "src": "https://github.com/elvisun/newsjack/releases/tag/v0.1.15",
   "srcname": "GitHub release v0.1.15"
  },
  {
   "co": "Profound",
   "d": "2026-07-02",
   "t": "Aim Launch",
   "desc": "Profound launched Aim to transform AI search visibility data into marketing execution.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.74,
   "catp": 0.75,
   "src": "https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom/profound-launches-aim-to-transform-ai-search-data-into-marketing-execution",
   "srcname": "Profound newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-07-07",
   "t": "Featured MCP server goes live",
   "desc": "Featured's MCP (Model Context Protocol) server became accessible.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.55,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Scrunch AI",
   "d": "2026-07-08",
   "t": "Agent Experience Platform becomes the core product",
   "desc": "Now part of Sitecore, Scrunch repositioned AXP as its core product rather than a feature, adding Signals, Explorer and Site Optimization.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.14,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://scrunch.com/blog/agent-experience-platform/",
   "srcname": "Scrunch blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-07-08",
   "t": "Newsjack monitoring (v1.10.0)",
   "desc": "Medialyst added newsjack monitoring (closed beta), in its changelog's words: \"continuously scans the news for timely story opportunities relevant to your organization\"; \"Review daily opportunities with color-coded story-size buckets and get suggested pitch angles for each.\" Digest emails and Slack alerts.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.9,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog, v1.10.0 (2026-07-08)",
   "note": "Added 2026-09-28 by hand after Codex Sol's fact-check found it missing. Category, ai and catp hand-set, not Jev outputs."
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-07-14",
   "t": "Featured releases Workflows library",
   "desc": "Featured released a Workflows library.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Profound",
   "d": "2026-07-14",
   "t": "FactCheck Launch",
   "desc": "Profound launched FactCheck to measure the accuracy of AI answers about a brand.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.65,
   "catp": 0.91,
   "src": "https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom/profound-launches-factcheck-to-measure-the-accuracy-of-ai-answers-about-your-brand",
   "srcname": "Profound newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-07-23",
   "t": "Source-tracked media lists",
   "desc": "Medialyst added media-list building with source tracking and a pinned Sources column (v1.14.0).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2026-07-30",
   "t": "Multi-Model",
   "desc": "AirOps launched Multi-Model, letting teams pick the AI model and reasoning effort per Playbook/job to cut token spend.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/introducing-multi-model",
   "srcname": "AirOps blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "PublicRelay",
   "d": "2026-08",
   "t": "Site and Platform Relaunch",
   "desc": "PublicRelay rebuilt its site and platform around new named features (Sensei, Horizon Scans); the old news archive was retired. Exact date not announced; inferred from Wayback captures (old site still live 2026-06-30, relaunched site first captured 2026-09-01).",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 2,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260901131915/https://publicrelay.com/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine snapshot of publicrelay.com"
  },
  {
   "co": "Signal AI",
   "d": "2026-08",
   "t": "Signal AI integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot",
   "desc": "Signal AI announced integration bringing its external intelligence directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprise users.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "med",
   "ai": 0.67,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://signal-ai.com/products-services/integrations",
   "srcname": "TipRanks"
  },
  {
   "co": "PRover",
   "d": "2026-08",
   "t": "Media Moves section live",
   "desc": "PRover's Media Moves section is live: a public feed of journalist hires, departures and outlet launches, filterable by beat, market and format; entries visible back to at least 7 August 2026.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.86,
   "src": "https://www.medialistbuilder.com/mediamoves",
   "srcname": "PRover (medialistbuilder.com) Media Moves page"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-08",
   "t": "Featured releases GEO Audit",
   "desc": "Featured released a GEO Audit feature, per its About-page timeline.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit; month precision only, exact date not published"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-08-01",
