Spines
212 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Amikam Norkinunlockedknows Yehuda Niv · together at Israeli Air Force (overlapped)
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Spines is a publishing platform for authors, combining editorial and design experts with technology to produce print, ebook, and audiobook titles. It offers custom design, professional editing, multi-language translation, and distribution to over 100 channels while authors retain their copyrights.
Founders & leadership
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Yehuda NivinFounder & CEOYehuda Niv is the founder and CEO of Spines (formerly BooxAI), a publishing platform for authors, and previously founded Niv Publishing, an Israeli publishing house. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer and Electronics Engineering along with master's-level training in NLP and profiling, is a published author (the 2013 Hebrew-language book "Silent Thunder"), and is a former radio broadcaster and angel investor.
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Niv OvdatinCo-Founder & COONiv Ovdat is a founder of Spines, a publishing platform that provides editorial, design, and distribution services for authors across print, ebook, and audiobook formats. As an author and illustrator, he works to streamline the self-publishing process while helping authors retain copyright ownership.
Investors · 4
AlephTel Aviv · $2.5M – $100M
Zeev VenturesTel Aviv · $20M – $50Mvia Oren Zeev · inferred
LionTreereported · 2 sourcesNew York
Also in the syndicate · 1
M-Fund
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$6.5M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2024
- Undisclosed amountSeries ANov 2024Source ↗
- $6.5MSeedApr 2024 · 4 sources
Aleph (lead), LionTree LLC, M-Fund
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Spines do?
- Spines is a publishing platform for authors, combining editorial and design experts with technology to produce print, ebook, and audiobook titles. It offers custom design, professional editing, multi-language translation, and distribution to over 100 channels while authors retain their copyrights.
- Who founded Spines?
- Spines was founded by Yehuda Niv, Niv Ovdat.
- Who are Spines's investors?
- Spines's investors include Aleph, Zeev Ventures, LionTree.
- How much funding has Spines raised?
- Spines has disclosed $6.5M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.