   "t": "Credit pricing overhaul",
   "desc": "Medialyst overhauled pricing to a credit system (1,000-10,000 monthly credits per tier), v1.16.0.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Peec AI",
   "d": "2026-08-03",
   "t": "Brand Perception Launch",
   "desc": "Peec AI publicly launched Brand Perception, adding competitive attribute scoring to its platform.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.22,
   "catp": 0.48,
   "src": "https://peec.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Peec AI changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Otterly.ai",
   "d": "2026-08-04",
   "t": "Agent Analytics Launch",
   "desc": "OtterlyAI launched Agent Analytics, tracking AI agents and crawlers visiting websites, with event limits by plan tier.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.68,
   "catp": 0.52,
   "src": "https://help.otterly.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "OtterlyAI changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-08-12",
   "t": "Featured launches Media Monitoring",
   "desc": "Featured launched a Media Monitoring feature.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "mon",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-08-15",
   "t": "Journalist Moves API",
   "desc": "Medialyst launched a Journalist Moves API for tracking outlet and role changes (v1.18.0).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.97,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2026-08-17",
   "t": "Prezly AI / Prezly MCP (Preview)",
   "desc": "Prezly launched an experimental Prezly Labs MCP server, available by request, letting Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Codex draft stories, prepare media lists from existing contacts and manage campaigns.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.94,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/changelog/connect-prezly-to-your-ai-assistant-with-mcp",
   "srcname": "Prezly Changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2026-08-17",
   "t": "Text wraps around images in emails & Stories",
   "desc": "Prezly added text-wrap layout so copy can flow alongside left- or right-positioned images in emails and Stories.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.51,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/changelog/text-can-wrap-around-images-in-emails-stories",
   "srcname": "Prezly Changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Propel",
   "d": "2026-08-17",
   "t": "PropeLLM",
   "desc": "Propel launched the first large language model built specifically for PR professionals, covering journalist discovery, pitching, and campaign analysis.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.98,
   "catp": 0.89,
   "src": "https://propel-ai.com/newsroom/propel-ai-launches-the-first-llm-built-for-pr-professionals",
   "srcname": "Propel AI newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Featured",
   "d": "2026-08-18",
   "t": "Featured adds Creator search",
   "desc": "Featured added a Creator search feature.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.6,
   "src": "https://featured.com/about",
   "srcname": "Featured: About"
  },
  {
   "co": "AthenaHQ",
   "d": "2026-08-19",
   "t": "What's new in Athena: August 2026",
   "desc": "Athena shipped shopping pages with Shopify sync, ChatGPT Ads reporting, enhanced AI features, and coverage of 185 markets, targeting down to city level.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.9,
   "catp": 0.96,
   "src": "https://athenahq.ai/blog/athena-august-2026-feature-drop",
   "srcname": "AthenaHQ (vendor blog)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-08-20",
   "t": "Beat Sweep Agents",
   "desc": "Medialyst launched Beat Sweep Agents and Multi-Angle Media Lists, concurrent angle research with live row streaming (v1.19.0).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.07,
   "catp": 0.95,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog (corroborated by Medialyst blog)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2026-08-20",
   "t": "Import Google Docs directly into Stories",
   "desc": "Prezly added the ability to import Google Docs content directly when creating a Story or from the Stories grid.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.71,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/changelog/import-google-docs-directly-into-stories",
   "srcname": "Prezly Changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Indexable AI",
   "d": "2026-08-31",
   "t": "GEO Outreach Agent listed on site (by 2026-08-31)",
   "desc": "A Wayback capture confirms the GEO Outreach Agent was listed in indexableai.com's navigation by this date; the agent may predate this capture (the company itself was founded 2026-01-26), and this is not confirmed as the site's earliest capture.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "agent",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "low",
   "ai": 0.87,
   "catp": 0.84,
   "src": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260831145701/https://indexableai.com/",
   "srcname": "Wayback Machine first capture"
  },
  {
   "co": "PodPitchr",
   "d": "2026-09",
   "t": "PodPitchr site goes offline",
   "desc": "podpitchr.com began returning HTTP 503 ('We're offline for now ... This service is temporarily unavailable') on all paths; observed 2026-09-29.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.podpitchr.com/",
   "srcname": "PodPitchr (observed 2026-09-29)",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "HeyJared",
   "d": "2026-09",
   "t": "Repositioned as research-only, sending dropped",
   "desc": "HeyJared repositioned as media and AI-visibility research with pitch drafts; done-for-you sending and campaigns were dropped, and the site now says it does not send or manage outreach on your behalf.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "med",
   "src": "https://heyjared.ai/pricing",
   "srcname": "HeyJared pricing page",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2026-09-01",
   "t": "Build audience for campaigns",
   "desc": "Prezly began a limited Prezly Labs trial of 'Build audience', assembling campaign recipients from existing tags, past campaigns, saved views or pasted emails.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.78,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/changelog/build-more-focused-campaign-audiences",
   "srcname": "Prezly Changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2026-09-02",
   "t": "AirOps Services: platform plus channel-expert team",
   "desc": "AirOps paired its platform and data with a team of channel experts who set a customer's AI search strategy and execute it end to end, including earning placements in third-party sources.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/the-next-chapter-for-airops",
   "srcname": "AirOps blog",
   "note": "added 2026-09-29 from the audit"
  },
  {
   "co": "Prezly",
   "d": "2026-09-03",
   "t": "Improved story search sorting",
   "desc": "Prezly's story search now remembers each user's preferred sorting order, such as relevance or creation date.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.02,
   "catp": 0.55,
   "src": "https://www.prezly.com/changelog/improved-story-search-sorting",
   "srcname": "Prezly Changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Rankscale",
   "d": "2026-09-03",
   "t": "Query Fanout Insights",
   "desc": "Rankscale added brand-level Query Fanout Insights: coverage KPIs, probed domains, wins/losses, shifting fanouts.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.54,
   "src": "https://rankscale.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Rankscale changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2026-09-09",
   "t": "Newsjacking Opportunities launch",
   "desc": "Muck Rack launched Newsjacking Opportunities, a Curation Engine feature on the Brand Premier and Media Intelligence plans that scans monitoring data and open-web signals and surfaces developing stories with a proposed angle.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.91,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/09/3358974/0/en/muck-rack-launches-newsjacking-feature-to-help-communications-leaders-proactively-shape-the-conversation.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire (Muck Rack press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Muck Rack",
   "d": "2026-09-10",
   "t": "Real-world AI search data added to GEO monitoring",
   "desc": "Muck Rack said Generative Pulse is first to use real-world consumer AI search data (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI) to recommend prompts brands monitor.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.97,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/10/3359546/0/en/muck-rack-is-first-communications-platform-to-bring-real-world-ai-search-data-to-geo-monitoring.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire (Muck Rack press release)"
  },
  {
   "co": "newsjack",
   "d": "2026-09-14",
   "t": "v0.1.17",
   "desc": "newsjack v0.1.17 added Slack delivery for completed monitor reports and agent-driven media-list research with incremental results.",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "list",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.21,
   "catp": 0.34,
   "src": "https://github.com/elvisun/newsjack/releases/tag/v0.1.17",
   "srcname": "GitHub release v0.1.17"
  },
  {
   "co": "Profound",
   "d": "2026-09-15",
   "t": "$180M Series D Funding",
   "desc": "Profound raised a $180M Series D at a $1.8B valuation to build 'the AI platform for marketing teams'.",
   "k": "funding",
   "cat": "corp",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.95,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom",
   "srcname": "Profound newsroom"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-09-17",
   "t": "Projects",
   "desc": "Medialyst shipped project context: organizing campaigns into projects with file uploads and durable memory (v1.24.0).",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.03,
   "catp": 0.58,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "newsjack",
   "d": "2026-09-18",
   "t": "v0.1.19",
   "desc": "newsjack v0.1.19 introduced a Jev engine (TypeSafe AI) for the coarse-relevance pass in its detector pipeline.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.62,
   "src": "https://github.com/elvisun/newsjack/releases/tag/v0.1.19",
   "srcname": "GitHub release v0.1.19"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-09-21",
   "t": "Radar/Projects in public API + MCP",
   "desc": "Medialyst integrated Projects and Radar into its public API and MCP tools for external agent access (v1.24.1).",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "plat",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.13,
   "catp": 1.0,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-09-22",
   "t": "Radar",
   "desc": "Medialyst launched Radar (v1.25.0): one per-project morning news scan, set up conversationally with '/radar', separating pitch-ready opportunities from stories to watch.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "idea",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.04,
   "catp": 0.93,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog (same-day post confirmed on Elvis Sun's X account)"
  },
  {
   "co": "Medialyst",
   "d": "2026-09-23",
   "t": "Campaign chat improvements",
   "desc": "Medialyst shipped campaign chat and pitch-draft improvements, including streamed campaign plan cards (v1.25.1).",
   "k": "announcement",
   "cat": "pitch",
   "w": 0,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.05,
   "catp": 0.99,
   "src": "https://medialyst.ai/changelog",
   "srcname": "Medialyst changelog"
  },
  {
   "co": "AirOps",
   "d": "2026-09-24",
   "t": "AI Ads in AirOps",
   "desc": "AirOps introduced AI Ads: monitoring, an ads library, and ad creation/actions for ChatGPT Ads as a third pillar of AI search visibility.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "aeo",
   "w": 1,
   "conf": "high",
   "ai": 0.96,
   "catp": 0.93,
   "src": "https://www.airops.com/blog/introducing-ai-ads-in-airops",
   "srcname": "AirOps blog"
  },
  {
   "co": "Surfacd",
   "d": "2026-02-12",
   "t": "Clarity Global launches Surfacd",
   "desc": "Clarity Global announces Surfacd, its first proprietary product: an AI visibility monitoring tool for B2B brands.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "corp",
   "src": "https://marcommnews.com/clarity-global-launches-surfacd-to-close-the-ai-visibility-gap-for-b2b-brands/",
   "srcname": "MarComm News",
   "conf": "med",
   "w": 2,
   "catp": 1.0
  },
  {
   "co": "trendJack",
   "d": "2026-09-25",
   "t": "trendJack launches, opens to founding users",
   "desc": "trendJack announces it is onboarding founding users for its agentic signal-to-publish platform.",
   "k": "launch",
   "cat": "corp",
   "src": "https://trendjack.io/media/trendjack-launches-signal-to-publish-intelligence-platform",
   "srcname": "trendJack",
   "conf": "high",
   "w": 2,
   "catp": 1.0
  },
  {
   "co": "aclipp",
   "d": "2020",
   "t": "aclipp founded",
   "desc": "aclipp GmbH founded by Sascha Kirstein; founder-led and independently financed, no venture capital.",
   "k": "founded",
   "cat": "corp",
   "src": "https://aclipp.com/en/press",
   "srcname": "aclipp",
   "conf": "high",
   "w": 2,
   "catp": 1.0
  },
  {
   "co": "Notified",
   "d": "2021-09-27",
   "t": "Intrado Digital Media rebrands as Notified",
   "desc": "Intrado Corporation rebrands its Digital Media business, which includes GlobeNewswire, as Notified.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "src": "https://www.thedomains.com/2021/09/27/notified/",
   "srcname": "TheDomains",
   "conf": "med",
   "w": 1,
   "catp": 1.0
  },
  {
   "co": "Notified",
   "d": "2025-05-01",
   "t": "Equiniti completes acquisition of Notified",
   "desc": "Equiniti (EQ) completes its acquisition of Notified from West Technology Group.",
   "k": "acquisition",
   "cat": "corp",
   "src": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/01/3072369/0/en/Equiniti-EQ-Completes-Acquisition-of-Notified-Creating-a-Global-Leader-in-End-to-End-Shareholder-and-Corporate-Communications.html",
   "srcname": "GlobeNewswire",
   "conf": "high",
   "w": 2,
   "catp": 1.0
  },
  {
   "co": "Wiztrust",
   "d": "2023-07-04",
   "t": "Wiztopic becomes Wiztrust",
   "desc": "Wiztopic adopts the Wiztrust brand, the name of its blockchain certification platform.",
   "k": "rebrand",
   "cat": "corp",
   "src": "https://newsroom.wiztrust.com/news/wiztopic-becomes-wiztrust-6f47-7e09e.html",
   "srcname": "Wiztrust newsroom",
   "conf": "high",
   "w": 1,
   "catp": 1.0
  },
  {
   "co": "Cortex Intelligence",
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   "t": "Cortex founded",
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